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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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| In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began. (Titus 1:2) |
| My delights were with the sons of men. (Prov. 8:31) |
| From the palace of His glory, From the home of joy and love, Came the Lord Himself to seek us; He would have us there above. |
| And in past and distant ages, In those courts so bright and fair, Ere we were, was He rejoicing, All He won with us to share. |
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| The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever. (Deut. 29:29) |
| Hath not … entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (1 Cor. 2:9‑10) |
| In the Spirit and in truth adoring Him whom none but eyes anointed see — Marvels of God’s secret place made known Unto him who dwells with God alone — In the depths of hidden rest encompassed By the tender gleams of heavenly things; Who amid the world’s sad mirth can tell What it is apart in God to dwell? |
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| Mattaniah … was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer. (Neh. 11:17) |
| Out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry. (Jer. 30:19) |
| Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (Col. 3:15) |
| When all Thy mercies, oh my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I’m lost In wonder, love and praise. |
| Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart To taste those gifts with joy. |
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| Unto Adam He said … cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee. (Gen. 3:17‑18) |
| When they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head. (Matt. 27:29) |
| We see Jesus … crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. (Heb. 2:9) |
| Gazing on the Lord in glory, While our hearts in worship bow, There we read the wondrous story Of the cross — its shame and woe. |
| Every mark of dark dishonor Heaped upon the thorn-crowned brow, All the depths of Thy heart’s sorrow Told in answering glory now. |
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| The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night. He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night. (Ex. 13:21‑22) |
| He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Heb. 13:5) |
| He guided by paths that I could not see, By ways that I have not known; The crooked was straight and the rough made plain As I followed the Lord alone; I praise Him still for the pleasant palms, And the water-springs by the way, For the glowing pillar of flame by night, And the sheltering cloud by day. |
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| Be not ignorant of this ONE THING, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (2 Peter 3:8) |
| 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. (Psa. 27:4) |
| This ONE THING I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. (Phil. 3:13) |
| Though troubles assail, And dangers affright, Though friends should all fail, And foes all unite: Yet ONE THING secures us Whatever betide, The scripture assures us The Lord will provide. |
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| With the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He shall redeem … from all … iniquities. (Psa. 130:7‑8) |
| Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Rom. 3:24) |
| We speak of the mercy of God, So boundless, so rich and so free! But what will it profit thy soul, Unless it’s relied on by thee? |
| We speak of salvation and love, By the Father in Jesus made known; But if thou wouldst live unto God, By faith thou must make it thine own. |
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| Where is the promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. (2 Peter 3:4) |
| These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show unto His servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly. (Rev. 22:6‑7) |
| Oh may this hope our spirits cheer, While waiting for our Savior here; He’ll quickly come again; Oh may our hearts look for that day, And to His word responsive say, “Come, Jesus, Lord. Amen.” |
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| Neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon Thee. (2 Chron. 20:12) |
| When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. (Matt. 17:8) |
| Jesus, the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills my breast; But sweeter far Thy face to see, And in Thy presence rest. |
| Jesus, our only joy be Thou, As Thou our prize wilt be; Jesus be Thou our glory now, And through eternity. |
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| The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. (Rom. 8:26) |
| Continuing instant in prayer. (Rom. 12:12) |
| Our calls may be faint As a child’s timid cry; Our hearts’ feeble plaint Scarce venture on high; Yet Christ for us pleading, We may persevere; Through Him interceding, Our Father will hear. |
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| We give Thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come. (Rev. 11:17) |
| Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness. (Psa. 30:4) |
| Savior divine, whose name we know, In whom alone we trust, Thou art the Lord our righteousness; Thou art Thy people’s boast. |
| To Thee, our great redeeming Lord, What lasting thanks we owe, For raising sinners to such joys From depths of endless woe. |
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| In Me is thine help. (Hos. 13:9) |
| Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. (Psa. 94:17) |
| David spake unto the Lord the words of this song, in the day that the Lord had delivered him. (2 Sam. 22:1) |
| God giveth songs in the night of affliction, When earth has no sun and the heavens no star; Like a comforting touch in the desolate darkness, His voice stealeth in from afar. |
| Give us Thy songs, O Thou maker of music! Teach us to sing, O Thou bringer of joy! Till nothing can silence the notes of our triumph And naught our rejoicing destroy! |
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| That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate. (1 Tim. 6:18) |
| To do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16) |
| So since the time is short for all And shorter still each day, We seek to learn His blessed will; We strive to know His way. |
| For when to fairer realms we go And there behold His face, We’ll praise our God for time we gave To live and serve by grace. |
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| He that sinneth against Me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate Me love death. (Prov. 8:36) |
| I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways … that thou mayest live. (Deut. 30:15‑16) |
| Fairest flowers soon decay; Youth and beauty pass away; Oh, you have not long to stay: Be in time! |
| While God’s Spirit bids you come, Sinner, do not longer roam, Lest you seal your hopeless doom: Be in time! |
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| These all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. (Heb. 11:39‑40) |
| And then shall be the blest reception Of God’s dear children meeting from afar; Within His burning love they stand as one — Yet each, according as His counsels are, Shall have peculiar glory all his own. |
| Come Thou quickly, Jesus, from above — Do Thou sustain us on the desert road, And draw us after Thee by might of love; O Thou our everlasting, sure abode — Are safe in Thee; no longer we shall roam. |
