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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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| Not as the offense, so also is the free gift: for if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. (Rom. 5:15) |
| Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. |
| Grace! ’tis a charming sound, Harmonious to the ear; Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. |
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| Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. (1 Peter 3:15) |
| The hope which is laid up for you in heaven. (Col. 1:5) |
| Though our pilgrimage be dreary, This is not our resting-place; Shall we of the way be weary When we see our Master’s face? No — e’en now anticipating, In this hope our souls rejoice, And His promised advent waiting, Soon shall hear His welcome voice. |
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| Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. (Jer. 1:5) |
| Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect. (Psa. 139:16) |
| Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Luke 12:7) |
| “Be still and know that I am God,” That I who made and gave you life Will lead your faltering steps aright; That I who see each sparrow’s fall Will hear and heed your earnest call. |
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| Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: and let such as love Thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. (Psa. 70:4) |
| Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. (Luke 1:46‑47) |
| Oh by Thy love constrain us, And fix our hearts on Thee; Let nothing henceforth pain us, But that which paineth Thee; Our joy, our blest endeavor, Through suffering, conflict, shame, To serve Thee, gracious Savior, And magnify Thy name. |
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| Set up over His head His accusation written, This is Jesus the King of the Jews. (Matt. 27:37) |
| He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. (Rev. 19:16) |
| Lord of life! to death once subject; Blesser, yet a curse once made; Of Thy Father’s heart the object, Yet in depths of anguish laid. |
| Royal robes shall soon invest Thee, Royal splendors crown Thy brow; Christ of God, our souls confess Thee King and Sovereign even now! |
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| When he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship. (Acts 20:36‑38) |
| Thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. (1 Sam. 20:18) |
| There are loved ones who are missing From the fireside and the feast; There are faces that have left us; There are voices that have ceased — Thanksgiving, oh, thanksgiving That their love once blessed us here, That so long they walked beside us Sharing every smile and tear; For the hope of that glad meeting Far from mortal grief and pain — We thank Thee, oh our Father, For the blessings that remain. |
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| Obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. (1 Peter 1:22) |
| Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph. 6:23) |
| ’Tis the little word you’re led to say Which touched that other life, And gave it nerve and strength again To conquer in the strife. |
| ’Tis just the secret little talk With Jesus by the way, That keeps you loving, true to Him In all you do and say. |
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| That He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. (Eph. 2:16‑17) |
| “Behold the Lamb” enthroned on high: In Him we are to God brought nigh — He who on Calvary’s cross has bled, He who was numbered with the dead, Exalted now o’er all as head, “He is our peace.” |
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| Because Thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee. (Psa. 63:3) |
| We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple. (Psa. 65:4) |
| Now know we in Emmanuel’s land Immeasurable grace; No longer looking to His hand, But gazing on His face; Our need, ourselves, forgotten there, Himself our hearts adore; The fullness of His joy we share, His pleasures evermore. |
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| Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. (Job 9:10) |
| Your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which He did. (Deut. 11:7) |
| “Stand still,” my soul, for so thy Lord commands; E’en when thy way seems blocked, leave it in His hands: His arm is mighty to divide the wave; “Stand still,” my soul, “stand still” and thou shalt see How God can work the “impossible” for thee, For with a great deliverance He does save. |
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| Thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. (Psa. 51:16‑17) |
| When your way seems thick with darkness, And your eyes with tears are dim, Straight to God your Father hastening, Tell your sorrows unto Him; Nor to human ear confiding Your sad tale of grief and care, But on God your Father resting, Pour out all your sorrows there. |
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| The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) |
| He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God. (Rev. 19:13) |
| Thou art the everlasting Word, The Father’s only Son; God manifest, God seen and heard, The heaven’s beloved One; Worthy, O Lamb of God, art Thou That every knee to Thee should bow. |
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| Show Thy marvelous loving-kindness. (Psa. 17:7) |
| He brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. (Ezek. 47:6) |
| I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty. (Ruth 1:21) |
| Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. (Ruth 4:14,17) |
| How good is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend, Whose love is as great as His power, And knows neither measure nor end! |
| ’Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home; We’ll praise Him for all that is past, And trust Him for all that’s to come. |
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| Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. (Prov. 3:3) |
| Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Matt. 5:7) |
| Thou who didst once suffer for sinners Such bitter reproach and disdain, Fill me with that same gentle spirit, That reviled, still reviles not again. |
| Lord, grant me the gift of forbearance, Thy tender, compassionate grace, That others beholding my visage The light of Thy likeness may trace. |
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| Mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. (Psa. 38:4) |
| Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. (Job 33:24) |
| The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. 53:6) |
| ’Tis finished! So the Savior cried, And meekly bowed His head and died; ’Tis finished! Yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. |
| ’Tis finished! Son of God, Thy power Has triumphed in this awful hour, And yet our eyes with sorrow see That life to us was death to Thee. |
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| O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy. (Psa. 43:3‑4) |
| We shall know — for we can trust Him Who has led us all the way; Who has ransomed and redeemed us, Who has been our staff and stay; Who has made a path before us Through the desert and the sea; To the Lord who sought and saved us, Evermore our praise shall be. |
