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Daily Light's Evening Reading
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day.—JOHN 9:4.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.—He that watereth shall be watered.
My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest: behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.—The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season.—Occupy till I come.
I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Prov. 13:4. -Prov. 11:25.John 4:34-36. -Matt. 20:1,2.II Tim. 4:2. -Luke 19:13.I Cor. 15:10.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.”
Exodus 22:6
But what restitution can he make who casts abroad the fire-brands of error, or the coals of lasciviousness, and sets men’s souls on a blaze with the fire of hell? The guilt is beyond estimate, and the result is irretrievable. If such an offender be forgiven, what grief it will cause him in the retrospect, since he cannot undo the mischief which he has done! An ill example may kindle a flame which years of amended character cannot quench. To burn the food of man is bad enough, but how much worse to destroy the soul! It may be useful to us to reflect how far we may have been guilty in the past, and to enquire whether, even in the present, there may not be evil in us which has a tendency to bring damage to the souls of our relatives, friends, or neighbours.
The fire of strife is a terrible evil when it breaks out in a Christian church. Where converts were multiplied, and God was glorified, jealousy and envy do the devil’s work most effectually. Where the golden grain was being housed, to reward the toil of the great Boaz, the fire of enmity comes in and leaves little else but smoke and a heap of blackness. Woe unto those by whom offences come. May they never come through us, for although we cannot make restitution, we shall certainly be the chief sufferers if we are the chief offenders. Those who feed the fire deserve just censure, but he who first kindles it is most to blame. Discord usually takes first hold upon the thorns; it is nurtured among the hypocrites and base professors in the church, and away it goes among the righteous, blown by the winds of hell, and no one knows where it may end. O thou Lord and giver of peace, make us peacemakers, and never let us aid and abet the men of strife, or even unintentionally cause the least division among thy people.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Joshua 14
14. Land West of Jordan
The Distribution of Territory West of the Jordan
14
These are the inheritances that the Israelites received in the land of Canaan, which the priest Eleazar, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites distributed to them.2Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord had commanded Moses for the nine and one-half tribes.3For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.4For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only towns to live in, with their pasture lands for their flocks and herds.5The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.
Hebron Allotted to Caleb
6 Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal; and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me.7I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him an honest report.8But my companions who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God.9And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God.’10And now, as you see, the Lord has kept me alive, as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel was journeying through the wilderness; and here I am today, eighty-five years old.11I am still as strong today as I was on the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war, and for going and coming.12So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day; for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as the Lord said.”
13 Then Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.14So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord, the God of Israel.15Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
New Testament in Four Years - Galatians 1:10-12
1. Paul Called by God
10 Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship
11 For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin;12for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 34
34. Psalm 34
Psalm 34
Praise for Deliverance from Trouble
Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.
1
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3
O magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
5
Look to him, and be radiant;
so your faces shall never be ashamed.
6
This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,
and was saved from every trouble.
7
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him.
9
O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,
for those who fear him have no want.
10
The young lions suffer want and hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11
Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12
Which of you desires life,
and covets many days to enjoy good?
13
Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14
Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.
15
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.
16
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears,
and rescues them from all their troubles.
18
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and saves the crushed in spirit.
19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.
20
He keeps all their bones;
not one of them will be broken.
21
Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22
The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.