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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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| Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? (Luke 12:6) |
| Yea … will I not forget thee. (Isa. 49:15) |
| Underneath are the everlasting arms. (Deut. 33:27) |
| The birds, without barn Or storehouse, are fed; From them let us learn To trust for our bread: His saints what is fitting Shall ne’er be denied, So long as ’tis written, The Lord will provide. |
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| Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank. (Dan. 1:8) |
| He clave to the Lord, and departed not from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses. And the Lord was with him; and he prospered. (2 Kings 18:6‑7) |
| Keep thyself pure. (1 Tim. 5:22) |
| May I be patient in Thy hands, And drawn, through each mysterious hour, To service of Thy pure commands, The narrow way of love and power. |
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| As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses unto justification. (Rom. 5:12,16) |
| Himself He could not save; Love’s stream too deeply flowed; In love Himself He gave To pay the debt we owed; Himself He could not save, For justice must be done; Our sin’s full weight must fall Upon the sinless One; For nothing less can God accept In payment of that fearful debt. |
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| How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. (Psa. 84:1‑2) |
| A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:10) |
| Oh, the joy of looking past The things that pass away To a habitation where Our tired feet may stay! We shall dwell forever there; Shall never more go out, Shall never more be weary With wandering about! |
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| I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek Thy servant; for I do not forget Thy commandments. (Psa. 119:176) |
| Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search My sheep, and seek them out. I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick. (Ezek. 34:11,16) |
| The Shepherd sought His sheep; The Father sought His child: He followed me o’er vale and hill, O’er desert waste and wild: He found me nigh to death, Famished and faint and lone; He bound me with the chains of love; He saved the wandering one. |
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| When they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. (Acts 16:23‑25) |
| Ye shall have a song, as in the night. (Isa. 30:29) |
| ’Tis easy when the morning Appears at last to view To praise your strong Redeemer Who burst the bondage through, But ’tis the praise at midnight That gives the foe alarm, That glorifies your Savior, And bares His strong right arm. |
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| By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. (Eph. 2:8) |
| Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. (James 1:17) |
| When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law. (Gal. 4:4) |
| Behold, what wondrous love and grace! When we were wretched and undone, To save a ruined, helpless race, The Father gave His only Son! Of twice ten thousand gifts divine, No gift like this could ever shine. |
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| His brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. (Gen. 45:3) |
| Therefore am I troubled at His presence: when I consider, I am afraid of Him. (Job 23:15) |
| There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. (1 John 4:18) |
| In him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him. (1 John 2:5) |
| No wrath God’s heart retaineth To usward who believe; No dread in ours remaineth As we His love receive; Returning sons He kisses, And with His robe invests; His perfect love dismisses All terror from our breasts. |
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| I baptized also the household of Stephanas. (1 Cor. 1:16) |
| Ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints. (1 Cor. 16:15) |
| I am glad of the coming of Stephanas. (1 Cor. 16:17) |
| How God must love a friendly home Which has a warming smile To welcome everyone who comes To bide a little while! |
| Our God holds dear a Christian home Where faith and love attest That every moment, every hour, He is the honored guest! |
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| Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. (Psa. 90:2) |
| There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. (Psa. 19:3‑4) |
| The invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. (Rom. 1:20) |
| All worlds His glorious power confess; His wisdom all His works express; But oh, His love! What tongue can tell? “Our Jesus hath done all things well.” |
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| Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? (1 Cor. 6:2) |
| When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe … in that day. (2 Thess. 1:10) |
| The earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (Rom. 8:19) |
| Blest Lamb of God! with grateful praise Our voices now to Thee we raise — O’er earth to reign, redeemed by blood, Kingdom and priests are we to God. |
| Soon, too, in glory shall we sing, And louder praises to Thee bring, While every nation, tongue and tribe, Strength, glory, might, to Thee ascribe! |
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| The heart knoweth his own bitterness. (Prov. 14:10) |
| What prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man … when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house: then hear Thou from heaven Thy dwelling place. (2 Chron. 6:29‑30) |
| Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. (2 Kings 19:14) |
| Springs of peace, when conflict heightens, Thine uplifted eye shall see; Peace that strengthens, calms and brightens, Peace itself a victory; Springs of comfort, strangely springing Through the bitter wells of woe; Founts of hidden gladness, bringing Joy that earth can ne’er bestow. |
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| He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. (Luke 24:50‑53) |
| Come, let us tune our loftiest song, And raise to Christ our joyful strain; Worship and thanks to Him belong, Who lives, and shall forever reign. |
| Extol the Lamb with loftiest song; Ascend for Him our cheerful strain; Worship and thanks to Him belong, Who lives, and shall forever reign. |
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| By faith Abel offered unto God a more EXCELLENT sacrifice than Cain. (Heb. 11:4) |
| Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more EXCELLENT name than they. (Heb. 1:4) |
| Now hath He obtained a more EXCELLENT ministry, by how much also He is the mediator of a better covenant. (Heb. 8:6) |
| Lord of glory, we adore Thee! Christ of God, ascended high! Heart and soul we bow before Thee, Glorious now beyond the sky: Thee we worship; Thee we praise — EXCELLENT in all Thy ways. |
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| I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure. (Gen. 33:14) |
| He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (Isa. 40:11) |
| When He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them, and the sheep follow Him: for they know His voice. (John 10:4) |
| We love the Shepherd’s voice: His watchful eyes shall keep Our pilgrim souls among The thousands of God’s sheep; He feeds the flock, He calls their names, And gently leads the tender lambs. |
