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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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| As for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you. (1 Sam. 12:23‑24) |
| O Lord, encourage 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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| He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock. (Psa. 40:2) |
| He brought me forth also into a large place: He delivered me, because He delighted in me. (2 Sam. 22:20) |
| He brought me to the banqueting house, and His banner over me was love. (Song of Sol. 2:4) |
| Our Lord, our Life, our Rest, our Shield, Our Rock, our Food, our Light; Each thought of Thee does constant yield Unchanging, fresh delight. |
| Yet in Thy love such depths we see, Our souls o’erflow with praise — Content ourselves, while, Lord, to Thee A joyful song we raise. |
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| None can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou? (Dan. 4:35) |
| The Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. (Job 1:12) |
| It is enough, stay now thine hand. (1 Chron. 21:15) |
| The trial and testing He allows, By love and wisdom planned — When His own purpose is fulfilled, He speaks — “Stay now thine hand.” |
| Then trust His love — keep looking up; On Jesus fix your gaze; The way He leads will give you cause For everlasting praise. |
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| If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5) |
| The Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. (Prov. 2:6) |
| Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (Prov. 4:7) |
| Wisdom of God, we would by Thee be taught; Control our minds, direct our every thought; Knowledge alone life’s problems cannot meet; We learn to live while sitting at Thy feet. |
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| I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Matt. 9:13) |
| The publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. (Luke 18:13) |
| Come, every soul by sin oppressed, There’s mercy with the Lord, And He will surely give you rest, By trusting in His Word. |
| Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way, That leads you into rest; Believe in Him without delay, And you are fully blest. |
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| Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. (Col. 1:15) |
| The body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight. (Col. 1:22) |
| Have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him. (Col. 3:10) |
| For He who left His glory, To die upon the tree, Will soon complete the story And come again, and we Conformed to His image, As known, be brought to know, And with increasing fervor, Our ceaseless praises flow. |
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| Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. (Song of Sol. 4:7) |
| I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness. (Isa. 61:10) |
| It is the Father’s joy to bless; His love has found for me a dress, A robe of spotless righteousness, O Lamb of God, in Thee! |
| Not half His love can I express, Yet, Lord, with joy my lips confess This blessed portion I possess, O Lamb of God, in Thee! |
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| These are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night. (1 Chron. 9:33) |
| In the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. (Neh. 12:46) |
| Learning from Thy lips forever All the Father’s heart, Thou hast, in that joy eternal, Chosen me my part; There, where Jesus, Jesus only, Fills each heart and tongue, Where Himself is all the radiance And Himself the song. |
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| See wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him. (Judg. 16:5) |
| Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. (Psa. 118:27) |
| The band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound Him. (John 18:12) |
| Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given thee from above. (John 19:11) |
| Onward still to Calvary marching, Onward still He speeds His way (His own Father’s will fulfilling), Love to sinners to display. |
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| Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering: for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. (James 1:6) |
| 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. 14:30‑31) |
| Above the tempest’s roar Faith hears His voice; And, with its hands in His, Faith can rejoice. |
| It fears no cloud, or wind That it can bring; Faith looks across the storm And still can sing. |
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| Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. (Prov. 24:29) |
| See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. (1 Thess. 5:15) |
| Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:21) |
| Let us speak of one another In a gracious, loving way; Cruel censures we have uttered May return in kind someday. |
| Let us care for one another — Seek their good above our own; We will cease to be Christ-centered If we live for self alone. |
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| Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you. (Isa. 59:2) |
| He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore His arm brought salvation unto him; and His righteousness, it sustained him. (Isa. 59:16) |
| There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 2:5) |
| Behold the Lamb, whose precious blood, Drawn from His riven side, Had power to make our peace with God, Nor lets one spot abide. |
| We, too, the cleansing power have known Of the atoning blood, By grace have learned His name to own, Which brings us back to God. |
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| This I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (1 Cor. 15:50‑53) |
| The days and nights are gliding past; Soon shall be heard the trumpet’s blast Which wakes the sleeping saints; The dead in Christ in glory rise, When we with them shall reach the skies Where Jesus for us waits. |
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| Christ is … entered … into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God FOR US. (Heb. 9:24) |
| Thus saith the Lord God; I have lifted up mine hand. For, behold, I am FOR YOU. (Ezek. 36:7,9) |
| God is for us, oh how wondrous! He is for me every day: He will take my hand and lead me That I never lose my way. |
| Oh to trust Him then more fully! In His loving heart to rest; He who graciously upholds me Ever gives His own the best. |
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| Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. (Eph. 5:19) |
| Is any merry? let him sing psalms. (James 5:13) |
| Break forth and sing the song Of “Glory to the Lamb!” Wake every heart and every tongue To praise the Savior’s name. |
| Sing on your heavenly road, Ye sons of glory, sing; To the ascended Lamb of God, Your cheerful praises bring. |
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| Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet. (2 Sam. 9:13) |
