Dalfrath Alfred bringing the Word

Daily light on the daily path

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster*

December 24

MORNING

If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do
mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom. 8:13

Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these; Adultery,
fornication. ... and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have
also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the
flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also
walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5:19, 21-25

The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching
us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed
hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ; who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity.
Titus 2:11-14

EVENING

Then said the princes of the Phillistines, What do these Hebrews here? I
Sam. 29:3

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye: for the spirit of
glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but
on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or
as a thief... or as a busy body in other men's matters. I Pet. 4:14, 15

Let not ... your good be evil spoken of. Rom. 14:16

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. I Pet. 2:12

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship
hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness? Ye are the temple of the living God. Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean
thing. II Cor. 6:14, 16, 17

Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people: that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you
out of darkness into his marvellous light. I Pet. 2:9

Daily light on the daily path

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster*

December 24

MORNING

If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do
mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom. 8:13

Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these; Adultery,
fornication. ... and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have
also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the
flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also
walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5:19, 21-25

The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching
us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed
hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ; who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity.
Titus 2:11-14

EVENING

Then said the princes of the Phillistines, What do these Hebrews here? I
Sam. 29:3

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye: for the spirit of
glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but
on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or
as a thief... or as a busy body in other men's matters. I Pet. 4:14, 15

Let not ... your good be evil spoken of. Rom. 14:16

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. I Pet. 2:12

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship
hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness? Ye are the temple of the living God. Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean
thing. II Cor. 6:14, 16, 17

Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people: that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you
out of darkness into his marvellous light. I Pet. 2:9

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 21*

*MORNING*

*The days of thy mourning shall be ended. Isa. 60:20*

*In the world ye shall have tribulation. John 16:33*

*The whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And
not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption,
to wit, the redemption of our body. Rom. 8:22, 23*

*We that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we
would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up
of life. II Cor. 5:4*

*These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their
robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, Therefore are they
before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he
that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no
more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any
heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and
shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes. Rev. 7:14-17 *
*EVENING*

*Master, carest thou not that we perish? Mark 4:38*

*The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Psa. 145:9*

*Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green
herb have I given you all things. Gen. 9:3*

*While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and
summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease. Gen. 8:22*

*The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them
that trust in him. Nah. 1:7*

*God heard the voice of the lad: and the angel of God called to Hagar out
of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God
hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. And God opened her eyes, and
she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water,
and gave the lad drink. Gen. 21:17, 19*

*Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? for
your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Matt.
6:31, 32*

*Trust ... in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. I
Tim. 6:17*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 20*

*MORNING*

*He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy and without blame before him in love. Eph. 1:4*

*God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification
of the Spirit and belief of the truth: whereunto he called you. . . . to
the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. II Thess. 2:13*

*Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the
image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called,
them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Rom.
8:29, 30*

*Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through
sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of
Jesus Christ. I Pet. 1:2*

*A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:
and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you
a heart of flesh. Ezek. 36:26*

*God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. I Thess. 4:7*

*EVENING*

*If the Lord would make windows in heaven might this thing be? II Kings 7:2*

*Have faith in God. Mark 11:22*

*Without faith it is impossible to please God. Heb. 11:6*

*With God all things are possible. Matt. 19:26*
*Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to
deliver? Isa. 50:2*

*My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith
the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isa. 55:8, 9*

*Prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the
windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be
room enough to receive it. Mal. 3:10*

*Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his
ear heavy, that it cannot hear. Isa. 59:1*

*LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them
that have no power. II Chron. 14:11*

*We should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead. II
Cor. 1:9*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 19*

*MORNING*

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness. Psa. 112:4

Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his
servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the
name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. Isa. 50:10

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth
him with his hand. Psa. 37:24

The commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Prov. 6:23

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I
sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. I will bear the
indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead
my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light,
and I shall behold his righteousness. Micah 7:8, 9

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy
whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body
shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be
darkness, how great is that darkness Matt. 6:22, 23

