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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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| Is not My word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? (Jer. 23:29) |
| It is Thy truth that needs to speak; Not else can give the hearing ear; ’Tis Thine, the stubborn heart to break, And make the careless sinner fear. |
| Now, while we hear Thy Word of grace, Let self and pride before it fall; And rocky hearts dissolve apace, In streams of sorrow at Thy call. |
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| Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Rev. 3:10) |
| He will take us all to heaven 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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| Their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. (Job 42:15) |
| Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, … and they stood before Moses, … saying, … Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. (Num. 27:1‑2,4) |
| Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. (Josh. 15:18‑19) |
| Followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Heb. 6:12) |
| Thine, redeemed one, is this treasure, To thy risen Head assured! Thine in full and gracious measure, Thine by promises secured! Now arise! His Word possessing, Claim the promise of the Lord; Plead through Christ for showers of blessing, He and thee in one accord. |
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| Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God. (Psa. 123:1‑2) |
| Jesus! Thou art enough The mind and heart to fill; Thy patient life — to calm the soul; Thy love — its fear dispel. |
| Oh fix our earnest gaze So wholly, Lord, on Thee, That, with Thy beauty occupied, We elsewhere none may see. |
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| There I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat. (Ex. 25:22) |
| Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. (Mark 15:37‑38) |
| Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. (Heb. 10:19) |
| Within the holiest of all, Cleansed by His precious blood, Before the throne we prostrate fall, And worship Thee, O God! |
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| When he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him. (Matt. 14:30‑32) |
| But if from Him we turn the eye, We see the raging floods run high, Our hearts are full of fear; Lord! we our unbelief confess, Do thou our little faith increase, That we may fail no more — But fix on Thee a steady eye, And on Thine outstretched arm rely, Till all the storm is o’er. |
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| They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa. 40:31) |
| Brethren, be not weary in well doing. (2 Thess. 3:13) |
| Yes! He knows the way is dreary, Knows the weakness of our frame, Knows that hand and heart are weary; He, in all points, felt the same; He is near to help and bless; Be not weary; onward press. |
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| Put on thy strength … for henceforth there shall no more come into thee … the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down … for thus saith the Lord, … Ye shall be redeemed without money. (Isa. 52:1‑3) |
| Ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things … but with the precious blood of Christ. (1 Peter 1:18‑19) |
| My hope on nothing less is built Than Jesus, and the blood He spilt; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on His blest name; On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand. |
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| I go to prepare a place for you. (John 14:2) |
| Make haste, my beloved, and be Thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. (Song of Sol. 8:14) |
| My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, My love, My fair one, and come away. (Song of Sol. 2:10) |
| We wait for Thee, for Thou, e’en here Hast won our hearts’ affection; In spirit still we find Thee near, Our solace and protection; In cloudless light, and glory bright, We soon with joy shall greet Thee, And in the air shall meet Thee. |
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| Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. (Prov. 16:19) |
| Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. (Psa. 32:2) |
| Not for Thyself, Thy pity and Thy fears, Nor for Thyself, Thy sympathy, Thy tears — Only for others were Thy comforts spent; Only for others, Thy compassions lent; This secret virtue, self-forgetfulness, This generous power to succor and to bless By reason of an inward liberty, Give it to me, my Lord; give it to me! |
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| Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of Him. (1 Sam. 1:17) |
| The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it. (Prov. 10:22) |
| Can we count redemption’s treasure, Scan the glory of God’s love? Such shall be the boundless measure Of His blessings from above; All we ask or think, and more, He will give in bounteous store; He can fill and satisfy: God shall all your need supply. |
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| I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop. Mine enemies reproach Me all the day. (Psa. 102:7‑8) |
| Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave Me alone. (John 16:32) |
| He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. (Isa. 53:3) |
| Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity, grace unknown, And love beyond degree! |
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| We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed. (2 Cor. 4:8‑9) |
| If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: then they had swallowed us up quick. (Psa. 124:2‑3) |
| Thus on God my spirit waiteth, Even so does overcome; Silently enduring all things, Mockery and martyrdom; Like a still sea do I lie, Full of praise to God most high. |
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| I … beseech you that ye WALK WORTHY of the vocation wherewith ye are called. (Eph. 4:1) |
| That ye might WALK WORTHY of the Lord unto all pleasing. (Col. 1:10) |
| That ye would WALK WORTHY of God, who hath called you. (1 Thess. 2:12) |
| I am not sent a pilgrim here, My heart with earth to fill; But I am here God’s grace to learn, And serve His sovereign will. |
| Then hold my hand, most gracious Lord; Guide all my doings still; And let this be my life’s one aim, To do or bear Thy will. |
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| His flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. (2 Kings 5:14) |
| If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Cor. 5:17) |
| The new creation of the soul Does now no less His power display Than when He formed the mighty whole, And kindled darkness into day. |
| Though self-destroyed, O Lord, we are, Yet let us feel what Thou canst do; Thy word the ruin can repair, And all our hearts create anew. |
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| Who bare record of the word of God, and of the TESTIMONY of JESUS CHRIST. (Rev. 1:2) |
| I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the TESTIMONY of JESUS CHRIST. (Rev. 1:9) |
