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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.—PSA. 80:18.
It is the Spirit that quickeneth.—The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.—Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance.
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.—The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.—The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.—If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.—This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.
No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
John 6:63. -Rom. 8:26,27. -Eph. 6:18.Psa. 119:93. -John 6:63. -II Cor. 3:6. -John 15:7. -I John 5:14.I Cor. 12:3.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“I remember thee.”
Jeremiah 2:2
Let us note that Christ delights to think upon his Church, and to look upon her beauty. As the bird returneth often to its nest, and as the wayfarer hastens to his home, so doth the mind continually pursue the object of its choice. We cannot look too often upon that face which we love; we desire always to have our precious things in our sight. It is even so with our Lord Jesus. From all eternity “His delights were with the sons of men;” his thoughts rolled onward to the time when his elect should be born into the world; he viewed them in the mirror of his foreknowledge. “In thy book,” he says, “all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them” (Ps. 139:16). When the world was set upon its pillars, he was there, and he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Many a time before his incarnation, he descended to this lower earth in the similitude of a man; on the plains of Mamre (Gen. 18), by the brook of Jabbok (Gen. 32:24-30), beneath the walls of Jericho (Jos. 5:13), and in the fiery furnace of Babylon (Dan. 3:19, 25), the Son of Man visited his people. Because his soul delighted in them, he could not rest away from them, for his heart longed after them. Never were they absent from his heart, for he had written their names upon his hands, and graven them upon his side. As the breastplate containing the names of the tribes of Israel was the most brilliant ornament worn by the high priest, so the names of Christ’s elect were his most precious jewels, and glittered on his heart. We may often forget to meditate upon the perfections of our Lord, but he never ceases to remember us. Let us chide ourselves for past forgetfulness, and pray for grace ever to bear him in fondest remembrance. Lord, paint upon the eyeballs of my soul the image of thy Son.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - 2 Kings 3
3. Moab Revolts
Jehoram Reigns over Israel
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In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat of Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria; he reigned twelve years.2He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.3Nevertheless he clung to the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to commit; he did not depart from it.
War with Moab
4 Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder, who used to deliver to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.5But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.6So King Jehoram marched out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.7As he went he sent word to King Jehoshaphat of Judah, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me; will you go with me to battle against Moab?” He answered, “I will; I am with you, my people are your people, my horses are your horses.”8Then he asked, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out; and when they had made a roundabout march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the animals that were with them.10Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has summoned us, three kings, only to be handed over to Moab.”11But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?” Then one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”12Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to your father’s prophets or to your mother’s.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No; it is the Lord who has summoned us, three kings, only to be handed over to Moab.”14Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that I have regard for King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would give you neither a look nor a glance.15But get me a musician.” And then, while the musician was playing, the power of the Lord came on him.16And he said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this wadi full of pools.’17For thus says the Lord, ‘You shall see neither wind nor rain, but the wadi shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your cattle, and your animals.’18This is only a trifle in the sight of the Lord, for he will also hand Moab over to you.19You shall conquer every fortified city and every choice city; every good tree you shall fell, all springs of water you shall stop up, and every good piece of land you shall ruin with stones.”20The next day, about the time of the morning offering, suddenly water began to flow from the direction of Edom, until the country was filled with water.
21 When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, from the youngest to the oldest, were called out and were drawn up at the frontier.22When they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.23They said, “This is blood; the kings must have fought together, and killed one another. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!”24But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them; as they entered Moab they continued the attack.25The cities they overturned, and on every good piece of land everyone threw a stone, until it was covered; every spring of water they stopped up, and every good tree they felled. Only at Kir-hareseth did the stone walls remain, until the slingers surrounded and attacked it.26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom; but they could not.27Then he took his firstborn son who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. And great wrath came upon Israel, so they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.
New Testament in Four Years - 1 Thessalonians 5:7-11
5. The Coming of the Lord
7for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night.8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.9For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,10who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him.11Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 119:161-176
119. Psalm 119
161
Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162
I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.
163
I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
164
Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous ordinances.
165
Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them stumble.
166
I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I fulfill your commandments.
167
My soul keeps your decrees;
I love them exceedingly.
168
I keep your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before you.
169
Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.
170
Let my supplication come before you;
deliver me according to your promise.
171
My lips will pour forth praise,
because you teach me your statutes.
172
My tongue will sing of your promise,
for all your commandments are right.
173
Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your precepts.
174
I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
175
Let me live that I may praise you,
and let your ordinances help me.
176
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.