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Daily LightDaily Light on the Daily Path: morning and evening Scripture portions
Comfort of the ScripturesA daily Scripture verse, meditation and poem
Growing in GraceA daily Bible verse and devotional
Christians Daily CalendarScripture verses and a poem for every day of the year
Young Christians CalendarA daily meditation for young ChristiansScripture verses and a poem for every day of the year
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| The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. (Deut. 33:27) |
| God is known … for a refuge. (Psa. 48:3) |
| There is a shelter in the storm; Grace has bestowed in gracious measure; When foes assail and fears alarm — We find our help: this greatest treasure, The everlasting arms! |
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| Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee. (Psa. 37:34) |
| Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. (Psa. 37:37) |
| I know not why my pathway leads Through valleys rough and steep, But this I know, while walking there I’ve found communion sweet; Though all I loved be swept away, His voice would still be heard Above the storm, and as I lift My tear-filled eyes to Him, The great Creator, Lord of all, He whispers “Peace” within. |
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| His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. (Job 34:21‑22) |
| Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. (Heb. 4:13) |
| We fly not from that all-seeing eye, Which once we shunned, to hide ourselves in night; The blood that purged our sins has brought us nigh To dwell in God’s own love and walk in light; Thee, holy, holy, holy, Lord, we love, Whose holy will we now delight to learn and prove. |
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| Ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. (1 Thess. 1:6,10) |
| Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that He will yet deliver us. (2 Cor. 1:10) |
| Quickened, raised, and in Him seated, We a full deliverance know; Every foe has been defeated, Every enemy laid low. |
| Soon, O Lord, in brightest glory, All its vastness we’ll explore; While we wait Thy promised coming, We will worship and adore. |
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| The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. (Lam. 3:24) |
| Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. (1 Thess. 1:3) |
| I want to give the oil of joy for tears, The faith to conquer crowding doubts and fears; Beauty for ashes may I give always, Because I shall not pass again this way. |
| I want to give to others hope and faith; I want to do all that the Saviour saith, To meet the needs of others every day, Because I shall not pass again this way. |
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| He hath put a NEW SONG in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. (Psa. 40:3) |
| Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a NEW SONG, and His praise in the congregation of saints. (Psa. 149:1) |
| They sung as it were a NEW SONG before the throne. (Rev. 14:3) |
| Awake, each saint, in joyful lays, To sing the great Redeemer’s praise; He justly claims a song from thee; His loving-kindness, oh how free! |
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| Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of My fury; thou shalt no more drink it again. (Isa. 51:22) |
| The cup which My Father hath given Me, shall I not drink it? (John 18:11) |
| When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished. (John 19:30) |
| Death and the curse were in our cup — O Christ, ’twas full for Thee! But Thou hast drained the last dark drop; ’Tis empty now for me; That bitter cup — love drank it up; Left but the love for me. |
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| Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me. … Thy right hand shall save me. (Psa. 138:7) |
| Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid Thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. (Psa. 139:5‑6) |
| I do not know what may befall, Of sunshine or of rain; I do not know what may be mine, Of pleasure and of pain; But this I know — my Saviour knows The path I cannot see; And I can trust His wounded hand To guide and care for me. |
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| These all CONTINUED with one accord in prayer and supplication. (Acts 1:14) |
| They CONTINUED steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2:42) |
| At His feet we take our place, From life’s hurried, busy pace; Resting there — Himself our joy — Jesus Christ our heart’s employ. |
| Thus may we continue there, Meditating on His care; Find a quiet, glad retreat, Full resource at Jesus’ feet. |
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| He … offered up His only begotten Son. (Heb. 11:17) |
| For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) |
| Oh, have you not heard of that wonderful love That flows from God’s heart so free, Which led Him to give for a perishing world His Son to be nailed to the tree? |
| Believe that wonderful love; Believe that wonderful love; The gospel is free; God sends it to thee; Believe God’s wonderful love. |
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| Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph. 6:23) |
| The Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. (2 Thess. 3:16) |
| The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (Rom. 16:20) |
| That peace which flows serene and deep, A river in the soul, Whose banks a living verdure keep, God’s sunshine o’er the whole. |
| O Father, give our hearts this peace, Whate’er may outward be, Till all life’s discipline shall cease, And we go home to Thee. |
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| I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight. (Isa. 45:2) |
| I will direct all his ways. (Isa. 45:13) |
| I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides Me. (Isa. 45:5) |
| There is a balm for every pain, A medicine for all sorrow; The eye turned backward to the cross, And forward to the morrow; The morrow of the glory and the psalm, When He shall come; The morrow of the harping and the palm, The welcome home; Meantime in His beloved hands our ways, And on His heart the wandering heart at rest; And comfort for the weary one who lays His head upon His breast. |
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| My God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let Thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. (2 Chron. 6:40) |
| Mine eyes shall be open, and Mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. (2 Chron. 7:15) |
| The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers. (1 Peter 3:12) |
| In weakness and trial, With God we may plead; No fear of denial, We’re sure to succeed: For, though we oft grieve Him, His promise is clear, And love will believe Him: Our Father will hear. |
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| Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face. (Isa. 6:2) |
| They heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. (Gen. 3:8) |
| Christ is … entered into … heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. (Heb. 9:24) |
| Thy blood we sing; by that alone, With boldness to the eternal throne, Through Thee we now draw nigh; It blots out every stain of sin, Washes the guilty conscience clean, And makes the accuser fly. |
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| The WORD OF GOD is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword … and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb. 4:12) |
| Seeing then that we have a GREAT HIGH PRIEST, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. (Heb. 4:14) |
| Let us therefore come boldly unto the THRONE OF GRACE, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16) |