| 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) |
| From our guilt His blood has washed us; ’Tis through Him our souls draw nigh; And Thy Spirit too has taught us “Abba, Father,” thus to cry. |
| Clothed in garments of salvation, At Thy table is our place; We rejoice, and Thou rejoicest, In the riches of Thy grace. |
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| My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. (James 1:2‑3) |
| I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. (Eccl. 3:10) |
| Thy love this restless soul does teach The strength of Thine eternal calm; And tune its sad but broken speech To notes of the eternal psalm. |
| 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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| Noah WALKED with GOD. (Gen. 6:9) |
| He blessed Joseph, and said, GOD, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did WALK, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day. (Gen. 48:15) |
| That ye would WALK worthy of GOD, who hath called you unto His kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12) |
| Keep me close, Lord; so oft I stray; Draw me nearer day after day; Keep me walking along with Thee, Lighting my path that I may see. |
| Keep me speaking those things I should; Keep me thinking thoughts pure and good; Keep me living each day for Thee, Mindful always of eternity. |
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| As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. (Heb. 9:27‑28) |
| I have set before you life and death. … Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. (Deut. 30:19) |
| There is life in a look at the crucified One: There is life at this moment for thee: Then look, sinner — look unto Him and be saved, Unto Him who was nailed to the tree. |
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| Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. (Deut. 12:9) |
| There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (Heb. 4:9) |
| To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. (1 Peter 1:4) |
| Lo, we can tread rejoicing The narrow pilgrim road; We know the voice that calls us; We know our faithful God; Come, onward, up to glory! With every face set fast Towards our eternal home Where we shall rest at last. |
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| Now, O Lord, Thou art our Father; we are the clay, and Thou our potter; and we all are the work of Thy hand. (Isa. 64:8) |
| That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Tim. 3:17) |
| The pattern and the purpose Of every vessel planned, Its usefulness and beauty Are in the potter’s hand. |
| Our Father’s way is perfect; His thought toward us is love; He’s fashioning and molding — We’re citizens above. |
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| Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us. (Psa. 4:5‑7) |
| O God, the spring of all our joys, The life of our delights, The glory of our brightest days, The comfort of our nights. |
| The opened heaven around us throws Fresh beams of sacred bliss; The Savior shows that He is ours, And whispers we are His. |
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| One generation shall praise Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honor of Thy majesty, and of Thy wondrous works. (Psa. 145:4‑5) |
| Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. (Psa. 104:1) |
| Blest in this love, we sing; To God our praises bring; All sins forgiven; Jesus, our Lord, to Thee Honor and majesty, Now and forever be, Here and in heaven. |
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| A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. (Song of Sol. 4:12) |
| I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. (Jer. 31:25) |
| All my springs are in Thee. (Psa. 87:7) |
| Weary souls, draw near to Him; To you I can but bring One drop of that great ocean, One blossom of that spring; Sealed with His kiss, my lips are dumb; My soul with awe is still; Let him that is athirst but come And freely drink his fill. |
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| He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. (Job 12:5) |
| Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. (Psa. 17:5) |
| We are the only Bible The careless world will read; We are the sinners’ gospel; We are the scoffer’s creed; We are the Lord’s last message, Given in deed and word; What if the type is crooked? What if the print is blurred? |
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| Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed. (Psa. 78:20) |
| That Rock was Christ. (1 Cor. 10:4) |
| Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:14) |
| I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold I freely give The living water — thirsty one, Stoop down and drink and live”; I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. |
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| Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule, and all authority and power. (1 Cor. 15:24) |
| The end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. (1 Peter 4:7) |
| And when men’s measured thread is spun, His finished tale of days is told, When all earth’s numbered years are done And time itself grows old — Then shall God’s long eternities Their unmarked course have yet to run, And His uncounted eon-hours Be only just begun. |
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| He said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. (Mark 6:31) |
| He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. (Psa. 107:9) |
| Oh! how our loving Shepherd knows Our need of rest and peace; And how we need the quietness — With Him all troubles cease. |
| Then may we value more and more These times with Him apart, When He does to our souls reveal His wise and loving heart. |
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| Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him. (Col. 3:17) |
| That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess. 1:12) |
| Lord, make me available today To hear Thy voice and do Thy will, And cheerfully my own small place to fill; Let me Thy clear reflection be, So those I meet may see in me Thy goodness and serenity; Yet give me strength withal And courage to endure. |
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| Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously. (Ex. 15:1) |
| They sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy. (Rev. 5:9) |
| Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide; All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, Seated at Thy Father’s side; Worship, honor, power and blessing Thou art worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. |
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| I water my couch with my TEARS. Mine eye is consumed because of grief. (Psa. 6:6‑7) |
| My TEARS have been my meat day and night. (Psa. 42:3) |
| I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy TEARS: behold, I will heal thee. (2 Kings 20:5) |
| Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from TEARS, and my feet from falling. (Psa. 116:8) |
| The Lord God will wipe away TEARS from off all faces. (Isa. 25:8) |