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Daily Light's Evening Reading
Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.—HEB. 12:2.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.—Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last: I am he.
Sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ.—The very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.—He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.—Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?—The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.
It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Rev. 1:8. -Isa. 41:4.Jude 1. -I Thes. 5:23,24. -Phi. 1:6. -Gal. 3:3. -Psa. 138:8.Phi. 2:13.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“Before honour is humility.”
Proverbs 15:33
Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self, God will fill them with his love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, “To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.” Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Do we not say of Jesus, “He descended that he might ascend?” So must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is to be had by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” with all its riches and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in his holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Exodus 11
11. Plague on the Firstborn
Warning of the Final Plague
11
The Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go from here; indeed, when he lets you go, he will drive you away.2Tell the people that every man is to ask his neighbor and every woman is to ask her neighbor for objects of silver and gold.”3The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was a man of great importance in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s officials and in the sight of the people.
4 Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: About midnight I will go out through Egypt.5Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female slave who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the livestock.6Then there will be a loud cry throughout the whole land of Egypt, such as has never been or will ever be again.7But not a dog shall growl at any of the Israelites—not at people, not at animals—so that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.8Then all these officials of yours shall come down to me, and bow low to me, saying, ‘Leave us, you and all the people who follow you.’ After that I will leave.” And in hot anger he left Pharaoh.
9 The Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”10Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh; but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.
New Testament in Four Years - Romans 12:14-16
12. Living Sacrifices
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.16Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 71
71. Psalm 71
Psalm 71
Prayer for Lifelong Protection and Help
1
In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
2
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me and save me.
3
Be to me a rock of refuge,
a strong fortress, to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
5
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6
Upon you I have leaned from my birth;
it was you who took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of you.
7
I have been like a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8
My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all day long.
9
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength is spent.
10
For my enemies speak concerning me,
and those who watch for my life consult together.
11
They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”
12
O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
13
Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
let those who seek to hurt me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14
But I will hope continually,
and will praise you yet more and more.
15
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.
16
I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God,
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
17
O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18
So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.
Your power19and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?
20
You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
21
You will increase my honor,
and comfort me once again.
22
I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
23
My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have rescued.
24
All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame, and disgraced.