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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Leaning on Jesus' bosom.—JOHN 13:23.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you.—They brought young children to him, that he should touch them. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.—Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.—A high Priest . . . touched with the feeling of our infirmities.—In his love and in his pity he redeemed them.
I will not leave you comfortless: (marg. orphans) I will come to you.—Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Isa. 66:13. -Mark 10:13,16. -Matt. 15:32. -Heb. 4:15. -Isa. 63:9.John 14:18. -Isa. 49:15.Rev. 7:17.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“Sanctify them through thy truth.”
John 17:17
Sanctification begins in regeneration. The Spirit of God infuses into man that new living principle by which he becomes “a new creature” in Christ Jesus. This work, which begins in the new birth, is carried on in two ways—mortification, whereby the lusts of the flesh are subdued and kept under; and vivification, by which the life which God has put within us is made to be a well of water springing up unto everlasting life. This is carried on every day in what is called “perseverance,” by which the Christian is preserved and continued in a gracious state, and is made to abound in good works unto the praise and glory of God; and it culminates or comes to perfection, in “glory,” when the soul, being thoroughly purged, is caught up to dwell with holy beings at the right hand of the Majesty on high. But while the Spirit of God is thus the author of sanctification, yet there is a visible agency employed which must not be forgotten. “Sanctify them,” said Jesus, “through thy truth: thy word is truth.” The passages of Scripture which prove that the instrument of our sanctification is the Word of God are very many. The Spirit of God brings to our minds the precepts and doctrines of truth, and applies them with power. These are heard in the ear, and being received in the heart, they work in us to will and to do of God’s good pleasure. The truth is the sanctifier, and if we do not hear or read the truth, we shall not grow in sanctification. We only progress in sound living as we progress in sound understanding. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Do not say of any error, “It is a mere matter of opinion.” No man indulges an error of judgment, without sooner or later tolerating an error in practice. Hold fast the truth, for by so holding the truth shall you be sanctified by the Spirit of God.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Numbers 33
33. Stages in Israel's Journey
The Stages of Israel’s Journey from Egypt
33
These are the stages by which the Israelites went out of the land of Egypt in military formation under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.2Moses wrote down their starting points, stage by stage, by command of the Lord; and these are their stages according to their starting places.3They set out from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the passover the Israelites went out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians,4while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them. The Lord executed judgments even against their gods.
5 So the Israelites set out from Rameses, and camped at Succoth.6They set out from Succoth, and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.7They set out from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon; and they camped before Migdol.8They set out from Pi-hahiroth, passed through the sea into the wilderness, went a three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah.9They set out from Marah and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.10They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.11They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin.12They set out from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah.13They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush.14They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.15They set out from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai.16They set out from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.17They set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.18They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.19They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.20They set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.21They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.22They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.23They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.24They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.25They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.26They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.27They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.28They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah.29They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.30They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.31They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.32They set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.33They set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.34They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.35They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.36They set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh).37They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.
38 Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor at the command of the Lord and died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month.39Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.
40 The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the Israelites.
41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.42They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.43They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.44They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the territory of Moab.45They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.46They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.47They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.48They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho;49they camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
Directions for the Conquest of Canaan
50 In the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:51Speak to the Israelites, and say to them: When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,52you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their figured stones, destroy all their cast images, and demolish all their high places.53You shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.54You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans; to a large one you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small one you shall give a small inheritance; the inheritance shall belong to the person on whom the lot falls; according to your ancestral tribes you shall inherit.55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those whom you let remain shall be as barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they shall trouble you in the land where you are settling.56And I will do to you as I thought to do to them.
New Testament in Four Years - 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
16. Personal Requests
The Collection for the Saints
16
Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia.2On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come.3And when I arrive, I will send any whom you approve with letters to take your gift to Jerusalem.4If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 136
136. Psalm 136
Psalm 136
God’s Work in Creation and in History
1
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
2
O give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
3
O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
4
who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
5
who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6
who spread out the earth on the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7
who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8
the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
9
the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
10
who struck Egypt through their firstborn,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
11
and brought Israel out from among them,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
12
with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
13
who divided the Red Sea in two,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
14
and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
15
but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
16
who led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
17
who struck down great kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
18
and killed famous kings,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
19
Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
20
and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
21
and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
22
a heritage to his servant Israel,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
23
It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
24
and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
25
who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
26
O give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.