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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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| Ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and help them. (Josh. 1:14) |
| I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church … that ye receive her in the Lord … and that ye assist her … for she hath been a succorer of many. (Rom. 16:1‑2) |
| Some word of hope for hearts Burdened with fears, Some balm of peace for eyes Blinded with tears, Some dews of mercy shed, Some wayward footsteps led, Dear Lord, to Thee. |
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| This is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life. (John 6:40) |
| Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. (Isa. 45:22) |
| There is life in a look at the cruci- fied One: There is life at this moment for thee: Then look, sinner — look unto Him and be saved, And know thyself spotless as He. |
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| Being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7) |
| Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:5) |
| Our hearts look up to see The glory Thou hast given, And dwell e’en now where we shall be With Christ, Thine heirs, in heaven. |
| With the adopted band, Soon shall we see Thee there: With them and Him in glory stand, And all His honors share. |
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| If this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it. (Acts 5:38‑39) |
| He is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. (Luke 6:48) |
| I know upon this lighthouse tower The winds and waves shall beat in vain; I know that my Redeemer lives And in His death all death was slain; I know my life is hid with Him Beyond the reach of change or harm, And life and death to me are one Within the shelter of His arm. |
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| I am poor and sorrowful: let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. (Psa. 69:29‑30) |
| He who healed the hopeless leper, He who dried the widow’s tear, He who changed to health and gladness Helpless suffering, trembling fear. |
| Then, we lift our hearts adoring “This same Jesus,” loved and known, Him, our own most gracious Savior, Seated on His Father’s throne. |
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| He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. (Job 19:13) |
| Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. (Psa. 41:9) |
| On that cross alone — forsaken — Where no pitying eye was found; Now to God’s right hand exalted, With Thy praise the heavens resound. |
| Did Thy God e’en then forsake Thee, Hide His face from Thy deep need? In Thy face, once marred and smitten, All His glory now we read. |
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| I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. (Isa. 49:4) |
| Just where you stand in conflict, There is your place; Just where you think you are useless, Hide not your face; God placed you there for a purpose, Whate’er it be: Think — He has chosen you for it; Work loyally. |
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| If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious. (Eccl. 10:10,12) |
| A word is such a potent thing; A careless word may break a heart; A bitter word may burn and sting; A word can rip a home apart — And yet a word can comfort bring; So, Lord of words, please grant to me The speech that spreads tranquility. |
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| Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: both low and high, rich and poor, together. (Psa. 49:1‑2) |
| My lips shall utter praise, when Thou hast taught me Thy statutes. (Psa. 119:171) |
| He hath done all things well: He maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. (Mark 7:37) |
| Proclaimer of that peace to all, He tells of full, unmingled grace; To high and low — who hear the call — To old and young of Adam’s race, He preaches peace, And love divine shines in His face. |
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| The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For He hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith all things are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him. (1 Cor. 15:26‑27) |
| Soon in a nobler, sweeter song We’ll sing Thy power to save; No more with lisping, stammering tongue, But conquerors o’er the grave. |
| Thy counsels too in all Thine own, Fulfilled by power divine, Spread wide the glory of Thy throne, Where all in glory shine. |
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| Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. (Rom. 8:33) |
| He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. (Psa. 24:5) |
| Who to our charge shall lay Iniquity or guilt? Our sin is done away Since Jesus’ blood was spilt. |
| Who now accuses them Whom God has justified? Or who shall those condemn For whom the Surety died? |
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| I will meditate also of all Thy work, and talk of Thy doings. Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God that doest wonders: Thou hast declared Thy strength among the people. (Psa. 77:12‑14) |
| When fear its gloomy cloud will fling O’er earth — our souls, to heaven above, As to their sanctuary, spring, For God is love. |
| When clouds hang o’er our darkened path, We’ll check our dread, each doubt reprove; For here each saint sweet comfort has, That God is love. |
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| Thus the heavens and the earth were FINISHED, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work. (Gen. 2:1‑2) |
| My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to FINISH His work. (John 4:34) |
| I have FINISHED the work which Thou gavest Me to do. (John 17:4) |
| It is FINISHED: and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost. (John 19:30) |
| It is finished! It is finished! Who can tell redemption’s worth? |
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| Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord. (Psa. 119:169) |
| The Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of My people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows. (Ex. 3:7) |
| In the midst of darkest midnight When the moon and stars are dim, For my light and consolation I draw the closer unto Him. |
| In the midst of deepest sorrow He still listens to my plea, Speaking words of hope and comfort, “Fear thou not; lean hard on Me.” |
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| Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments. (Psa. 133:1‑2) |
| While to several paths dividing, We our pilgrimage pursue, May our Shepherd, safely guiding, Still be kept in constant view; May the bond of blest communion Every distant soul embrace, Till, in everlasting union, We attain our resting place. |
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| Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. (Rev. 3:20) |
| Behold the Savior at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked before; Has waited long, is waiting still; You use no other friend so ill. |
| Admit Him, for the human breast Ne’er entertained so kind a guest; No mortal tongue their joys can tell, With whom He condescends to dwell. |
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| The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. (Josh. 1:13) |
| There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (Heb. 4:9) |
| Where the heart of God is resting, I have found my rest; Christ, who found me in the desert, Laid me on His breast; There in deep, unhindered fullness Does my joy flow free — On through everlasting ages, Lord, beholding Thee. |
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| Now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. (Rom. 15:25) |
| That so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35) |
| To comfort and to bless, To find a balm for woe, To tend the lone and fatherless, Is now our work below. |
| And we believe Thy Word, Though dim our faith may be; Whate’er for Thine we do, O Lord, We do it unto Thee. |
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| Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. (Psa. 41:13) |
| Blessed be His glorious name forever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen. (Psa. 72:19) |
| Blessed be the Lord forevermore. Amen, and Amen. (Psa. 89:52) |
| Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 106:48) |
| Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 150:6) |
| Praise Him! praise Him! praise the Savior, Saints, aloud your voices raise! Praise Him! praise Him! till in heaven Perfected we’ll sing His praise. |
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| Thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me. (Jonah 2:3) |
| Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied. (Isa. 53:4,11) |
| The tempest’s awful voice was heard; O Christ, it broke on Thee; Thy open bosom was my ward; It bore the storm for me; Thy form was scarred, Thy visage marred; Now cloudless peace for me. |
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| David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee. And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. (1 Sam. 23:15‑18) |
| Here, who follows Him the nearest, Needs must walk alone; Here a dark and silent pathway; Praise surrounds the throne. |
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| Thou through Thy commandments hast made me wiser. (Psa. 119:98) |
| The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. (Prov. 13:14) |
| Lord, I would be as Thou art; Give me Thine obedient heart; Thou art pitiful and kind; Let me have Thy loving mind. |
| Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb, In Thy gracious hands I am; Make me, Savior, what Thou art; Live Thyself within my heart. |
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| The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1) |
| By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole. (Acts 4:10) |
| The Lamb was slain; His precious blood On Calvary’s awful tree was shed; He for the guilty sinner stood, And bore the judgment in his stead; He has made peace, And now He lives who once was dead. |
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| Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. (Jer. 31:3) |
| Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thine honor dwelleth. (Psa. 26:8) |
| All the wonders of His glory, Deeper wonders of His love — How for me He won, He keepeth That high place in heaven above; Not a glimpse — the veil uplifted — But within the veil to dwell, Gazing on His face forever, Hearing words unspeakable. |
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| Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people … with thee, and arise, go up. (Josh. 8:1) |
| Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. (Josh. 1:9) |
| Take Thou my hand, Lord Jesus, In Thy mighty clasp divine; Hold it close, Lord Jesus, That it tremble not in Thine; For my heart shrinks back From the unknown track, And my feet tread falteringly; And into the dark I follow — Into the dark with Thee. |
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| Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands: They shall perish; but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail. (Heb. 1:10‑12) |
| Unchangeable, Thy gracious love Our earthly path has ceaseless viewed; Ere knew our beating heart to move, Thy tender mercies still pursued; Ever with us may they abide, And close us in on every side. |
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| He put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. (1 Kings 18:33‑34,38) |
| Then said He, Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God. … By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once. (Heb. 10:9‑10) |
| Mark the sacrifice appointed! See who bears the awful load! ’Tis the Word, ’tis God’s Anointed, Son of Man and Son of God. |
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| Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. (2 Chron. 32:7‑8) |
| Set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you. (2 Chron. 20:17) |
| Mid mightiest foes most feeble are we — Yet, trembling, before our great leader they flee; The Lord is our banner; the battle is His; The weakest of saints more than conqueror is. |
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| That I might meditate in Thy word. (Psa. 119:148) |
| Thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. (Josh. 1:8) |
| Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them. (1 Tim. 4:16) |
| A moment in the morning Take your Bible in your hand, And catch a glimpse of glory From the peaceful promised land. |
| Ah, then, alone with Jesus, In the silence of the morn, In heavenly sweet communion, Let your duty-day be born. |
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| If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not He that pondereth the heart consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works? (Prov. 24:12) |
| Hear what the Lord, the great Amen, The true and faithful Witness says! He formed the vast creation’s plan, And searches all our hearts and ways. |
| Yet while He thus rebukes, He loves; His message is in mercy sent; That you may His compassion prove, He can forgive, if you repent. |