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Daily Light's Morning Reading
I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.—I THES. 5:23.
Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.—Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
The peace of God . . . passeth all understanding.—Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body.
Our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.—Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph. 5:25,27. -Col. 1:28.Phi. 4:7. -Col. 3:15.II Thes. 2:16,17. -I Cor. 1:8.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.”
2 Timothy 4:8
Doubting one! thou hast often said, “I fear I shall never enter heaven.” Fear not! all the people of God shall enter there. I love the quaint saying of a dying man, who exclaimed, “I have no fear of going home; I have sent all before me; God’s finger is on the latch of my door, and I am ready for him to enter.” “But,” said one, “are you not afraid lest you should miss your inheritance?” “Nay,” said he, “nay; there is one crown in heaven which the angel Gabriel could not wear, it will fit no head but mine. There is one throne in heaven which Paul the apostle could not fill; it was made for me, and I shall have it.” O Christian, what a joyous thought! thy portion is secure; “there remaineth a rest.” “But cannot I forfeit it?” No, it is entailed. If I be a child of God I shall not lose it. It is mine as securely as if I were there. Come with me, believer, and let us sit upon the top of Nebo, and view the goodly land, even Canaan. Seest thou that little river of death glistening in the sunlight, and across it dost thou see the pinnacles of the eternal city? Dost thou mark the pleasant country, and all its joyous inhabitants? Know, then, that if thou couldst fly across thou wouldst see written upon one of its many mansions, “This remaineth for such a one; preserved for him only. He shall be caught up to dwell forever with God.” Poor doubting one, see the fair inheritance; it is thine. If thou believest in the Lord Jesus, if thou hast repented of sin, if thou hast been renewed in heart, thou art one of the Lord’s people, and there is a place reserved for thee, a crown laid up for thee, a harp specially provided for thee. No one else shall have thy portion, it is reserved in heaven for thee, and thou shalt have it ere long, for there shall be no vacant thrones in glory when all the chosen are gathered in.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Habakkuk 1
1. Habakkuk's Complaints
1
The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.
The Prophet’s Complaint
2
O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
and you will not save?
3
Why do you make me see wrongdoing
and look at trouble?
Destruction and violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.
4
So the law becomes slack
and justice never prevails.
The wicked surround the righteous—
therefore judgment comes forth perverted.
5
Look at the nations, and see!
Be astonished! Be astounded!
For a work is being done in your days
that you would not believe if you were told.
6
For I am rousing the Chaldeans,
that fierce and impetuous nation,
who march through the breadth of the earth
to seize dwellings not their own.
7
Dread and fearsome are they;
their justice and dignity proceed from themselves.
8
Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more menacing than wolves at dusk;
their horses charge.
Their horsemen come from far away;
they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
9
They all come for violence,
with faces pressing forward;
they gather captives like sand.
10
At kings they scoff,
and of rulers they make sport.
They laugh at every fortress,
and heap up earth to take it.
11
Then they sweep by like the wind;
they transgress and become guilty;
their own might is their god!
12
Are you not from of old,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
You shall not die.
O Lord, you have marked them for judgment;
and you, O Rock, have established them for punishment.
13
Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
and you cannot look on wrongdoing;
why do you look on the treacherous,
and are silent when the wicked swallow
those more righteous than they?
14
You have made people like the fish of the sea,
like crawling things that have no ruler.
15
The enemy brings all of them up with a hook;
he drags them out with his net,
he gathers them in his seine;
so he rejoices and exults.
16
Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his seine;
for by them his portion is lavish,
and his food is rich.
17
Is he then to keep on emptying his net,
and destroying nations without mercy?
New Testament in Four Years - Acts 26:1-8
26. Paul Before Agrippa
Paul Defends Himself before Agrippa
26
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began to defend himself:
2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews,3because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews; therefore I beg of you to listen to me patiently.
4 “All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, a life spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.5They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I have belonged to the strictest sect of our religion and lived as a Pharisee.6And now I stand here on trial on account of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,7a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship day and night. It is for this hope, your Excellency, that I am accused by Jews!8Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
Psalm a Day - Psalm 143
143. Psalm 143
Psalm 143
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
A Psalm of David.
1
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
answer me in your righteousness.
2
Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.
3
For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4
Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5
I remember the days of old,
I think about all your deeds,
I meditate on the works of your hands.
6
I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.Selah
7
Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
8
Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
9
Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
10
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.
11
For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life.
In your righteousness bring me out of trouble.
12
In your steadfast love cut off my enemies,
and destroy all my adversaries,
for I am your servant.