*EVENING*

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

I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three
days, and have nothing to eat: ... I will not send them away fasting, lest
they faint in the way. Matt. 15:32

We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities. Heb. 4:15

They brought young children to him, and he took them up in his arms, put
his hands upon them, and blessed them. Mark 10:13, 16

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant. Psa. 119:176

The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19:10

Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and
Bishop of your souls. I Pet. 2:25

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you
the kingdom. Luke 12:32

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord
GOD. Ezek. 34:15

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 17*

*MORNING*
*Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Psa. 80:18*

*It is the Spirit that quickeneth. John 6:63*

*The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should
pray for as we ought:*

*but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the
mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according
to the will of God. Rom. 8:26, 27*

*Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance. Eph. 6:18*

*I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
Psa. 119:93*

*The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John
6:63*

*The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. II Cor. 3:6*

*If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will,
and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7*

*This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing
according to his will, he heareth us. I John 5:14*

*No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. I Cor. 12:3*

* *
*EVENING*
*Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather
reprove them. Eph. 5:11*

*Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. I Cor. 15:33*

*Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump! Purge out
therefore the old leaven. I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company
with fornicators. Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or
with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye
needs go out of the world. I have written unto you not to keep company, if
any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an
idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one
no not to eat. I Cor. 5:6, 7, 9-11*

*That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in
the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights
in the world. Phil. 2:15*

*In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but
also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. II
Tim. 2:20*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 16*

*MORNING*
*Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
John 13:1*

*I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast
given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine;
and I am glorified in them. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of
the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of
the world, even as I am not of the world. John 17:9, 10, 15, 16*

*As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John 15:9*

*Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:13,14*

*A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have
loved you, that ye also love one another. John 13:34*

*He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of
Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:6*

*Christ ... loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might
sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. Eph. 5:25, 26
*
*EVENING*
*The deep things of God. I Cor. 2:10*

*Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his
lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard
of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:15*

*It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Matt.
13:11*
*We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of
God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. I
Cor. 2:12*

*For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of
whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant
you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by
his Spirit in the inner man that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may
be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and
depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:14-19*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 15*

*MORNING*
*Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Gal. 6:2*

*Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of
others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who ...
took upon him the form of a servant. Phil. 2:4, 5, 7*

*Even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and
to give his life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45*

*He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto
themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. II Cor. 5:15*

*When Jesus ... saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with
her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. Jesus wept. John 11:33, 35*

*Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Rom. 12:15
*
*Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren,
be pitiful, be courteous: not rendering evil for evil, or railing for
railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called,
that ye should inherit a blessing. I Pet. 3:8, 9*

* *
*EVENING*

*Son, go work to day in my vineyard. Matt. 21:28*

*Thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God
through Christ. Gal. 4:7*

*Reckon ye ... yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal
body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your
members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but yield yourselves
unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as
instruments of righteousness unto God. Rom. 6:11-13*

*As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former
lusts in your ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye
holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for
I am holy. I Pet. 1:14, 15*

*Sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good
work. II Tim. 2:21*

*Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is
not in vain in the Lord. I Cor. 15:58*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 14*

*MORNING*

*Make his praise glorious. Psa. 66:2*
* *

*This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
Isa. 43:21*
* *

*I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned
against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have
sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. And it shall be to
me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the
earth. Jer. 33:8, 9*
* *

*By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually,
that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Heb. 13:15*
* *

*I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify
thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast
delivered my soul from the lowest hell. Psa. 86:12, 13*
* *

*Who is like unto thee, O LORD.... glorious in holiness, fearful in
praises, doing wonders? Exo. 15:11*
* *

*I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with
thanksgiving. Psa. 69:30*
* *

*They sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb,
saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty. Rev. 15:3*