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| My beloved is gone down into his garden. (Song of Sol. 6:2) |
| I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse. (Song of Sol. 5:1) |
| Thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isa. 58:11) |
| If these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:8) |
| Oh fill me with Thy fullness, Lord, Until my very heart o’erflow In kindling thought and glowing word Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show. |
| Oh teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things Thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach The hidden depth of many a heart. |
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| His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. (Luke 1:64) |
| My tongue shall speak of Thy righteousness and of Thy praise all the day long. (Psa. 35:28) |
| He giveth songs when our music is over, When our voices falter and our tongues are mute — He giveth songs — and His music is sweeter Than earth’s greatest voices which never can suit. |
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| Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Gal. 1:4‑5) |
| Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (1 Tim. 1:17) |
| Unto Him who loved us — gave us Every pledge that love could give; Freely shed His blood to save us; Gave His life that we might live; Be the kingdom, And dominion, And the glory evermore. |
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| Ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith. (1 Thess. 3:6‑7) |
| When they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. (Acts 16:40) |
| God be with you till we meet again; By His counsels guide, uphold you; With His sheep securely fold you; Neath His wings protecting hide you; Daily manna still provide you; When life’s perils thick confound you, Put His arms unfailing round you; Keep love’s banner floating o’er you; God be with you till we meet again. |
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| If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure. (Ex. 18:23) |
| Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. (2 Tim. 2:3) |
| ’Tis only in Thee hiding We feel ourselves secure; Only in Thee abiding The conflict can endure; Thine arm the victory gaineth O’er every hateful foe; Thy love our hearts sustaineth, In all their cares and woe. |
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| The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because … He hath sent Me … to set at liberty them that are bruised. (Luke 4:18) |
| That ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (He saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose. (Mark 2:10‑12) |
| Many a man with his life out of tune, And battered and scarred with sin, Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd, Much like the old violin; But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd Never can quite understand The worth of a soul and the change that’s wrought By the touch of the Master’s hand. |
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| Out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden. (Gen. 2:9) |
| In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life. (Rev. 22:2) |
| And my spirit is hushed in a moment As the twilight falls tender and sweet; And I cross in fancy the river, And kneel at my Savior’s feet; And I rest in the shade that there falleth From the trees that with healing are rife — That shadow the banks of the river — The river of water of life. |
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| Happy is the man that findeth wisdom. She is a TREE OF LIFE to them that lay hold upon her. (Prov. 3:13,18) |
| A wholesome tongue is a TREE OF LIFE. (Prov. 15:4) |
| The fruit of the righteous is a TREE OF LIFE; and he that winneth souls is wise. (Prov. 11:30) |
| Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a TREE OF LIFE. (Prov. 13:12) |
| To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the TREE OF LIFE. (Rev. 2:7) |
| Oh teach us so the power to know Of risen life with Thee; Not we may live while here below, But Christ our life may be. |
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| O continue Thy loving-kindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart. (Psa. 36:10) |
| How great is His goodness, and how great is His beauty! (Zech. 9:17) |
| Jesus, Thou alone art worthy Ceaseless praises to receive; For Thy love and grace and goodness Rise o’er all our thoughts conceive. |
| Rise our hearts, and bless the Father, Ceaseless song e’en here begun, Endless praise and adoration To the Father and the Son. |
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| The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how He was known of them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. (Luke 24:34‑36) |
| We hear the words of love; We gaze upon the blood; We see the mighty sacrifice, And we have peace with God. |
| We know He liveth now At God’s right hand above; We know the throne on which He sits; We know His truth and love! |
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| I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted. (Isa. 49:11,13) |
| Then quietness around me fell, And Thou didst speak; my spirit heard; I worshipped and rejoiced, for well I knew Thy comfortable word. |
| Whoso has known that comforting, The inward touch that maketh whole, How can he ever choose but sing To Thee, O Lover of his soul? |
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| They stood still in the prison gate. (Neh. 12:39) |
| The Lord … despiseth not His prisoners. (Psa. 69:33) |
| That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh … but to the will of God. (1 Peter 4:2) |
| When obstacles and trials seem Like prison walls to me, I stand — ’tis all that I can do, And leave the rest to Thee. |
| Ill that He blesses is our good, And unblessed good is ill; And all is right that seems most wrong, If living in His will. |
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| The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because … He hath sent Me … recovering of sight to the blind. (Luke 4:18) |
| Have mercy on us, O Lord, Thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. (Matt. 20:31‑34) |
| Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. |
| ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace, my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. |
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| God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by His own power. (1 Cor. 6:14) |
| The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. (Song of Sol. 2:8,13) |
| What wonder, joy and glad surprise Shall fill our hearts as thus we rise To meet Him in the air, To see His face, to hear His voice, And in His perfect love rejoice, Whose glory then we’ll share. |
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| Such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11) |
| Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. (1 Peter 2:25) |
| Take Thou my love, O Lord, and consecrate it; Burn out the dross and make it all Thine own; Save me from self and all of earth’s ambitions Till self has died and Thou dost reign alone. |