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Daily Light's Morning Reading
When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.—MIC. 7:8.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.—I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.—What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.—The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Isa. 43:2,3. -Isa. 42:16.Psa. 23:4. -Psa. 56:3,4. -Psa. 27:1.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul.”
Lamentations 3:58
Observe how positively the prophet speaks. He doth not say, “I hope, I trust, I sometimes think, that God hath pleaded the causes of my soul;” but he speaks of it as a matter of fact not to be disputed. “Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul.” Let us, by the aid of the gracious Comforter, shake off those doubts and fears which so much mar our peace and comfort. Be this our prayer, that we may have done with the harsh croaking voice of surmise and suspicion, and may be able to speak with the clear, melodious voice of full assurance. Notice how gratefully the prophet speaks, ascribing all the glory to God alone! You perceive there is not a word concerning himself or his own pleadings. He doth not ascribe his deliverance in any measure to any man, much less to his own merit; but it is “thou”—“O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.” A grateful spirit should ever be cultivated by the Christian; and especially after deliverances we should prepare a song for our God. Earth should be a temple filled with the songs of grateful saints, and every day should be a censor smoking with the sweet incense of thanksgiving. How joyful Jeremiah seems to be while he records the Lord’s mercy. How triumphantly he lifts up the strain! He has been in the low dungeon, and is even now no other than the weeping prophet; and yet in the very book which is called “Lamentations,” clear as the song of Miriam when she dashed her fingers against the tabor, shrill as the note of Deborah when she met Barak with shouts of victory, we hear the voice of Jeremy going up to heaven—“Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.” O children of God, seek after a vital experience of the Lord’s lovingkindness, and when you have it, speak positively of it; sing gratefully; shout triumphantly.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - 2 Samuel 22
22. David's Song of Praise
David’s Song of Thanksgiving
22
David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.2He said:
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
3
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold and my refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.
4
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5
For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of perdition assailed me;
6
the cords of Sheol entangled me,
the snares of death confronted me.
7
In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.
8
Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
9
Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
10
He bowed the heavens, and came down;
thick darkness was under his feet.
11
He rode on a cherub, and flew;
he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12
He made darkness around him a canopy,
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13
Out of the brightness before him
coals of fire flamed forth.
14
The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High uttered his voice.
15
He sent out arrows, and scattered them
—lightning, and routed them.
16
Then the channels of the sea were seen,
the foundations of the world were laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17
He reached from on high, he took me,
he drew me out of mighty waters.
18
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me;
for they were too mighty for me.
19
They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my stay.
20
He brought me out into a broad place;
he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
22
For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23
For all his ordinances were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24
I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
25
Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
26
With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
with the blameless you show yourself blameless;
27
with the pure you show yourself pure,
and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.
28
You deliver a humble people,
but your eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.
29
Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord,
the Lord lightens my darkness.
30
By you I can crush a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
31
This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
32
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
33
The God who has girded me with strength
has opened wide my path.
34
He made my feet like the feet of deer,
and set me secure on the heights.
35
He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36
You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your help has made me great.
37
You have made me stride freely,
and my feet do not slip;
38
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
and did not turn back until they were consumed.
39
I consumed them; I struck them down, so that they did not rise;
they fell under my feet.
40
For you girded me with strength for the battle;
you made my assailants sink under me.
41
You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42
They looked, but there was no one to save them;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
43
I beat them fine like the dust of the earth,
I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
44
You delivered me from strife with the peoples;
you kept me as the head of the nations;
people whom I had not known served me.
45
Foreigners came cringing to me;
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46
Foreigners lost heart,
and came trembling out of their strongholds.
47
The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock,
and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
48
the God who gave me vengeance
and brought down peoples under me,
49
who brought me out from my enemies;
you exalted me above my adversaries,
you delivered me from the violent.
50
For this I will extol you, O Lord, among the nations,
and sing praises to your name.
51
He is a tower of salvation for his king,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.
New Testament in Four Years - Colossians 2:9-12
2. Freedom Through Life in Christ
9For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,10and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.11In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision, by putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ;12when you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.Psalm a Day - Psalm 106:34-48
106. Psalm 106
34
They did not destroy the peoples,
as the Lord commanded them,
35
but they mingled with the nations
and learned to do as they did.
36
They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
37
They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons;
38
they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
and the land was polluted with blood.
39
Thus they became unclean by their acts,
and prostituted themselves in their doings.
40
Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;
41
he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42
Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43
Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes,
and were brought low through their iniquity.
44
Nevertheless he regarded their distress
when he heard their cry.
45
For their sake he remembered his covenant,
and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
46
He caused them to be pitied
by all who held them captive.
47
Save us, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
48
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
And let all the people say, “Amen.”
Praise the Lord!