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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption.—ISA. 38:17.
God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.—O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.—When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.—I waited patiently for the Lord. He brought me up . . . out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock.
I John 4:9,10.Mic. 7:18-19. -Psa. 30:2,3. -Jon. 2:7. -Psa. 40:1,2.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion.”
Revelation 14:1
The apostle John was privileged to look within the gates of heaven, and in describing what he saw, he begins by saying, “I looked, and, lo, a Lamb!” This teaches us that the chief object of contemplation in the heavenly state is “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.” Nothing else attracted the apostle’s attention so much as the person of that Divine Being, who hath redeemed us by his blood. He is the theme of the songs of all glorified spirits and holy angels. Christian, here is joy for thee; thou hast looked, and thou hast seen the Lamb. Through thy tears thine eyes have seen the Lamb of God taking away thy sins. Rejoice, then. In a little while, when thine eyes shall have been wiped from tears, thou wilt see the same Lamb exalted on his throne. It is the joy of thy heart to hold daily fellowship with Jesus; thou shalt have the same joy to a higher degree in heaven; thou shalt enjoy the constant vision of his presence; thou shalt dwell with him forever. “I looked, and, lo, a Lamb!” Why, that Lamb is heaven itself; for as good Rutherford says, “Heaven and Christ are the same thing;” to be with Christ is to be in heaven, and to be in heaven is to be with Christ. That prisoner of the Lord very sweetly writes in one of his glowing letters—“O my Lord Jesus Christ, if I could be in heaven without thee, it would be a hell; and if I could be in hell, and have thee still, it would be a heaven to me, for thou art all the heaven I want.” It is true, is it not, Christian? Does not thy soul say so?
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“Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face.” |
All thou needest to make thee blessed, supremely blessed, is “to be with Christ.”
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Haggai 2
2. Promised Glory of the New House
1in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying:2Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, and say,3Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?4Yet now take courage, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; take courage, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; take courage, all you people of the land, says the Lord; work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts,5according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear.6For thus says the Lord of hosts: Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;7and I will shake all the nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts.8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hosts.9The latter splendor of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give prosperity, says the Lord of hosts.A Rebuke and a Promise
10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying:11Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests for a ruling:12If one carries consecrated meat in the fold of one’s garment, and with the fold touches bread, or stew, or wine, or oil, or any kind of food, does it become holy? The priests answered, “No.”13Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean by contact with a dead body touches any of these, does it become unclean?” The priests answered, “Yes, it becomes unclean.”14Haggai then said, So is it with this people, and with this nation before me, says the Lord; and so with every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.15But now, consider what will come to pass from this day on. Before a stone was placed upon a stone in the Lord’s temple,16how did you fare? When one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty.17I struck you and all the products of your toil with blight and mildew and hail; yet you did not return to me, says the Lord.18Consider from this day on, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. Since the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider:19Is there any seed left in the barn? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still yield nothing? From this day on I will bless you.
God’s Promise to Zerubbabel
20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth,22and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders; and the horses and their riders shall fall, every one by the sword of a comrade.23On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, son of Shealtiel, says the Lord, and make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you, says the Lord of hosts.
New Testament in Four Years - Acts 27:39-44
27. Paul Sails For Rome
The Shipwreck
39 In the morning they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if they could.40So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes that tied the steering-oars; then hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.41But striking a reef, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none might swim away and escape;43but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,44and the rest to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 150
150. Psalm 150
Psalm 150
Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness
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Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament!
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Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
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Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
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Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
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Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
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Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!