* **EVENING** **By nature the children of wrath, even as others. Eph. 2:3**
**We ourselves also were sometime foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving
divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating
one another. Titus 3:3** **Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be
born again. John 3:7** **Job answered the LORD, and said, Behold, I am
vile: what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Job
40:3, 4** **The LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job,
that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one
that feareth God, and escheweth evil. Job 1:8** **Behold, I was shapen in
iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Psa. 51:5** **David ... to
whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse,
a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Acts 13:22** **I
obtained mercy... who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and
injurious. I Tim. 1:13** **That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and
that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6*

*Daily light on the daily path*
*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 13** **MORNING*

*Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. II Tim. 2:1*
* *

*Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power. Col. 1:11*
* *

*As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been
taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Col. 2:6, 7*
* *

*Trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be
glorified. Isa. 61:3*
* *

*Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly framed
together groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are
builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. 2:20-22*
* *

*I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build
you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Acts 20:32*
* *

*Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ,
unto the glory and praise of God. Phil. 1:11*
* *

*Fight the good fight of faith. I Tim. 6:12*
* *

*In nothing terrified by your adversaries. Phil. 1:28*

* **EVENING** **Thou Tenderest to every man according to his work. Psa.
62:12** **Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall
receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss:
but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. I Cor. 3:11, 14, 15** **We
must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may
receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad. II Cor. 5:10** **When thou doest alms, let not
thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be in
secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee
openly. Matt. 6:3, 4** **After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. Matt. 25:19** **Not that we are sufficient
of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of
God. II Cor. 3:5** **LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also
hast wrought all our works in us. Isa. 26:12*

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*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 12** **MORNING*

*The Lord is in the midst of thee. Zeph. 3:15*

*Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I
will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with
the right hand of my righteousness. Isa. 41:10*

*Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them
that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will
come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isa. 35:3, 4*

*The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will
rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee
with singing. Zeph. 3:17*

*Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.Psa. 27:14*

*I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God
is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and
God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. Rev. 21:3, 4*

* *
*EVENING*
*Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that
they go forward. Exo. 14:15*

*Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people,
and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in
his sight. I Chron. 19:13*

*We made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and
night. Neh. 4:9*

*Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt.7:21*

*If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be
of God. John 7:17*

*Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD. Hos. 6:3*

*Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. Matt. 26:41*

*Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. I Cor.
16:13*

*Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. Rom. 12:11*
*Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them
that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. Isa. 35:3, 4*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 11** **MORNING*
*Let not your good be evil spoken of. Rom. 14:16*

*Abstain from all appearance of evil. I Thess. 5:22*

*Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also
in the sight of men. II Cor. 8:21*

*For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the
ignorance of foolish men. I Pet. 2:15*

*But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an
evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as
a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this
behalf. I Pet. 4:15, 16*

*Brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an
occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Gal. 5:13*

*Take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock
to them that are weak. I Cor. 8:9*

*Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he
were drowned in the depth of the sea. Matt. 18:6*

*Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me. Matt. 25:40*

*EVENING*

*Awake thou that steepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give
thee light. Eph. 5:14*

*It is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer
than when we believed. Rom. 13:11*

*Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that be drunken are
drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on
the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of
salvation. I Thess. 5:6-8*

*Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness
the people, but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen
upon thee. Isa. 60:1, 2*

*Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end
for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ. I Pet. 1:13*

*Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves
like unto men that wait for their lord. Luke 12:35, 36*



*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 10** **MORNING*

*No man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:29*

*I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that
which I have committed unto him against that day. II Tim. 1:12*

*The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto
his heavenly kingdom. II Tim. 4:1*

*We are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded,
that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8:37-39*

*Your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. 3:3*

*Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the
kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? James 2:5*

*Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved
us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. II
Thess. 2:16, 17*

*EVENING*

*The perfect law of liberty. James 1:25*

*Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. If
the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John
8:32-34, 36*

*Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,
and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. For, brethren, ye have
been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the
flesh, but by love serve one another For all the law is fulfilled in one
word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Gal. 5:1, 13,
14*

*Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Rom. 6:18*

*For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so
long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law
of her husband. Rom. 7:2*

*The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the
law of sin and death. Rom. 8:2*

*I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. Psa. 119:45*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 9** **MORNING*