| Oh, while we here together join, Before the throne of grace divine, Bow down a Father’s ear; Our hearts have listened to Thy Word; Thy name we praise with glad accord; Reveal Thyself as near. |
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| If God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? (Matt. 6:30) |
| Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. (Mark 11:22) |
| Oh you of little faith, God has not failed you yet! When all looks dark and gloomy, You do so soon forget. |
| Forget that He has led you, And gently cleared your way; On clouds has poured His sunshine, And turned your night to day. |
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| A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is Mine honor? and if I be a master, where is My fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you. (Mal. 1:6) |
| All men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent Him. (John 5:23) |
| Salvation to God, who sits on the throne, Let all shout aloud, and honor the Son; The praises of Jesus God’s saints will proclaim; They’ll fall on their faces to worship the Lamb. |
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| Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple. (Psa. 65:4) |
| One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. (Psa. 27:4) |
| We shall dwell forever; we shall never- more go out, Nevermore be weary with wandering about; Nevermore be seeking for a place in which to rest, Dwelling there forever with the Father — oh how blest. |
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| Set me as a seal upon Thine heart, as a seal upon Thine arm: for love is strong as death. (Song of Sol. 8:6) |
| Thy love is better than wine. (Song of Sol. 1:2) |
| Sit down beneath His shadow, And rest with great delight; The faith that now beholds Him Is pledge of future sight; Our Saviour’s love remember, Exceeding great and free; Lift up your heart in gladness — Bask in His love for thee. |
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| I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste. (Song of Sol. 2:3) |
| How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. (Psa. 119:103) |
| O Lord, whose lips are lilies, sweet to me As psaltery and as psalm, Thy blessed words of glory that shall be Of song and crown and palm. |
| Lord, there to weep is better than the joy Of all the sons of men; For there I know the love without alloy, I cannot lose again. |
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| Above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. (Ezek. 1:26) |
| Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest forever. (Heb. 6:20) |
| This is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. (Heb. 8:1) |
| There is Thy throne of grace, And there the sprinkled blood; There lives, before Thy face, Our great High Priest, O God! His name our plea, We now draw near, In holy fear, To worship Thee. |
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| Thou art the glory of their strength: and in Thy favor our horn shall be exalted. For the Lord is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our King. (Psa. 89:17‑18) |
| Because of His strength will I wait upon Thee: for God is my defense. (Psa. 59:9) |
| The sorrows of Thy servants, Lord, Are open to Thine eyes — So let the incense of our prayers Before Thy mercy rise. |
| Let peace, O Lord, Thy peace, O God, Upon our souls descend; From midnight fears and perils, Thou Our trembling hearts defend. |
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| CONSIDER the work of God. (Eccl. 7:13) |
| My people doth not CONSIDER. (Isa. 1:3) |
| Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, CONSIDER the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. (Heb. 3:1) |
| With joy we meditate the grace Of God’s High Priest above; His heart is filled with tenderness; His very name is love. |
| Jesus, Thy love exceeds our thought, But this at least we see: The soul that knows Thy love is taught To value naught but Thee. |
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| He received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to Him from the excellent glory, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (2 Peter 1:17) |
| He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:18) |
| That all who in the Son believe Shall never perish, but receive Life endless and divine; No condemnation e’er shall know, From death to life they pass below, And then in glory shine. |
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| I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. (Acts 27:22) |
| Commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: and the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. (Acts 27:43‑44) |
| Yes, though the tempest round us Seems safety to defy; Though rocks and shoals surround us, And billows swell on high — Thou dost from all protect us, And cheer us by Thy love; Thy counsels still direct us Safe to the rest above. |
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| We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth. (2 Thess. 1:3) |
| Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; which have borne witness of thy charity before the church. (3 John 5‑6) |
| All His are yours to serve; Christ’s brethren here Are needing aid; in them thou servest Him; The least of all is still His member dear; The weakest cost His life-blood to redeem; Yield to no “party” what He rightly claims Who on His heart bears all His people’s names. |
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| Be glad … and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. (Joel 2:23‑24) |
| He, who has won thy heart, Will keep it true and free; He, who has shown thee what thou art, Will show Himself to thee; He, who has bid thee live And made thy life His own, Life more abundantly will give, And keep it His alone; He loveth always, faileth never; So rest on Him, today, forever! |
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| No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him. (John 1:18) |
| In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9) |
| Son of God! Thy Father’s bosom Ever was Thy dwelling-place; His delight, in Him rejoicing, One with Him in power and grace: Oh what wondrous love and mercy! Thou didst lay Thy glory by, And for us didst come from heaven As the Lamb of God to die. |
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| I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. (Eccl. 4:1) |
| Thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me. (Psa. 86:17) |
| I have been through the valley of weeping, The valley of sorrow and pain; But the God of all comfort was with me, At hand to uphold and sustain. |
| As we travel through life’s shadowed valley, Fresh springs of His love ever rise; And we learn that our sorrows and losses Are blessings just sent in disguise. |
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| Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. (John 4:53) |
| When he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. (Acts 16:34) |
| I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord. (Gen. 18:19) |
| Happy the home where Jesus’ name Is sweet to every ear; Where children early lisp His fame, And parents hold Him dear. |
| Lord, let us in this home agree That Thou alone shalt reign, For those who love and worship Thee, In joyous peace remain. |
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| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Prov. 1:7) |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth forever. (Psa. 111:10) |
| Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of Thy righteous judgments endureth forever. (Psa. 119:160) |
| From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator’s praise arise; Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. |
| Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord! Eternal truth attends Thy Word; And praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. |