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| I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble. (Jer. 31:9) |
| When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. (Psa. 94:18) |
| And thus it is on our homeward way, Oft rugged, and not so clear, One walks by our side each passing day, And we thrill at His voice so dear; Though our tear-dimmed eyes are holden at times, And His smile we fail to see, He is ever near, and in love divine Watches o’er us tenderly. |
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| Without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears. (2 Tim. 1:3‑4) |
| The God of peace be with you all. Amen. (Rom. 15:33) |
| O Lord, we bring Thee these for whom we pray — Be Thou their strength, their courage and their stay; And should their faith flag as they run the race, Show them again the vision of Thy face. |
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| They shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. (Mic. 5:1) |
| I gave My back to the smiters, and My cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not My face from shame and spitting. (Isa. 50:6) |
| Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him. And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote Him with their hands. (John 19:1,3) |
| O Head! once full of bruises, So full of pain and scorn, Mid other sore abuses Mocked with a crown of thorn; O Head! e’en now surrounded With brightest majesty, In death once bowed and wounded On the accursed tree. |
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| Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast; they could not spread the sail. (Isa. 33:23) |
| Oh thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. (Isa. 54:11) |
| In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. (Psa. 138:3) |
| Still will I trust, though all my hopes lie shattered In broken fragments at my feet; Though all my plans, like driven leaves, are scattered By winds of darkness and defeat; For in my need I hear my Savior saying, In answer to my pleading and my praying, “I am thy God; be not afraid; I will be near; be not dismayed.” |
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| Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God. (1 Peter 2:12) |
| Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. (1 Peter 3:8) |
| O master of the loving heart, The friend of all in need, We pray that we may like Thee be In thought and word and deed. |
| Oh grant us hearts like Thine, dear Lord; So joyous, true and free That all Thy children everywhere Be drawn by us to Thee. |
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| A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. (Matt. 7:18,20) |
| The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. (Psa. 1:6) |
| Fruitless one, did e’er you ponder O’er your standing toward your God; Have you ever questioned deeply What the goal of paths you trod? |
| Have you heard the wondrous story Of the love of God displayed; When He sent His well-beloved, Such the sacrifice He made? |
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| We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Cor. 4:18) |
| To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. (1 Peter 1:4) |
| Carry on, oh beloved; The evening is at hand, And desolate and fearful The solitary land; Take heart! The rest eternal Awaits our weary feet; From strength to strength press onwards, The end, how passing sweet! |
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| Show me now Thy way, that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight. (Ex. 33:13) |
| That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto his death. (Phil. 3:10) |
| He has sent us, that in sorrow, In rejection, toil and loss, We may learn the wondrous sweetness, Learn the mystery of His cross — Learn the depth of love that traced That blest path across the waste. |
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| It was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. (Neh. 11:23) |
| Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. (Eph. 5:19) |
| Well may we sing! With triumph sing The great Redeemer’s praise! The glories of the living God, Revealed in Jesus’ face. |
| Then gladly sing, and sound abroad The great Redeemer’s praise; The glories of the living God, The riches of His grace! |
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| By Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. (Col. 1:16‑17) |
| Maker of earth and heaven, Whose arm upholds creation, To Thee we raise the voice of praise, And bend in adoration; We praise the power that made us; We praise the love that blesses; While every day that rolls away Thy gracious care confesses. |
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| To make the weight for the winds; and He weigheth the waters by measure. (Job 28:25) |
| Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand. (Isa. 40:12) |
| God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Cor. 10:13) |
| Let your Father measure All your pain and care; Let Him weigh the burden That your heart must bear; Sending light or shadow As He deemeth best, For in His sure wisdom You can safely rest. |
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| Keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. (Hos. 12:6) |
| Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on Thee. (Psa. 25:21) |
| We welcome all Thy sovereign will, For all that will is love; And when we know not what Thou dost, We wait the light above. |
| Thy gracious love, in all our need, Shall heavenly light impart; And be our theme of endless praise When all things else depart. |
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| Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life. (John 6:27) |
| Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1:11) |
| Till to Jesus’ work you cling, By a simple faith, “Doing” is a deadly thing — “Doing” ends in death. |
| Cast your deadly “doing” down, Down at Jesus’ feet; Stand in Him, in Him alone, Gloriously complete. |
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| That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (Eph. 5:27) |
| Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Rev. 21:2) |
| There, made ready are the mansions, Radiant, still and fair; Spotless bride the Father gave Him By His side is there. |
| He and I, in that bright glory, One deep joy shall share — Mine, to be forever with Him; His, that I am there. |
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| The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all: and His tender mercies are over all His works. (Psa. 145:8‑9) |
| The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. (James 5:11) |
| He was better to me than all my hopes; He was better than all my fears; He made a bridge of my broken dreams, And a rainbow of my tears; The billows that guarded my sea-girt path But carried my Lord on their crest; When I dwell on the days of my wilderness march, I can lean on His love for the rest. |
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| Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that Thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. (1 Chron. 4:10) |
| Thy life can know the blessedness Of resting in His will; His fullness flows unceasingly Thy cup of need to fill. |
| His strength upon thy weakness waits, His power for thy task; What more, oh child of all His care, Could any great one ask? |