*To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Prov. 21:3*

*He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require
of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy
God? Micah 6:8*

*Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to hearken than the fat of rams. I Sam. 15:22*

*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 neighbour as
himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:33*

*Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy
God continually. Hos. 12:6*

*Mary ... sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. One thing is needful: and
Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Luke 10:39, 42*

*It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good
pleasure. Phil. 2:13*

* *
*EVENING*
*The spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Ecc. 12:7*

*The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. 2:7*

*There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them
understanding. Job 32:8*

*The first man Adam was made a living soul. I Cor. 15:45*

*The spirit of man that goeth upward. Ecc. 3:21*

*Whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. We are
confident... . and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be
present with the Lord. II Cor. 5:6, 8*

*With Christ; which is far better. Phil. 1:23*

*I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are
asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with him. I Thess. 4:13, 14*

*I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye
may be also. John 14:2, 3*


*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 8** **MORNING*

*By love serve one another. Gal. 5:13*

*Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual,
restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest
thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law
of Christ. Gal. 6:1, 2*


*Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let
him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way
shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. James
5:19, 20*

*Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit
unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a
pure heart fervently. I Pet. 1:22*

*Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another
hath fulfilled the law. Rom. 13:8*

*Be kindly affectioned one to another in brotherly love; in honour
preferring one another. Rom. 12:10*

*Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility:
for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. I Pet. 5:5*

*We ... that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not
to please ourselves. Rom. 15:1*

* *
*EVENING*
*The dust shall return to the earth as it was. Ecc. 12:7*

*It is sown in corruption; it is sown in dishonour; it is sown in weakness;
it is sown a natural body. I Cor. 15:42-44*

*The first man is of the earth, earthy. I Cor. 15:47*

*Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen. 3:19*

*One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. And
another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with
pleasure. They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover
them. Job 21:23, 25, 26*

*My flesh ... shall rest in hope. Psa. 16:9*

*Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see
God. Job 19:26*

*The Lord Jesus Christ shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned
like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able
even to subdue all things unto himself. Phil. 3:20, 21*

*LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is;
that I may know how frail I am. Psa. 39:4*

*So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psa. 90:12*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 7** **MORNING*

*He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made
the righteousness of God in him. II Cor. 5:21*

*The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 53:6*

*Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being
dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were
healed. I Pet. 2:24*

*As by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience
of one shall many be made righteous. Rom. 5:19*

*After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his
mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy
Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the
hope of eternal life. Titus 3:4-7*

*There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom. 8:1*

*The LORD our Righteousness. Jer. 23:6*
* *
*EVENING*

*I will be as the dew unto Israel. Hos. 14:5*


*The meekness and gentleness of Christ. II Cor. 10:1*

*A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not
quench. Isa. 42:3*

*The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach
the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of
the Lord. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture
fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. Luke 4:18, 19, 21, 22*

*And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter, and Peter remembered the word
of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt
deny me thrice. And Peter went out and wept bitterly. Luke 22:61, 62*


*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*

*Daily light on the daily path*

*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 6** **MORNING*

*It is God which worketh in you.* *Phil. 2:13*

*Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. II Cor. 3:5*

*A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. John 3:27*

*No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and
I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44*

*And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for
ever. Jer. 32:39*

*Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his
creatures. James 1:16-18*

*For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which
God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph. 2:10*

*LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our
works in us. Isa. 26:12*
* *
*EVENING*

*The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt. 26:41*

*In the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire
of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul
have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek
thee early. Isa. 26:8, 9*

*I know that in me, (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to
will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but I see another law
in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into
captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Rom. 7:18, 22, 23*

*The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the
things that ye would. Gal. 5:17*

*I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. 4:13*

*Our sufficiency is of God. II Cor. 3:5*

*My grace is sufficient for thee. II Cor. 12:9 ****
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*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 5** **MORNING*

*It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy
statutes. Psa. 119:71*

*Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he
suffered. Heb. 5:8*

*We suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon
that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with
the glory which shall be revealed in us. Rom. 8:17, 18*

