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Daily Light's Evening Reading
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.—PSA. 105:39.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.—There shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain,
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.—The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: he took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
Psa. 103:13,14.Psa. 121:6. -Isa. 4:6.Psa. 121:5,8. -Exo. 13:21,22.Heb. 13:8.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”
Proverbs 16:20
Wisdom is man’s true strength; and, under its guidance, he best accomplishes the ends of his being. Wisely handling the matter of life gives to man the richest enjoyment, and presents the noblest occupation for his powers; hence by it he finds good in the fullest sense. Without wisdom, man is as the wild ass’s colt, running hither and thither, wasting strength which might be profitably employed. Wisdom is the compass by which man is to steer across the trackless waste of life; without it he is a derelict vessel, the sport of winds and waves. A man must be prudent in such a world as this, or he will find no good, but be betrayed into unnumbered ills. The pilgrim will sorely wound his feet among the briers of the wood of life if he does not pick his steps with the utmost caution. He who is in a wilderness infested with robber bands must handle matters wisely if he would journey safely. If, trained by the Great Teacher, we follow where he leads, we shall find good, even while in this dark abode; there are celestial fruits to be gathered this side of Eden’s bowers, and songs of paradise to be sung amid the groves of earth. But where shall this wisdom be found? Many have dreamed of it, but have not possessed it. Where shall we learn it? Let us listen to the voice of the Lord, for he hath declared the secret; he hath revealed to the sons of men wherein true wisdom lieth, and we have it in the text, “Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.” The true way to handle a matter wisely is to trust in the Lord. This is the sure clue to the most intricate labyrinths of life; follow it and find eternal bliss. He who trusts in the Lord has a diploma for wisdom granted by inspiration: happy is he now, and happier shall he be above. Lord, in this sweet eventide walk with me in the garden, and teach me the wisdom of faith.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Leviticus 1
1. The Burnt Offering
The Burnt Offering
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The Lord summoned Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying:2Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When any of you bring an offering of livestock to the Lord, you shall bring your offering from the herd or from the flock.
3 If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you shall offer a male without blemish; you shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, for acceptance in your behalf before the Lord.4You shall lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be acceptable in your behalf as atonement for you.5The bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer the blood, dashing the blood against all sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.6The burnt offering shall be flayed and cut up into its parts.7The sons of the priest Aaron shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.8Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the parts, with the head and the suet, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar;9but its entrails and its legs shall be washed with water. Then the priest shall turn the whole into smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
10 If your gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, your offering shall be a male without blemish.11It shall be slaughtered on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.12It shall be cut up into its parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar;13but the entrails and the legs shall be washed with water. Then the priest shall offer the whole and turn it into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
14 If your offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, you shall choose your offering from turtledoves or pigeons.15The priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head, and turn it into smoke on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out against the side of the altar.16He shall remove its crop with its contents and throw it at the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.17He shall tear it open by its wings without severing it. Then the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the Lord.
New Testament in Four Years - 1 Corinthians 3:5-9
3. On Division in the Church
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.8The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each.9For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 96
96. Psalm 96
Psalm 96
Praise to God Who Comes in Judgment
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O sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
3
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.
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For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be revered above all gods.
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For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
6
Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
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Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
8
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts.
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Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
tremble before him, all the earth.
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Say among the nations, “The Lord is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity.”
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Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
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let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
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before the Lord; for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.