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Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.—REV. 3:11.
If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.—Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. I will; be thou clean.—Faith as a grain of mustard seed.
Cast not away . . . your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.—Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.—Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.—The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.—So run, that ye may obtain.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day.
Matt. 9:21. -Matt. 8:2,3. -Matt. 17:20.Heb. 10:35. -Phi. 2:12,13.Mark 4:28. -Hos. 6:3. -Matt. 11:12. -I Cor. 9:24.II Tim. 4:7,8.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“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?”
Psalm 27:1
“The Lord is my light and my salvation.” Here is personal interest, “my light,” “my salvation;” the soul is assured of it, and therefore declares it boldly. Into the soul at the new birth divine light is poured as the precursor of salvation; where there is not enough light to reveal our own darkness and to make us long for the Lord Jesus, there is no evidence of salvation. After conversion our God is our joy, comfort, guide, teacher, and in every sense our light: he is light within, light around, light reflected from us, and light to be revealed to us. Note, it is not said merely that the Lord gives light, but that he is light; nor that he gives salvation, but that he is salvation; he, then, who by faith has laid hold upon God, has all covenant blessings in his possession. This being made sure as a fact, the argument drawn from it is put in the form of a question, “Whom shall I fear?” A question which is its own answer. The powers of darkness are not to be feared, for the Lord, our light, destroys them; and the damnation of hell is not to be dreaded by us, for the Lord is our salvation. This is a very different challenge from that of boastful Goliath, for it rests, not upon the conceited vigour of an arm of flesh, but upon the real power of the omnipotent I AM. “The Lord is the strength of my life.” Here is a third glowing epithet, to show that the writer’s hope was fastened with a threefold cord which could not be broken. We may well accumulate terms of praise where the Lord lavishes deeds of grace. Our life derives all its strength from God; and if he deigns to make us strong, we cannot be weakened by all the machinations of the adversary. “Of whom shall I be afraid?” The bold question looks into the future as well as the present. “If God be for us,” who can be against us, either now or in time to come?
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Numbers 15
15. Supplementary Offerings
Various Offerings
15
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving you,3and you make an offering by fire to the Lord from the herd or from the flock—whether a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or at your appointed festivals—to make a pleasing odor for the Lord,4then whoever presents such an offering to the Lord shall present also a grain offering, one-tenth of an ephah of choice flour, mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil.5Moreover, you shall offer one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.6For a ram, you shall offer a grain offering, two-tenths of an ephah of choice flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil;7and as a drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine, a pleasing odor to the Lord.8When you offer a bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as an offering of well-being to the Lord,9then you shall present with the bull a grain offering, three-tenths of an ephah of choice flour, mixed with half a hin of oil,10and you shall present as a drink offering half a hin of wine, as an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord.
11 Thus it shall be done for each ox or ram, or for each of the male lambs or the kids.12According to the number that you offer, so you shall do with each and every one.13Every native Israelite shall do these things in this way, in presenting an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord.14An alien who lives with you, or who takes up permanent residence among you, and wishes to offer an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord, shall do as you do.15As for the assembly, there shall be for both you and the resident alien a single statute, a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you and the alien shall be alike before the Lord.16You and the alien who resides with you shall have the same law and the same ordinance.
17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:18Speak to the Israelites and say to them: After you come into the land to which I am bringing you,19whenever you eat of the bread of the land, you shall present a donation to the Lord.20From your first batch of dough you shall present a loaf as a donation; you shall present it just as you present a donation from the threshing floor.21Throughout your generations you shall give to the Lord a donation from the first of your batch of dough.
22 But if you unintentionally fail to observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses—23everything that the Lord has commanded you by Moses, from the day the Lord gave commandment and thereafter, throughout your generations—24then if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, the whole congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, a pleasing odor to the Lord, together with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering.25The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the Israelites, and they shall be forgiven; it was unintentional, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their error.26All the congregation of the Israelites shall be forgiven, as well as the aliens residing among them, because the whole people was involved in the error.
27 An individual who sins unintentionally shall present a female goat a year old for a sin offering.28And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the one who commits an error, when it is unintentional, to make atonement for the person, who then shall be forgiven.29For both the native among the Israelites and the alien residing among them—you shall have the same law for anyone who acts in error.30But whoever acts high-handedly, whether a native or an alien, affronts the Lord, and shall be cut off from among the people.31Because of having despised the word of the Lord and broken his commandment, such a person shall be utterly cut off and bear the guilt.
Penalty for Violating the Sabbath
32 When the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.33Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to the whole congregation.34They put him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.35Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him outside the camp.”36The whole congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Fringes on Garments
37 The Lord said to Moses:38Speak to the Israelites, and tell them to make fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations and to put a blue cord on the fringe at each corner.39You have the fringe so that, when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and not follow the lust of your own heart and your own eyes.40So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and you shall be holy to your God.41I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.
New Testament in Four Years - 1 Corinthians 12:27-31
12. Spiritual Gifts
27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.28And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues.29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?31But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 119:145-160
119. Psalm 119
145
With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord.
I will keep your statutes.
146
I cry to you; save me,
that I may observe your decrees.
147
I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I put my hope in your words.
148
My eyes are awake before each watch of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149
In your steadfast love hear my voice;
O Lord, in your justice preserve my life.
150
Those who persecute me with evil purpose draw near;
they are far from your law.
151
Yet you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.
152
Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.
153
Look on my misery and rescue me,
for I do not forget your law.
154
Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according to your promise.
155
Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek your statutes.
156
Great is your mercy, O Lord;
give me life according to your justice.
157
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
yet I do not swerve from your decrees.
158
I look at the faithless with disgust,
because they do not keep your commands.
159
Consider how I love your precepts;
preserve my life according to your steadfast love.
160
The sum of your word is truth;
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.