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Daily Light's Evening Reading
When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?—LUKE 18:8.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.—The Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables.
Of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.—Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching.—Looking for that blessed hope, … the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ,
John 1:11. -I Tim. 4:1.II Tim. 4:2-4.Mark 13:32,33. -Luke 12:37. -Tit. 2:13.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“He shall see his seed; he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.”
Isaiah 53:10
Plead for the speedy fulfilment of this promise, all ye who love the Lord. It is easy work to pray when we are grounded and bottomed, as to our desires, upon God’s own promise. How can he that gave the word refuse to keep it? Immutable veracity cannot demean itself by a lie, and eternal faithfulness cannot degrade itself by neglect. God must bless his Son, his covenant binds him to it. That which the Spirit prompts us to ask for Jesus, is that which God decrees to give him. Whenever you are praying for the kingdom of Christ, let your eyes behold the dawning of the blessed day which draweth near, when the Crucified shall receive his coronation in the place where men rejected him. Courage, you that prayerfully work and toil for Christ with success of the very smallest kind, it shall not be so always; better times are before you. Your eyes cannot see the blissful future: borrow the telescope of faith; wipe the misty breath of your doubts from the glass; look through it and behold the coming glory. Reader, let us ask, do you make this your constant prayer? Remember that the same Christ who tells us to say, “Give us this day our daily bread,” had first given us this petition, “Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” Let not your prayers be all concerning your own sins, your own wants, your own imperfections, your own trials, but let them climb the starry ladder, and get up to Christ himself, and then, as you draw nigh to the blood-sprinkled mercy-seat, offer this prayer continually, “Lord, extend the kingdom of thy dear Son.” Such a petition, fervently presented, will elevate the spirit of all your devotions. Mind that you prove the sincerity of your prayer by labouring to promote the Lord’s glory.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Genesis 7
7. The Flood
24 The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. 23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits. That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters Or rose more than fifteen cubits, and the mountains were covered 19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. 18 The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. 14 They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings. 13 On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark. 12 And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month—on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. 10 And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth.
9 male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah. 8 Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground, 7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood. 6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth. 5 And Noah did all that the LORD commanded him.
4 Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.”
3 and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. 2 Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 1 The LORD then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
New Testament in Four Years - Mark 4:35-41
4. Parables of Jesus
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Psalm a Day - Psalm 67
67. Psalm 67
1 May God be gracious to us and bless usand make his face shine on us— The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation among all nations.
3 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you rule the peoples with equity
and guide the nations of the earth.
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
6 The land yields its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.
7 May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.
