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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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| He hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen His desire. (Psa. 54:7) |
| What hath God wrought! (Num. 23:23) |
| I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. (Psa. 77:10) |
| And when the sap in me does fail And natural vigor of my youth, Then may Thy life in me prevail, That I may still shine forth in truth — By flower and fruit on this my tree, How good my Savior God is to me. |
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| Strengthened … unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness. (Col. 1:11) |
| In your patience possess ye your souls. (Luke 21:19) |
| Let patience have her perfect work. (James 1:4) |
| Would give our hearts such peace and joy To patiently repose In His great love and care for us, For He our pathway knows. |
| God’s precious promises are sure, Though He our faith may test; Then let us keep our eyes on Him, And in His wisdom rest. |
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| God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:17) |
| Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. (Luke 7:50) |
| One Priest alone can pardon me, Or bid me, “Go in peace,” Can breathe that word, “Absolvo te,” And make these heartthrobs cease; My soul has heard His priestly voice; It said, “I bore thy sins; rejoice!” |
| He showed the spear-mark in His side, The nail-print on His palm; Said, “Look on Me, the Crucified; Why tremble thus? Be calm! All power is Mine — I set thee free — Be not afraid — Absolvo te.” |
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| Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. (Phil. 3:1) |
| Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. (Phil. 4:4‑5) |
| The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: No sign to be looked for; the star’s in the sky; Rejoice then, ye saints, ’tis your Lord’s own command; Rejoice, for the coming of Jesus draws nigh. |
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| Unto God and our Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (Phil. 4:20‑23) |
| Everlasting glory be, God and Father, unto Thee! ’Tis with joy Thy children raise Hearts and voices in Thy praise. |
| Gladly we Thy grace proclaim, Knowing now the Father’s name: God and Father, unto Thee Everlasting glory be! |
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| Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according toThy word. With my whole heart have I soughtThee: O let me not wander fromThy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart,that I might not sin against Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord: teach meThy statutes. With my lips have I declared allthe judgments of Thy mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Thytestimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate in Thy precepts,and have respect unto Thy ways. I will delight myself in Thy statutes:I will not forget Thy word. (Psa. 119:9‑16) |
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| Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art Thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth My voice. (John 18:37) |
| Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. (John 18:40) |
| Anointed King, with glory crowned, Rightful heir and Lord of all! Once rejected, scorned, disowned, E’en by those Thou camest to call: Thee we honor, Thee adore — Glorious now and evermore. |
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| He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength. (Isa. 40:29) |
| As thy days, so shall thy strength be. (Deut. 33:25) |
| Not yesterday’s load we are called on to bear, Nor the morrow’s uncertain and shadowy care; Why should we look forward or back with dismay? Our needs, as our mercies, are but for the day; One day at a time, and the day is His day; He has numbered its hours, though they haste or delay; His grace is sufficient; we walk not alone; As the day, so the strength that He giveth His own. |
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| If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. (Matt. 5:23‑24) |
| A gift in secret pacifieth anger. (Prov. 21:14) |
| I want to give good measure running o’er, And into angry hearts I want to pour The answer soft that turneth wrath away, Because I shall not pass again this way. |
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| Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? (Isa. 50:9) |
| Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. (Isa. 50:10) |
| There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. (Rom. 8:1) |
| Just as I was He received me, Seeking from judgment to flee; Now there is no condemnation: This is the Savior for me. |
| Now I can say I am pardoned, Happy and justified, free, Saved by my blessed Redeemer: This is the Savior for me. |
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| The armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:14,16) |
| Hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Rev. 5:10) |
| He shall keep us safely hidden While His judgments shake the world, While His word shall smite the nations, Into wreck and ruin hurled; We shall see the opened heavens; We shall follow in His train; We shall come with Him in triumph When He comes to earth to reign. |
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| Thy word is very pure: therefore Thy servant loveth it. (Psa. 119:140) |
| Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto My knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. (Prov. 22:17‑18) |
| The words of the pure are pleasant words. (Prov. 15:26) |
| Thy thoughts are here, my God, Expressed in words divine, The utterance of heavenly lips In every sacred line. |
| Across the ages they Have reached us from afar; More bright they shine than brightest gold — Purer than purest star. |
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| Neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. (Neh. 8:10) |
| When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. (Psa. 42:4) |
| These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. (John 15:11) |
| The sweet companionship of One Who once the desert trod; The glorious fellowship with One Upon the throne of God. |
| The joy no desolations here Can reach or cloud or dim — The present Lord, the living God, And we alone with Him. |
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| He said, ABBA, FATHER, all things are possible unto Thee; take away this cup from Me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what Thou wilt. (Mark 14:36) |
| Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, ABBA, FATHER. (Rom. 8:15) |
| “Abba,” Father — thus we call Thee, (Hallowed name!) from day to day; ’Tis Thy children’s right to know Thee; None but children “Abba” say; This high honor we inherit, Thy free gift, through Jesus’ blood; God the Spirit, with our spirit, Witnesseth we’re sons of God. |
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| Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide. (Mic. 7:5) |
| I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of My salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me. … When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. (Mic. 7:7‑8) |
| Ofttimes it seems my load of care Is so much more than I can bear; Then I look up and Thou art there — O precious Savior, walk with me. |
| Take Thou my hand and be my guide, Then I’ll not fear what may betide; For Thou, O Lord, art by my side — Take Thou my hand, be Thou my guide. |
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| I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. (1 Cor. 4:14) |
| Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. (Col. 1:28) |
| And is this love — to smooth the upward way, To level every hill you else must climb, Lose you the vision from the heights sublime, Toil’s lovely guerdon at the close of the day? |