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| There is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto Him, Well, Master, Thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but He: and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. (Mark 12:31‑33) |
| O Savior, welcome to my heart; Possess Thy humble throne; Bid every rival, Lord, depart, And reign, O Christ, alone. |
| Oh may I never turn aside, Nor from Thy bosom flee; Let nothing here my heart divide; I give it all to Thee. |
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| Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. (Josh. 3:9) |
| He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said … This is the Christ. (John 7:38,40‑41) |
| The man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. (John 4:50) |
| That all who in the Son believe, Shall never perish, but receive Life endless and divine; No condemnation e’er shall know, From death to life they pass below, And then in glory shine. |
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| Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. (James 5:7‑8) |
| For which cause we faint not. (2 Cor. 4:16) |
| And though there intervene Rough seas and stormy skies, Though by no mortal vision seen, Thy glory fills our eyes. |
| There shall all clouds depart; The wilderness shall cease; And sweetly shall each gladdened heart Enjoy eternal peace. |
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| Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him. (Matt. 28:9) |
| Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard His word. (Luke 10:39) |
| I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste. (Song of Sol. 2:3) |
| There, Lord, to lose, in bliss of Thine embrace, My selfish will; There, in the radiance of Thy blessed face, Be hushed and still; There, speechless at Thy pierced feet See none and naught beside, And know but this — that Thou art sweet, That I am satisfied. |
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| They sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord. (Ezra 3:11) |
| They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. (2 Chron. 29:30) |
| Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. (Psa. 111:1) |
| Great Captain of salvation, Now crowned with highest glory, Joyful we raise, our songs of praise, And lowly bow before Thee: We worship and adore Thee, Each heart and tongue confessing, Worthy to reign, the Lamb once slain, Of honor, power and blessing. |
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| Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor. (Esther 6:11) |
| Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth forever and ever. (Rev. 5:13‑14) |
| Lord, we worship and adore Thee For Thy rich, Thy matchless grace; Perfect soon in joy before Thee, We shall see Thee face to face; Yet e’en now our song shall be, Jesus gave Himself for me. |
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| Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. (1 Chron. 7:22) |
| Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him. (Job 42:11) |
| When they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. (Acts 16:40) |
| Give to Thy servants skill To soothe and bless; And to the tired and ill Give quietness. |
| And, Lord, to those who know Pain may not cease, Come near, that even so They may have peace. |
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| Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. (Prov. 16:3) |
| The thoughts of the righteous are right. (Prov. 12:5) |
| The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness. (Prov. 21:5) |
| Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. (2 Cor. 10:5) |
| Thoughts, desires, that enter there, Should they not be pure and fair? Meet for holy courts and blest, Courts of stillness and of rest, Where the soul, a priest in white, Singeth praises day and night. |
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| The Lord is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression. (Num. 14:18) |
| I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. (Jer. 31:34) |
| He will turn again, He will have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (Mic. 7:19) |
| Jesus is a righteous Savior; He has suffered once for sins; Death He suffered, ere in triumph He could bring redemption in. |
| Jesus is a lasting Savior; Ever will His love endure; Souls which rest by faith upon Him Are eternally secure. |
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| The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham … and said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. (Acts 7:2‑3) |
| They desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for He hath prepared for them a city. (Heb. 11:16) |
| We sing of the realms of the blest, That country so bright and so fair, The glorious mansions of rest — But what must it be to be there? |
| Do Thou, Lord, midst pleasure and woe, Still for heaven our spirits prepare; And shortly we also shall know And feel what it is to be there. |
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| Yea, He loved the people; all His saints are in Thy hand: and they sat down at Thy feet; every one shall receive of Thy words. (Deut. 33:3) |
| Jesus went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. (John 6:3) |
| In the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. (Mark 1:35) |
| ’Tis a solitary pathway To that fair retreat — Where in deep and sweet communion Sit I at His feet; In that glorious isolation, Loneliness how blest, From the windy storm and tempest Have I found my rest. |
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| The trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endureth forever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord. (2 Chron. 5:13) |
| Come, saints, your grateful voices raise, For grace’s boundless store; Dwell on the Lamb’s unchanging love, And praise Him evermore. |
| Then endless praise our lips shall move, And joy our spirits fill; The objects of His love divine, Oh who that joy can tell? |
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| Thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. (1 Sam. 30:8) |
| Then I restored that which I took not away. (Psa. 69:4) |
| Jesus Christ; who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity. (Titus 2:13‑14) |
| We are by Christ redeemed: The cost — His precious blood; Be nothing by our souls esteemed Like this great good; Were the vast world our own, With all its varied store, And Thou, Lord Jesus, wert unknown, We still were poor. |
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| The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. (1 Sam. 2:3) |
| God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof. For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven. (Job 28:23‑24) |
| Is anything too hard for the Lord? (Gen. 18:14) |
| The things that are to us too hard, The foes that are too strong, Are just the very ones that may Awake a triumph song. |
| O God of the impossible, When we no hope can see, Grant us the faith that still believes All possible to Thee! |
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| That ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. (1 Thess. 4:11) |
| Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10) |
| Are you busy in the corner God entrusted to your care? One small portion of God’s vineyard Is appointed as your share. |
| Oh, God wants your little corner To reflect His loving care; And He wants its fruit to ripen For the harvest over there. |