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Daily Light's Evening Reading
Who art thou Lord? I am Jesus.—ACTS 26:15.
It is I; be not afraid.—When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee: and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, . . . thy Saviour.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.—Emmanuel, God with us.
Thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.—If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.—Who is he that condemneth? it is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Matt. 14:27. -Isa. 43:2,3.Psa. 23:4. -Matt. 1:23.Matt. 1:21. -I John 2:1. -Rom. 8:34,35.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“Fight the Lord’s battles.”
1 Samuel 18:17
The sacramental host of God’s elect is warring still on earth, Jesus Christ being the Captain of their salvation. He has said, “Lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Hark to the shouts of war! Now let the people of God stand fast in their ranks, and let no man’s heart fail him. It is true that just now in England the battle is turned against us, and unless the Lord Jesus shall lift his sword, we know not what may become of the church of God in this land; but let us be of good courage, and play the man. There never was a day when Protestantism seemed to tremble more in the scales than now that a fierce effort is making to restore the Romish antichrist to his ancient seat. We greatly want a bold voice and a strong hand to preach and publish the old gospel for which martyrs bled and confessors died. The Saviour is, by his Spirit, still on earth; let this cheer us. He is ever in the midst of the fight, and therefore the battle is not doubtful. And as the conflict rages, what a sweet satisfaction it is to know that the Lord Jesus, in his office as our great Intercessor, is prevalently pleading for his people! O anxious gazer, look not so much at the battle below, for there thou shalt be enshrouded in smoke, and amazed with garments rolled in blood; but lift thine eyes yonder where the Saviour lives and pleads, for while he intercedes, the cause of God is safe. Let us fight as if it all depended upon us, but let us look up and know that all depends upon him.
Now, by the lilies of Christian purity, and by the roses of the Saviour’s atonement, by the roes and by the hinds of the field, we charge you who are lovers of Jesus, to do valiantly in the Holy War, for truth and righteousness, for the kingdom and crown jewels of your Master. Onward! “for the battle is not yours but God's.”
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Exodus 26
26. The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle
26
Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and crimson yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.2The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be of the same size.3Five curtains shall be joined to one another; and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.4You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set; and likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.5You shall make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another.6You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be one whole.
7 You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains.8The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall be of the same size.9You shall join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent.10You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.
11 You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and join the tent together, so that it may be one whole.12The part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.13The cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it.14You shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams’ skins and an outer covering of fine leather.
The Framework
15 You shall make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.16Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the width of each frame.17There shall be two pegs in each frame to fit the frames together; you shall make these for all the frames of the tabernacle.18You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;19and you shall make forty bases of silver under the twenty frames, two bases under the first frame for its two pegs, and two bases under the next frame for its two pegs;20and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames,21and their forty bases of silver, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame;22and for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames.23You shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear;24they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring; it shall be the same with both of them; they shall form the two corners.25And so there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame.
26 You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,27and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward.28The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall pass through from end to end.29You shall overlay the frames with gold, and shall make their rings of gold to hold the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.30Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.
The Curtain
31 You shall make a curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.32You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, which have hooks of gold and rest on four bases of silver.33You shall hang the curtain under the clasps, and bring the ark of the covenant in there, within the curtain; and the curtain shall separate for you the holy place from the most holy.34You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.35You shall set the table outside the curtain, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table; and you shall put the table on the north side.
36 You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, embroidered with needlework.37You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five bases of bronze for them.
New Testament in Four Years - Romans 15:23-33
15. Ministry to the Gentiles
23But now, with no further place for me in these regions, I desire, as I have for many years, to come to you24when I go to Spain. For I do hope to see you on my journey and to be sent on by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a little while.25At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem in a ministry to the saints;26for Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to share their resources with the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.27They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them; for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material things.28So, when I have completed this, and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will set out by way of you to Spain;29and I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.30 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf,31that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.33The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 82
82. Psalm 82
Psalm 82
A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.
1
God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2
“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
3
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
4
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5
They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
I say, “You are gods,
children of the Most High, all of you;
7
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals,
and fall like any prince.”
8
Rise up, O God, judge the earth;
for all the nations belong to you!