*He knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth
as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not
declined. Job 23:10, 11*

*Thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these
forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know
what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or
no. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the
commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Deut. 8:2, 5, 6*

* *
*EVENING*
*By strength shall no man prevail. I Sam. 2:9*

*Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and
with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord
of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. And David
put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it. So David
prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. I Sam. 17:45,
49, 50*

*There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not
delivered by much strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that
fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. Psa. 33:16, 18*

*Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in
thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and
to give strength unto all. I Chron. 29:12*

*I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in
persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am
I strong. II Cor. 12:9, 10 ****

*Daily light on the daily path*
*Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster *
* **December 4** **MORNING*

*Where shall wisdom be found? Job 28:12*

*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. But let him ask
in faith, nothing wavering. James 1:5, 6*

*Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths. Prov. 3:5, 6*

*The only wise God. I Tim. 1:17*

*Be not wise in thine own eyes. Prov. 3:7*

*Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the Lord said
unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send
thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of
their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Jer. 1:6-8*

*Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full. John 16:23, 24*

*All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matt. 21:22*

* *
*EVENING*
*I would not live alway. Job 7:16*

*And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and
be at rest. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. Psa.
55:6, 8*

*In this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house
which is from heaven. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being
burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that
mortality might be swallowed up of life. II Cor. 5:2, 4*

*Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.
Phil. 1:23*

*Let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto
Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who, for the joy that was set
before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the
right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such
contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in
your minds. Heb. 12:1-3*

*Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27*

*Daily light on the daily path*
Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*December 3*** *MORNING*

*I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause. Job 5:8*

*Is any thing too hard for the LORD? Gen. 18:14*

*Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to
pass. Psa. 37:5*

*Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. Phil. 4:6*

*Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you. I Pet. 5:7*

*Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it:
and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the
LORD. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord. Isa. 37:14, 15*

*It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while
they are yet speaking, I will hear. Isa. 65:24*

*The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16*

*I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as
long as I live. Psa. 116:1, 2*

*EVENING*

*Our bodies washed with pure water. Heb. 10:22*

*Thou shalt ... make a laver of brass.... and thou shalt put it between the
tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water
therein. For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet
thereat: when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall
wash with water, that they die not; ... they shall wash their hands and
their feet, that they die not. Exo. 30:18-21*

*Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you. I Cor. 6:19*

*If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple
of God is holy, which temple ye are. I Cor. 3:17*

*In my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes
shall behold, and not another. Job 19:26, 27*

*There shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth. Rev. 21:27*

*Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on
iniquity. Hab. 1:13*

*I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service. Rom. 12.1*

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*December 2*** *MORNING*

Ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I John 2:20

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power. Acts
10:38

It pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell. Col. 1:19

Of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:16

Thou anointest my head with oil. Psa. 23:5

The anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not
that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye
shall abide in him. I John 2:27

The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, he shall teach you ail things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should
pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. Rom. 8:26

*EVENING*

Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. 10:22

If the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling
the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall
the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without
spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Heb. 9:13, 14

The blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Heb. 12:24

We have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of his grace. Eph. 1:7

When Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law,
he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and
hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people. Moreover he
sprinkled ... with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the
ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and
without shedding of blood is no remission. Heb. 9:19, 21, 22

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*December 1*** *MORNING* *A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind,
and a covert from the tempest. Isa. 32:2** **Forasmuch ... as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the
same. Heb. 2:14** **The man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zech. 13:7** **I and my Father are one. John 10:30** **He that dwelleth in
the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty. Psa. 91:1** **There shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the
daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from
storm and from rain. Isa. 4:6** **The LORD is thy shade upon thy right
hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. Psa.
121:5, 6** **When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is
higher than I. Psa. 61:2** **Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve
me from trouble. Psa. 32:7** **Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a
strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow
from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against
the wall. Isa. 25:4*
* **EVENING** **Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth. Isa. 65:17** *
*The new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before
me.... so shall your seed and your name remain. Isa. 66:22** **We,
according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein
dwelleth righteousness. II Pet. 3:13** **I saw a new heaven and a new
earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there
was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down
from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and
God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I
make all things new. Rev. 21:1-5*


