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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Whom the Lord loveth he correcteth.—PROV. 3:12.
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.—I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.—My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.—As a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.—Now no chastening for the present, seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.—Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
Deut. 32:39. -Jer. 29:11. -Isa. 55:8.Hos. 2:14. -Deut. 8:5. -Heb. 12:11. -I Pet. 5:6.Psa. 119:75.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“Watchman, what of the night?”
Isaiah 21:11
What enemies are abroad? Errors are a numerous horde, and new ones appear every hour: against what heresy am I to be on my guard? Sins creep from their lurking places when the darkness reigns; I must myself mount the watch-tower, and watch unto prayer. Our heavenly Protector foresees all the attacks which are about to be made upon us, and when as yet the evil designed us is but in the desire of Satan, he prays for us that our faith fail not, when we are sifted as wheat. Continue O gracious Watchman, to forewarn us of our foes, and for Zion’s sake hold not thy peace.
“Watchman, what of the night?” What weather is coming for the Church? Are the clouds lowering, or is it all clear and fair overhead? We must care for the Church of God with anxious love; and now that Popery and infidelity are both threatening, let us observe the signs of the times and prepare for conflict.
“Watchman, what of the night?” What stars are visible? What precious promises suit our present case? You sound the alarm, give us the consolation also. Christ, the polestar, is ever fixed in his place, and all the stars are secure in the right hand of their Lord.
But watchman, when comes the morning? The Bridegroom tarries. Are there no signs of his coming forth as the Sun of Righteousness? Has not the morning star arisen as the pledge of day? When will the day dawn, and the shadows flee away? O Jesus, if thou come not in person to thy waiting Church this day, yet come in Spirit to my sighing heart, and make it sing for joy.
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“Now all the earth is bright and glad With the fresh morn; But all my heart is cold, and dark and sad: Sun of the soul, let me behold thy dawn! Come, Jesus, Lord, O quickly come, according to thy word.” |
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Deuteronomy 30
30. Prosperity After Turning to the Lord
God’s Fidelity Assured
30
When all these things have happened to you, the blessings and the curses that I have set before you, if you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you,2and return to the Lord your God, and you and your children obey him with all your heart and with all your soul, just as I am commanding you today,3then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, gathering you again from all the peoples among whom the Lord your God has scattered you.4Even if you are exiled to the ends of the world, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will bring you back.5The Lord your God will bring you into the land that your ancestors possessed, and you will possess it; he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors.
6 Moreover, the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live.7The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on the adversaries who took advantage of you.8Then you shall again obey the Lord, observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today,9and the Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all your undertakings, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your soil. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, just as he delighted in prospering your ancestors,10when you obey the Lord your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are written in this book of the law, because you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Exhortation to Choose Life
11 Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away.12It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up to heaven for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?”13Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, “Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us, and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?”14No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe.
15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity.16If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.17But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them,18I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.19I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,20loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
New Testament in Four Years - 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
9. Sowing Generously
6 The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.7Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.8And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.9As it is written,
“He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.11You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us;
Psalm a Day - Psalm 18:20-29
18. Psalm 18
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The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
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For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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For all his ordinances were before me,
and his statutes I did not put away from me.
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I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
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Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25
With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
with the blameless you show yourself blameless;
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with the pure you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.
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For you deliver a humble people,
but the haughty eyes you bring down.
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It is you who light my lamp;
the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
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By you I can crush a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.