| The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the TESTIMONY of JESUS CHRIST. (Rev. 12:17) |
| Worship God: for the TESTIMONY of JESUS is the spirit of prophecy. (Rev. 19:10) |
| Like Jesus in that place Of light and love supreme; Once Man of Sorrows, full of grace, Heaven’s blest and endless theme. |
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| Our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus. (Gal. 2:4) |
| Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free. (Gal. 5:1) |
| O Jesus Christ, the Savior, We only look to Thee; ’Tis in Thy love and favor Our souls find liberty; When Satan seeks to sift us, And shipwreck we might fear, ’Tis this o’er all will lift us, That Thou art ever near. |
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| I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me. (Rom. 15:30) |
| There is a place — upon some distant shore — Where thou canst send the worker or the Word; There is a place where heaven’s resistless power Responsive moves to thine insistent plea; There is a place — a silent, trusting hour — Where the Lord bends His ear to listen to thee; Where is that blessed place — dost thou ask, “Where?” O soul, it is the secret place of prayer. |
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| I sat alone because of Thy hand. (Jer. 15:17) |
| Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto My sorrow, which is done unto Me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted Me. (Lam. 1:12) |
| My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? (Psa. 22:1) |
| Oh solemn hour! Oh hour alone In solitary might, When God the Father’s only Son, As man, for sinners to atone, Expires — amazing sight! The Lord of glory crucified! The Lord of life has bled and died! |
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| He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Heb. 7:25) |
| He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Rom. 8:27) |
| Look to Him, the Lord of glory, Tasting death to win thy life; Gazing on “that wondrous story,” Canst thou falter in the strife? Strive to follow day by day Where His footsteps mark the way. |
| Look to Him who ever liveth, Interceding for His own: Seek, yea, claim the grace He giveth Freely from His priestly throne; Will He not thy strength renew With His Spirit’s quickening dew? |
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| Watch thou in all things, ENDURE afflictions. (2 Tim. 4:5) |
| He ENDURED, as seeing Him who is invisible. (Heb. 11:27) |
| Behold, we count them happy which ENDURE. (James 5:11) |
| Hush! Oh, hush for the Father, Whose ways are true and just, Knoweth and careth and loveth, And waits for thy perfect trust; The cup He is slowly filling Shall soon be full to the brim, And infinite compensations Forever be found in Him. |
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| Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3) |
| In Christ Jesus … a new creature. (Gal. 6:15) |
| A ruler once came to Jesus by night To ask Him the way of salvation and light; The Master made answer in words true and plain: “Ye must be born again!” |
| Oh ye who would enter this glorious rest, And sing with the ransomed the song of the blest, The life everlasting if ye would obtain, “Ye must be born again!” |
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| Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Heb. 2:14‑15) |
| This corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (1 Cor. 15:53) |
| His errand to the earth was love, To wretches such as we! To pluck us from the jaws of death, Nailed to the accursed tree. |
| He bore our sins that we might be His partners on the throne! The throne He’ll shortly share with those For whom He did atone. |
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| All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. (1 Sam. 17:24) |
| When the Philistine arose … David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. (1 Sam. 17:48) |
| Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God He shall fight for you. (Deut. 3:22) |
| Against the giant-like might Of our foes we can bring, As our weapons of fight, But a stone and a sling; Should this have dismayed us, Our souls it may cheer, That, called on to aid us, Our Father will hear. |
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| Glory ye in His holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually. Remember His marvelous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth. Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever. (1 Chron. 16:10‑12,34) |
| One the channel, deep and broad, From the fountain of the throne, Christ the Savior, Son of God, Blessings flow through Him alone; He, the Faithful and the True, Brings us mercies ever new: Till we reach His home on high, God shall all your need supply. |
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| Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) |
| We love Him, because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19) |
| Love divine, all praise excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down! Bless us with Thy rich indwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown! Savior, Thee we’d still be blessing, Serve Thee here, as soon above, Praise Thee, Savior, without ceasing, Glory in Thy dying love. |
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| He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. (Psa. 91:15) |
| I will be glad and rejoice in Thy mercy: for Thou hast considered my trouble; Thou hast known my soul in adversities. (Psa. 31:7) |
| I prayed for peace, and dreamed of restful ease, A slumber free from pain, a hushed repose; Above my head the skies were black with storm, And fiercer grew the onslaught of my foes; But while the battle raged, and wild winds blew, I heard His voice and perfect peace I knew. |
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| The Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. … And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. (Luke 22:61‑62) |
| The love of Christ constraineth us … that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again. (2 Cor. 5:14‑15) |
| ’Tis that look that melted Peter, ’Tis that face that Stephen saw, ’Tis that heart that wept with Mary Can alone from idols draw; Hast thou heard Him, seen him, known Him? Is not thine a captured heart? Chief among the thousands own Him — Joyful choose the better part. |
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| I loved him. (Hos. 11:1) |
| I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love. (Hos. 11:4) |
| Jesus beholding him loved him. (Mark 10:21) |
| O God! what cords of love are Thine, How gentle, yet how strong! Thy truth and grace their strength combine To draw our souls along. |
| Drawn by such cords we’ll onward move, Till round the throne we meet, And, captive in the chains of love, Embrace our Savior’s feet. |
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| They sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain. (Rev. 5:9,12) |
| Worthy is the Lamb once slain Who has given us salvation, And redeemed us by His blood Out of every tribe and nation; Who has made us kings and priests Over all our foes victorious, Blessing, honor, praise and power To Him on the throne all glorious. |