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Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 30*** *MORNING*

*The Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be
with you all. II Thess. 3:16*

*Peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. Rev. 1:4*

*The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:7*

*Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be
unto you. Luke 24:36*

*Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,
give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27*

*The Comforter ... even the Spirit of truth. John 15:26*

*The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. Gal. 5:22*

*The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God. Rom. 8:16*

*My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said
unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For
wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in
thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? Exo. 33:14-16*
* *
*EVENING*

*We glory in tribulations. Rom. 5:3*

*If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
miserable. I Cor. 15:19*

*Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try
you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch
as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be
revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. I Pet. 4:12, 13*

*Sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing. II Cor. 6:10*

*Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, rejoice. Phil. 4:4*

*They departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were
counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. Acts 5:41*

*The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing. Rom. 15:13*

*Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the
vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no
meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd
in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my
salvation. Hab. 3:17, 18*

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 29*** *MORNING* *We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy
house. Psa. 65:4** *

*One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may
dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the
beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. Psa. 27:4*

*Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they
shall be filled. Matt. 5:6*

*He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent
empty away. Luke 1:53*

*He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psa. 107:9*

*I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he
that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35*

*How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men
put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly
satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of
the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy
light shall we see light. Psa. 36:7-9*
*EVENING** *

*Do ye now believe? John 16:31*

*What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have
not works? can faith save him? Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being
alone. James 2:14, 17*

*By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had
received the promises offered up his only begotten son. Accounting that God
was able to raise him up, even from the dead. Heb. 11:17-19*

*Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac
his son upon the altar? Ye see then how that by works a man is justified,
and not by faith only. James 2:21, 24*

*Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he
being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be
blessed in his deed. James 1:25*

*By their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:20, 21*

*If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17*

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 28*** *MORNING

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead
also. James 2:26

Not every one that saith.... Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt.
7:21

Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Heb. 12:14

Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge
temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to
godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For 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. But he
that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath
forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather,
brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye
do these things, ye shall never fall. II Pet. 1:5-10

By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph. 2:8, 9

**EVENING** **As the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also
himself likewise took part of the same; that he might deliver them who
through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Heb.
2:14, 15** **O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. I Cor. 15:55, 57** **For which cause we faint not; but though our
outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. II Cor. 4:16**
**We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we
have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at
home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. We are willing rather to be
absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. II Cor. 5:1, 6-8** **Let
not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:1-3 ****

Inspirational Readings by A.B. Simpson
Days of Heaven on Earth
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A young woman whose parents had died while she was an infant had been cared for by a friend of the family. Before she was old enough to know him he went to Europe. Through all his years of absence he wrote regularly to her and never failed to send her money for all her wants.

Finally word came that during a certain week he would return and visit her. He did not fix the day or the hour. During that week the young woman received several invitations to take pleasant trips with her friends. one of these sounded so exciting that she could not resist accepting it. But during her trip her benefactor came, inquired as to her absence and left. Returning she found a note:

"My life," the note said, "has been a struggle for you; might you not have waited one week for me?" More she never heard, and her life of plenty became one of want.

Jesus has not fixed the day or hour of His return but He has said, Watch. Should He come today, would He find us absorbed in thoughtless dissipation? May we be found each day in the expectant attitude of those watching for a loved one.

