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Jesus Christ the righteous: the propitiation for our sins.—I JOHN 2:1,2.
Toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.—All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”
Psalm 24:4
Outward practical holiness is a very precious mark of grace. It is to be feared that many professors have perverted the doctrine of justification by faith in such a way as to treat good works with contempt; if so, they will receive everlasting contempt at the last great day. If our hands are not clean, let us wash them in Jesus’ precious blood, and so let us lift up pure hands unto God. But “clean hands” will not suffice, unless they are connected with “a pure heart.” True religion is heart-work. We may wash the outside of the cup and the platter as long as we please, but if the inward parts be filthy, we are filthy altogether in the sight of God, for our hearts are more truly ourselves than our hands are; the very life of our being lies in the inner nature, and hence the imperative need of purity within. The pure in heart shall see God, all others are but blind bats.
The man who is born for heaven “hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity.” All men have their joys, by which their souls are lifted up; the worldling lifts up his soul in carnal delights, which are mere empty vanities; but the saint loves more substantial things; like Jehoshaphat, he is lifted up in the ways of the Lord. He who is content with husks, will be reckoned with the swine. Does the world satisfy thee? Then thou hast thy reward and portion in this life; make much of it, for thou shalt know no other joy.
“Nor sworn deceitfully.” The saints are men of honour still. The Christian man’s word is his only oath; but that is as good as twenty oaths of other men. False speaking will shut any man out of heaven, for a liar shall not enter into God’s house, whatever may be his professions or doings. Reader, does the text before us condemn thee, or dost thou hope to ascend into the hill of the Lord?
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
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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;
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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.