| One loves you more than I, who loves you much; Would I dare thwart the purposes divine And change that wise and tender will for mine? Deny your lasting soul the shaping touch? |
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| King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. (Acts 26:27‑29) |
| “Almost persuaded” Christ to receive; Seems now some soul to say, “Go, Spirit, go Thy way; Some more convenient day On Thee I’ll call.” |
| “Almost persuaded,” come, come today; “Almost persuaded,” turn not away; Jesus invites you here; List to His voice so clear Now falling on thine ear: “Come, wanderer, come!” |
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| Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away. (Matt. 24:35) |
| All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth forever. (1 Peter 1:24‑25) |
| Man’s life is as the grass, Or like the morning flower; If one sharp blast sweep o’er the field, It withers in an hour. |
| But Thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure; And all Thy people ever find Thy word of promise sure. |
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| O fear the Lord, ye His saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. (Psa. 34:9‑10) |
| The Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved forever. (Psa. 37:28) |
| Thus far Thy power has blessed me, and it still Will lead me on, O’er moor and fen, through tangled brakes, on till The night is gone; And with the morn the everlasting joy, Which led me on, is mine without alloy. |
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| Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. (Col. 4:3‑4) |
| Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord. (2 Cor. 2:12) |
| Lord God of all upon Thy throne, They live by faith who with Thee dwell; For Thou dost turn the flinty stone Into a springing well. |
| Lord God of doors we cannot pass, We go where Thou art leading on; For Thou dost break the bars of brass And cut through human bonds. |
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| The angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand. (Isa. 37:36) |
| Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He shall presently give Me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? (Matt. 26:53‑54) |
| For fear of him [the angel] the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. (Matt. 28:4‑5) |
| Though angels may with rapture see How mercy flows in Jesus’ blood, It is not theirs to prove, as we, The cleansing virtue of this flood. |
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| They all saw Him, and were TROUBLED. And immediately He talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. (Mark 6:50) |
| Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and TROUBLED about many things. (Luke 10:41) |
| He said unto them, Why are ye TROUBLED? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. (Luke 24:38‑39) |
| Let not your heart be TROUBLED, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27) |
| How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear! It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the TROUBLED breast. |
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| O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast Thou made me thus? (Rom. 9:20) |
| There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? (James 4:12) |
| Shall we be there so near, so dear, And be estranged and cold whilst here All dear to God? By the same cares and toils oppressed, We lean upon one faithful breast; We hasten to the same repose; How bear or do enough for those So dear to God! |
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| Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. (John 11:25) |
| That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom. 5:21) |
| Ah! nothing to do, for the sinner that’s dead Must needs have another to work in his stead: And Jesus, in Calvary’s terrible hour, Redemption accomplished in marvelous power, Which shut up the world to its folly and strife, But opened a passage from death unto life; Are you ruined and helpless? God offers to you A free, full salvation — and nothing to do! |
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| The Lord, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. (Deut. 31:8) |
| Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. (Gen. 28:15) |
| “Dread not! Faint not!” He has said, “For the battle belongs to Me; Go forth with a song of praise, And My victory thou shalt see”; And where He goes, I will go, And He knoweth the way I take; He is with me unto the end, And He will not fail nor forsake; They that trust in the Lord Shall never be moved nor swayed; “Fear not!” He has said unto me, And why should I be afraid? |
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| Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river. (Isa. 66:12) |
| He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. (Psa. 147:13‑14) |
| Like a river glorious is God’s perfect peace; Over all victorious, in its bright increase; Perfect, yet it floweth fuller every day; Perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way. |
| Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand, Never foe can follow, never traitor stand; Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care, Not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there. |
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| What thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face. (1 Thess. 3:9‑10) |
| Ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. (Jude 20) |
| Giver of strong desire that bringeth Loved ones to Thee in faithful prayer, Praise we the love that far out- wingeth All that our utmost thought could dare; Now unto Thee do we commit them, Loved ones beloved, everywhere. |
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| God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. (Gen. 1:16) |
| All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. (John 1:3) |
| When the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. (Mark 15:33) |
| Alas! and did my Savior bleed! And did my Savior die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? |
| Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When the Incarnate Maker died For man His creature’s sin. |
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| Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Matt. 10:29‑31) |
| The Lord taketh pleasure in His people. (Psa. 149:4) |
| Is it sweet to know He careth For my smallest need — Know that He will ever tend me, Watch and guard and feed? |
| Yet unutterably sweeter, Wondrous though it be, His desire is toward me; He had need of me! |
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| Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: the one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: but the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel. (Phil. 1:15‑17) |
| A true witness delivereth souls. (Prov. 14:25) |
| And, as the path of duty is made plain, May grace be given that I may walk therein, Not like the hireling, for his selfish gain, With backward glances and reluctant tread, Making a merit of his coward dread — But, cheerful, in the light around me thrown, Walking as one to pleasant service led; Doing God’s will in delivering souls Only trusting in His care and His strength alone! |
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| With all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. (2 Thess. 2:9‑10) |
| We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. (1 John 4:16) |
| Blest words! They speak to us of God’s salvation, Worked out by Christ alone upon the cross, Who by His blood redeems from every nation, And saves His people from eternal loss. |
| Soon Jesus’ voice of love may cease appealing, And in your face the door of mercy close; Spurn not the voice of Him with heart so feeling, Who proved His love by dying for His foes. |