Scripture
Could ye not watch with me one hour?—Matthew 26:40

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 27*** *MORNING** *

*The glory which thou gavest me I have given them. John 17:22*

*I saw ... the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his
train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims. And one cried unto
another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth
is full of his glory. Isa. 6:1-3*

*These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. John
12:41*

*Upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness ... of a man above upon
it. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. Ezek. 1:26, 28*

*I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, Thou canst not see my
face: for there shall no man see me, and live. Exo. 33:18, 20*

*No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the
bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John 1:18*

*God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Jesus Christ. II Cor. 4:6*

* **EVENING** *

*My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Prov. 1:10*

*She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband
with her; and he did eat. Gen. 3:6*

*Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing,
and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not
alone in his iniquity. Josh. 22:20*

*Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil. Exo. 23:2*

*Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat. Matt. 7:13*

*None of us liveth to himself. Rom. 14:7*

*Brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an
occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Gal. 5:13*
*Take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock
to them that are weak. When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their
weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. I Cor. 8:9, 12*

*All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 53:6*

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 26*** *MORNING*

*The Lord delighteth in thee. Isa. 62:4*

*Thus saith the LORD that created thee.... Fear not: for I have redeemed
thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isa. 43:1*

*Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion
on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of mine hands: thy walls are
continually before me. Isa. 49:15, 16*

*The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his
way. Psa. 37:23*

*My delights were with the sons of men. Prov. 8:31*

*The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his
mercy. Psa. 147:11*

*They shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my
jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth
him. Mal. 3:17*

*You, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked
works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death,
to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight. Col.
1:21, 22*

* *
*EVENING*

*The sorrow of the world worketh death. II Cor. 7:10*

*When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass,
and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his
household in order, and hanged himself, and died. II Sam. 17:23*

*A wounded spirit who can bear? Prov. 18:14*

*Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not
the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Jer. 8:22*

*The LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek: he hath
sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to comfort all that mourn; to
appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness. Isa. 61:1-3*

*Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light. Matt. 11:28-30*

*Philip preached unto him Jesus. Acts 8:35*

*He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Psa. 147:3m

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 25*** *MORNING*

*Being made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. Rom.6:18**Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Matt. 6:24*

*When ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. Rom. 6:20-22*

*Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that
believeth. Rom. 10:4*

*If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also
my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. John 12:26*

*Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. 11:29, 30*

*O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. Isa. 26:13*

*I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. Psa. 119:32
*
*EVENING*
*Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21*

*Manasseh did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the
abominations of the heathen, and he reared up altars for Baal. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the
LORD. And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. II Kings 2:1-3, 5, 6*

*And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication.
II Chron. 33:12, 13*


*Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like
crimson, they shall be as wool. Isa. 1:18*

*The Lord is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish.
II Pet. 3:9*

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 24*** *MORNING*

*My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Luke 8:21*
*Both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for
which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren: saying, I will declare
thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the church will I sing praise
unto thee. Heb. 2:11, 12*
*In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor
uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Gal. 5:6*

*Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:14*

*Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Luke 11:28*

*Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt.7:21*

*My meat is to do the will of him that sent me. John 4:34*

*If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie,
and do not the truth. I John 1:6*

*Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected; hereby know we that we are in him. I John 2:5*

*EVENING*

*What doest thou here, Elijah? I Kings 19:9*

*He knoweth the way that I take. Job 23:10*

*O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting,
and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest
my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways, Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Psa.139:1-3, 7, 9, 10*

*Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are. James 5:17*

*The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. Prov. 29:25*

*Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psa. 37:24*

*A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again. Prov. 24:16*

*Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we
faint not. Gal. 6:9*

*The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt. 26:41*

*Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear
him. Psa. 103:13, 14 ****

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 23*** *MORNING*

*Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear
of evil. Prov. 1:33*

*LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Psa. 90:1*

*He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty. Psa. 91:1*

*His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Psa. 91:4*

*Your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. 3:3*

*He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. Zech. 2:8*

*Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD. The LORD
shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exo. 14:13, 14*

*God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore
will not we fear. Psa. 46:1, 2*

*Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matt. 14:27*

*Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my
hands and my feet, that it is I myself. handle me, and see; for a spirit
hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Luke 24:38, 39*

*I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that
which I have committed unto him against that day. II Tim. 1:12** *
*EVENING*

*My kingdom is not of this world. John 18:36*

*This man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down
on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be
made his footstool. Heb. 10:12, 13*

*Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven. