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Daily Light's Evening Reading
What communion hath light with darkness?—II COR. 6:14.
Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.—Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Darkness hath blinded his eyes.—Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.—Love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness
Ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.
John 3:19. -I Thes. 5:5.I John 2:11. -Psa. 119:105.Psa. 74:20. -I John 4:7,8.Prov. 4:19,18.John 12:46.Eph 5:8.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.”
2 Samuel 21:10
If the love of a woman to her slain sons could make her prolong her mournful vigil for so long a period, shall we weary of considering the sufferings of our blessed Lord? She drove away the birds of prey, and shall not we chase from our meditations those worldly and sinful thoughts which defile both our minds and the sacred themes upon which we are occupied? Away, ye birds of evil wing! Leave ye the sacrifice alone! She bore the heats of summer, the night dews and the rains, unsheltered and alone. Sleep was chased from her weeping eyes: her heart was too full for slumber. Behold how she loved her children! Shall Rizpah thus endure, and shall we start at the first little inconvenience or trial? Are we such cowards that we cannot bear to suffer with our Lord? She chased away even the wild beasts, with courage unusual in her sex, and will not we be ready to encounter every foe for Jesus’ sake? These her children were slain by other hands than hers, and yet she wept and watched: what ought we to do who have by our sins crucified our Lord? Our obligations are boundless, our love should be fervent and our repentance thorough. To watch with Jesus should be our business, to protect his honour our occupation, to abide by his cross our solace. Those ghastly corpses might well have affrighted Rizpah, especially by night, but in our Lord, at whose cross-foot we are sitting, there is nothing revolting, but everything attractive. Never was living beauty so enchanting as a dying Saviour. Jesus, we will watch with thee yet awhile, and do thou graciously unveil thyself to us; then shall we not sit beneath sackcloth, but in a royal pavilion.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Genesis 5
5. From Adam to Noah
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 29 He named him Noah Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort. and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.” 28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26. of Enosh. 5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” Hebrew adam when they were created.
1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line.
When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
New Testament in Four Years - Mark 4:25-29
4. Parables of Jesus
25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Psalm a Day - Psalm 65
65. Psalm 65
1 Praise awaits Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. you, our God, in Zion;to you our vows will be fulfilled.
2 You who answer prayer,
to you all people will come.
3 When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave Or made atonement for our transgressions.
4 Blessed are those you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.
5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas,
6 who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.
9 You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it. Or for that is how you prepare the land
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.
