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Daily Light's Morning Reading
My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.—PHIL. 4:19.
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all … things shall be added unto you.—He that spared not his Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him freely give us all things?
All things are yours: whether Paul or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.—As having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.—The Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will be withheld from them that walk uprightly.—The living God, … giveth us richly all things to enjoy.—God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.
Matt. 6:33. -Rom. 8:32. -I Cor. 3:21-23. -II Cor. 6:10.Psa. 23:1. -Psa. 84:11. -I Tim. 6:17. -II Cor. 9:8.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“With his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5
Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged. The Roman scourge was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were inter-twisted every here and there among the sinews; so that every time the lash came down these pieces of bone inflicted fearful laceration, and tore off the flesh from the bone. The Saviour was, no doubt, bound to the column, and thus beaten. He had been beaten before; but this of the Roman lictors was probably the most severe of his flagellations. My soul, stand here and weep over his poor stricken body.
Believer in Jesus, can you gaze upon him without tears, as he stands before you the mirror of agonizing love? He is at once fair as the lily for innocence, and red as the rose with the crimson of his own blood. As we feel the sure and blessed healing which his stripes have wrought in us, does not our heart melt at once with love and grief? If ever we have loved our Lord Jesus, surely we must feel that affection glowing now within our bosoms.
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“See how the patient Jesus stands, Insulted in his lowest case! Sinners have bound the Almighty’s hands, And spit in their Creator’s face. With thorns his temples gor'd and gash'd Send streams of blood from every part; His back’s with knotted scourges lash'd. But sharper scourges tear his heart.” |
We would fain go to our chambers and weep; but since our business calls us away, we will first pray our Beloved to print the image of his bleeding self upon the tablets of our hearts all the day, and at nightfall we will return to commune with him, and sorrow that our sin should have cost him so dear.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Genesis 5
5. From Adam to Noah
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 29 He named him Noah Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort. and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.” 28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26. of Enosh. 5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” Hebrew adam when they were created.
1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line.
When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
New Testament in Four Years - Mark 4:25-29
4. Parables of Jesus
25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Psalm a Day - Psalm 65
65. Psalm 65
1 Praise awaits Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. you, our God, in Zion;to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 You who answer prayer,
to you all people will come.
3 When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave Or made atonement for our transgressions.
4 Blessed are those you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.
5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas,
6 who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.
9 You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it. Or for that is how you prepare the land
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.
