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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.—SONG 4:7.
The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.—We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.—I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing.
Ye are washed, . . . ye are sanctified, . . . ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.—The King's daughter is all glorious within.—Perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us.
These are they which . . . have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.—A glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but . . . holy and without blemish.—Ye are complete in him.
Isa. 1:5,6. -Isa. 64:6. -Rom. 7:18.I Cor. 6:11. -Psa. 45:13. -Ezek. 16:14.Psa. 90:17.Rev. 7:14. -Eph. 5:27. -Col. 2:10.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“The city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it.”
Revelation 21:23
Yonder in the better world, the inhabitants are independent of all creature comforts. They have no need of raiment; their white robes never wear out, neither shall they ever be defiled. They need no medicine to heal diseases, “for the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick.” They need no sleep to recruit their frames—they rest not day nor night, but unweariedly praise him in his temple. They need no social relationship to minister comfort, and whatever happiness they may derive from association with their fellows is not essential to their bliss, for their Lord’s society is enough for their largest desires. They need no teachers there; they doubtless commune with one another concerning the things of God, but they do not require this by way of instruction; they shall all be taught of the Lord. Ours are the alms at the king’s gate, but they feast at the table itself. Here we lean upon the friendly arm, but there they lean upon their Beloved and upon him alone. Here we must have the help of our companions, but there they find all they want in Christ Jesus. Here we look to the meat which perisheth, and to the raiment which decays before the moth, but there they find everything in God. We use the bucket to fetch us water from the well, but there they drink from the fountain head, and put their lips down to the living water. Here the angels bring us blessings, but we shall want no messengers from heaven then. They shall need no Gabriels there to bring their love-notes from God, for there they shall see him face to face. Oh! what a blessed time shall that be when we shall have mounted above every second cause and shall rest upon the bare arm of God! What a glorious hour when God, and not his creatures; the Lord, and not his works, shall be our daily joy! Our souls shall then have attained the perfection of bliss.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Deuteronomy 33
33. Moses Blesses the Tribes
Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel
33
This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death.2He said:
The Lord came from Sinai,
and dawned from Seir upon us;
he shone forth from Mount Paran.
With him were myriads of holy ones;
at his right, a host of his own.
3
Indeed, O favorite among peoples,
all his holy ones were in your charge;
they marched at your heels,
accepted direction from you.
4
Moses charged us with the law,
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5
There arose a king in Jeshurun,
when the leaders of the people assembled—
the united tribes of Israel.
6
May Reuben live, and not die out,
even though his numbers are few.
7 And this he said of Judah:
O Lord, give heed to Judah,
and bring him to his people;
strengthen his hands for him,
and be a help against his adversaries.
8 And of Levi he said:
Give to Levi your Thummim,
and your Urim to your loyal one,
whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;
9
who said of his father and mother,
“I regard them not”;
he ignored his kin,
and did not acknowledge his children.
For they observed your word,
and kept your covenant.
10
They teach Jacob your ordinances,
and Israel your law;
they place incense before you,
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11
Bless, O Lord, his substance,
and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those that hate him, so that they do not rise again.
12 Of Benjamin he said:
The beloved of the Lord rests in safety—
the High God surrounds him all day long—
the beloved rests between his shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said:
Blessed by the Lord be his land,
with the choice gifts of heaven above,
and of the deep that lies beneath;
14
with the choice fruits of the sun,
and the rich yield of the months;
15
with the finest produce of the ancient mountains,
and the abundance of the everlasting hills;
16
with the choice gifts of the earth and its fullness,
and the favor of the one who dwells on Sinai.
Let these come on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
17
A firstborn bull—majesty is his!
His horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he gores the peoples,
driving them to the ends of the earth;
such are the myriads of Ephraim,
such the thousands of Manasseh.
18 And of Zebulun he said:
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out;
and Issachar, in your tents.
19
They call peoples to the mountain;
there they offer the right sacrifices;
for they suck the affluence of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.
20 And of Gad he said:
Blessed be the enlargement of Gad!
Gad lives like a lion;
he tears at arm and scalp.
21
He chose the best for himself,
for there a commander’s allotment was reserved;
he came at the head of the people,
he executed the justice of the Lord,
and his ordinances for Israel.
22 And of Dan he said:
Dan is a lion’s whelp
that leaps forth from Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said:
O Naphtali, sated with favor,
full of the blessing of the Lord,
possess the west and the south.
24 And of Asher he said:
Most blessed of sons be Asher;
may he be the favorite of his brothers,
and may he dip his foot in oil.
25
Your bars are iron and bronze;
and as your days, so is your strength.
26
There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
majestic through the skies.
27
He subdues the ancient gods,
shatters the forces of old;
he drove out the enemy before you,
and said, “Destroy!”
28
So Israel lives in safety,
untroubled is Jacob’s abode
in a land of grain and wine,
where the heavens drop down dew.
29
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread on their backs.
New Testament in Four Years - 2 Corinthians 10:7-11
10. Paul Defends His Ministry
7 Look at what is before your eyes. If you are confident that you belong to Christ, remind yourself of this, that just as you belong to Christ, so also do we.8Now, even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.10For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”11Let such people understand that what we say by letter when absent, we will also do when present.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 20
20. Psalm 20
Psalm 20
Prayer for Victory
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
1
The Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2
May he send you help from the sanctuary,
and give you support from Zion.
3
May he remember all your offerings,
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices.Selah
4
May he grant you your heart’s desire,
and fulfill all your plans.
5
May we shout for joy over your victory,
and in the name of our God set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
6
Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with mighty victories by his right hand.
7
Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses,
but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.
8
They will collapse and fall,
but we shall rise and stand upright.
9
Give victory to the king, O Lord;
answer us when we call.