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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Thy sins be forgiven thee.—MARK 2:5.
I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.—Who can forgive sins but God only?
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.—Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity.—Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity?
God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.—The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.—Sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Jer. 31:34. -Mark 2.7.Isa. 43:25. -Psa. 32:1,2. -Mic. 7:18.Eph. 4:32. -I John 1:7-9.Psa. 103:12. -Rom. 6:14,18.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God.”
Galatians 2:20
When the Lord in mercy passed by and saw us in our blood, he first of all said, “Live;” and this he did first, because life is one of the absolutely essential things in spiritual matters, and until it be bestowed we are incapable of partaking in the things of the kingdom. Now the life which grace confers upon the saints at the moment of their quickening is none other than the life of Christ, which, like the sap from the stem, runs into us, the branches, and establishes a living connection between our souls and Jesus. Faith is the grace which perceives this union, having proceeded from it as its firstfruit. It is the neck which joins the body of the Church to its all-glorious Head.
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“Oh Faith! thou bond of union with the Lord, Is not this office thine? and thy fit name, In the economy of gospel types, And symbols apposite—the Church’s neck; Identifying her in will and work With him ascended?” |
Faith lays hold upon the Lord Jesus with a firm and determined grasp. She knows his excellence and worth, and no temptation can induce her to repose her trust elsewhere; and Christ Jesus is so delighted with this heavenly grace, that he never ceases to strengthen and sustain her by the loving embrace and all-sufficient support of his eternal arms. Here, then, is established a living, sensible, and delightful union which casts forth streams of love, confidence, sympathy, complacency, and joy, whereof both the bride and bridegroom love to drink. When the soul can evidently perceive this oneness between itself and Christ, the pulse may be felt as beating for both, and the one blood as flowing through the veins of each. Then is the heart as near heaven as it can be on earth, and is prepared for the enjoyment of the most sublime and spiritual kind of fellowship.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - 2 Kings 14
14. Kings of Judah and Israel
Amaziah Reigns over Judah
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In the second year of King Joash son of Joahaz of Israel, King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah, began to reign.2He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.3He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his ancestor David; in all things he did as his father Joash had done.4But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.5As soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand he killed his servants who had murdered his father the king.6But he did not put to death the children of the murderers; according to what is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, “The parents shall not be put to death for the children, or the children be put to death for the parents; but all shall be put to death for their own sins.”
7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm; he called it Jokthe-el, which is its name to this day.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.”9King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thornbush on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife’; but a wild animal of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thornbush.10You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
11 But Amaziah would not listen. So King Jehoash of Israel went up; he and King Amaziah of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.12Judah was defeated by Israel; everyone fled home.13King Jehoash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh; he came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a distance of four hundred cubits.14He seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house, as well as hostages; then he returned to Samaria.
15 Now the rest of the acts that Jehoash did, his might, and how he fought with King Amaziah of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?16Jehoash slept with his ancestors, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; then his son Jeroboam succeeded him.
17 King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.18Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?19They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.20They brought him on horses; he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in the city of David.21All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king to succeed his father Amaziah.22He rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah, after King Amaziah slept with his ancestors.
Jeroboam II Reigns over Israel
23 In the fifteenth year of King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah, King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel began to reign in Samaria; he reigned forty-one years.24He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin.25He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.26For the Lord saw that the distress of Israel was very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, and no one to help Israel.27But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Joash.
28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered for Israel Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?29Jeroboam slept with his ancestors, the kings of Israel; his son Zechariah succeeded him.
New Testament in Four Years - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
3. Warning Against Idleness
Request for Prayer
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Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere, just as it is among you,2and that we may be rescued from wicked and evil people; for not all have faith.3But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.4And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will go on doing the things that we command.5May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 130
130. Psalm 130
Psalm 130
Waiting for Divine Redemption
A Song of Ascents.
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Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
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Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
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If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
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But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
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I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
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my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
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O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
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It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.