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Daily Light's Morning Reading
The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.—REV. 19:6.
I know that thou canst do every thing.—The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.—He doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?—There is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?—Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee.
Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.—Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.—The mighty God.—All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.—Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed, . . . there be more with us than with him.
Job 42:2. -Luke 18:27. -Dan. 4:35.Isa. 43:13. -Mark 14:36.Matt. 9:28,29. -Matt. 8:2,3.Isa. 9:6. -Matt. 28:18.Psa. 20:7. -II Chr. 32:7.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.”
John 4:14
He who is a believer in Jesus finds enough in his Lord to satisfy him now, and to content him for evermore. The believer is not the man whose days are weary for want of comfort, and whose nights are long from absence of heart-cheering thought, for he finds in religion such a spring of joy, such a fountain of consolation, that he is content and happy. Put him in a dungeon and he will find good company; place him in a barren wilderness, he will eat the bread of heaven; drive him away from friendship, he will meet the “friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Blast all his gourds, and he will find shadow beneath the Rock of Ages; sap the foundation of his earthly hopes, but his heart will still be fixed, trusting in the Lord. The heart is as insatiable as the grave till Jesus enters it, and then it is a cup full to overflowing. There is such a fulness in Christ that he alone is the believer’s all. The true saint is so completely satisfied with the all-sufficiency of Jesus that he thirsts no more—except it be for deeper draughts of the living fountain. In that sweet manner, believer, shalt thou thirst; it shall not be a thirst of pain, but of loving desire; thou wilt find it a sweet thing to be panting after a fuller enjoyment of Jesus’ love. One in days of yore said, “I have been sinking my bucket down into the well full often, but now my thirst after Jesus has become so insatiable, that I long to put the well itself to my lips, and drink right on.” Is this the feeling of thine heart now, believer? Dost thou feel that all thy desires are satisfied in Jesus, and that thou hast no want now, but to know more of him, and to have closer fellowship with him? Then come continually to the fountain, and take of the water of life freely. Jesus will never think you take too much, but will ever welcome you, saying, “Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.”
Old Testament Chapter a Day - 1 Samuel 8
8. Israel Asks for a King
Israel Demands a King
8
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.3Yet his sons did not follow in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,5and said to him, “You are old and your sons do not follow in your ways; appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”6But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” Samuel prayed to the Lord,7and the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.8Just as they have done to me, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so also they are doing to you.9Now then, listen to their voice; only—you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”
10 So Samuel reported all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.11He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots;12and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.13He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.14He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his courtiers.15He will take one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and his courtiers.16He will take your male and female slaves, and the best of your cattle and donkeys, and put them to his work.17He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.18And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”
Israel’s Request for a King Granted
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! but we are determined to have a king over us,20so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”21When Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord.22The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice and set a king over them.” Samuel then said to the people of Israel, “Each of you return home.”
New Testament in Four Years - Ephesians 4:7-13
4. Unity in the Body of Christ
7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.8Therefore it is said,
“When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive;
he gave gifts to his people.”
9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?10He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)11The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,13until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 72
72. Psalm 72
Psalm 72
Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King
Of Solomon.
1
Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.
2
May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
3
May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness.
4
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.
5
May he live while the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
6
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth.
7
In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.
8
May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
9
May his foes bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust.
10
May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
render him tribute,
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts.
11
May all kings fall down before him,
all nations give him service.
12
For he delivers the needy when they call,
the poor and those who have no helper.
13
He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14
From oppression and violence he redeems their life;
and precious is their blood in his sight.
15
Long may he live!
May gold of Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be made for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all day long.
16
May there be abundance of grain in the land;
may it wave on the tops of the mountains;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people blossom in the cities
like the grass of the field.
17
May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;
may they pronounce him happy.
18
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.
19
Blessed be his glorious name forever;
may his glory fill the whole earth.
Amen and Amen.
20
The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.