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In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.—PSA. 94:19.
When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.—Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.
I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.—If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him.
Who is sufficient for these things?—I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing.—My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee . . . Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; . . . when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Psa. 61:2.Isa. 38:14. -Psa. 55:22.I Kgs. 3:7. -Jas. 1:5.II Cor. 2:16. -Rom. 7:18. -II Cor. 12:9.Matt. 9:2,22.Psa. 63:5,6.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“Doth Job fear God for nought?”
Job 1:9
This was the wicked question of Satan concerning that upright man of old, but there are many in the present day concerning whom it might be asked with justice, for they love God after a fashion because he prospers them; but if things went ill with them, they would give up all their boasted faith in God. If they can clearly see that since the time of their supposed conversion the world has gone prosperously with them, then they will love God in their poor carnal way; but if they endure adversity, they rebel against the Lord. Their love is the love of the table, not of the host; a love to the cupboard, not to the master of the house. As for the true Christian, he expects to have his reward in the next life, and to endure hardness in this. The promise of the old covenant was prosperity, but the promise of the new covenant is adversity. Remember Christ’s words—“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit”—What? “He purgeth it, that it may bring forth fruit.” If you bring forth fruit, you will have to endure affliction. “Alas!” you say, “that is a terrible prospect.” But this affliction works out such precious results, that the Christian who is the subject of it must learn to rejoice in tribulations, because as his tribulations abound, so his consolations abound by Christ Jesus. Rest assured, if you are a child of God, you will be no stranger to the rod. Sooner or later every bar of gold must pass through the fire. Fear not, but rather rejoice that such fruitful times are in store for you, for in them you will be weaned from earth and made meet for heaven; you will be delivered from clinging to the present, and made to long for those eternal things which are so soon to be revealed to you. When you feel that as regards the present you do serve God for nought, you will then rejoice in the infinite reward of the future.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Zechariah 5
5. The Flying Scroll
Sixth Vision: The Flying Scroll
5
Again I looked up and saw a flying scroll.2And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.”3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land; for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off according to the writing on the other side.4I have sent it out, says the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name; and it shall abide in that house and consume it, both timber and stones.”
Seventh Vision: The Woman in a Basket
5 Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what this is that is coming out.”6I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is a basket coming out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”7Then a leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket!8And he said, “This is Wickedness.” So he thrust her back into the basket, and pressed the leaden weight down on its mouth.9Then I looked up and saw two women coming forward. The wind was in their wings; they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and sky.10Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?”11He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”
New Testament in Four Years - Romans 1:1-7
1. God's Wrath Against Mankind
Salutation
1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,2which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,3the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh4and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,5through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of his name,6including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
7 To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 5
5. Psalm 5
Psalm 5
Trust in God for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
1
Give ear to my words, O Lord;
give heed to my sighing.
2
Listen to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
3
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.
4
For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil will not sojourn with you.
5
The boastful will not stand before your eyes;
you hate all evildoers.
6
You destroy those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful.
7
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house,
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in awe of you.
8
Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.
9
For there is no truth in their mouths;
their hearts are destruction;
their throats are open graves;
they flatter with their tongues.
10
Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own counsels;
because of their many transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
so that those who love your name may exult in you.
12
For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover them with favor as with a shield.