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Daily Light's Evening Reading
Them that honour me I will honour.—I SAM. 2:30.
Whosoever . . . shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.—He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Fear none of these things which thou shalt suffer. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.—Praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
Matt. 10:32. -Matt. 10:37-39.Jas. 1:12.Rev. 2:10.II Cor. 4:17. -I Pet. 1:7.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“But as he went.”
Luke 8:42
Jesus is passing through the throng to the house of Jairus, to raise the ruler’s dead daughter; but he is so profuse in goodness that he works another miracle while upon the road. While yet this rod of Aaron bears the blossom of an unaccomplished wonder, it yields the ripe almonds of a perfect work of mercy. It is enough for us, if we have some one purpose, straightway to go and accomplish it; it were imprudent to expend our energies by the way. Hastening to the rescue of a drowning friend, we cannot afford to exhaust our strength upon another in like danger. It is enough for a tree to yield one sort of fruit, and for a man to fulfil his own peculiar calling. But our Master knows no limit of power or boundary of mission. He is so prolific of grace, that like the sun which shines as it rolls onward in its orbit, his path is radiant with lovingkindness. He is a swift arrow of love, which not only reaches its ordained target, but perfumes the air through which it flies. Virtue is evermore going out of Jesus, as sweet odours exhale from flowers; and it always will be emanating from him, as water from a sparkling fountain. What delightful encouragement this truth affords us! If our Lord is so ready to heal the sick and bless the needy, then, my soul, be not thou slow to put thyself in his way, that he may smile on thee. Be not slack in asking, if he be so abundant in bestowing. Give earnest heed to his word now, and at all times, that Jesus may speak through it to thy heart. Where he is to be found there make thy resort, that thou mayst obtain his blessing. When he is present to heal, may he not heal thee? But surely he is present even now, for he always comes to hearts which need him. And dost not thou need him? Ah, he knows how much! Thou Son of David, turn thine eye and look upon the distress which is now before thee, and make thy suppliant whole.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Deuteronomy 27
27. Curses from Mount Ebal
The Inscribed Stones and Altar on Mount Ebal
27
Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged all the people as follows: Keep the entire commandment that I am commanding you today.2On the day that you cross over the Jordan into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and cover them with plaster.3You shall write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over, to enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.4So when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, about which I am commanding you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall cover them with plaster.5And you shall build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones on which you have not used an iron tool.6You must build the altar of the Lord your God of unhewn stones. Then offer up burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,7make sacrifices of well-being, and eat them there, rejoicing before the Lord your God.8You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very clearly.
9 Then Moses and the levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Keep silence and hear, O Israel! This very day you have become the people of the Lord your God.10Therefore obey the Lord your God, observing his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today.
Twelve Curses
11 The same day Moses charged the people as follows:12When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim for the blessing of the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.13And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.14Then the Levites shall declare in a loud voice to all the Israelites:
15 “Cursed be anyone who makes an idol or casts an image, anything abhorrent to the Lord, the work of an artisan, and sets it up in secret.” All the people shall respond, saying, “Amen!”
16 “Cursed be anyone who dishonors father or mother.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
17 “Cursed be anyone who moves a neighbor’s boundary marker.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
18 “Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind person on the road.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
19 “Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
20 “Cursed be anyone who lies with his father’s wife, because he has violated his father’s rights.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
21 “Cursed be anyone who lies with any animal.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
22 “Cursed be anyone who lies with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
23 “Cursed be anyone who lies with his mother-in-law.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
24 “Cursed be anyone who strikes down a neighbor in secret.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
25 “Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
26 “Cursed be anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by observing them.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
New Testament in Four Years - 2 Corinthians 8:13-15
8. Generosity Encouraged
13I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between14your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance.15As it is written,“The one who had much did not have too much,
and the one who had little did not have too little.”
Psalm a Day - Psalm 16
16. Psalm 16
Psalm 16
Song of Trust and Security in God
A Miktam of David.
1
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3
As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble,
in whom is all my delight.
4
Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names upon my lips.
5
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
I have a goodly heritage.
7
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8
I keep the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
my body also rests secure.
10
For you do not give me up to Sheol,
or let your faithful one see the Pit.
11
You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.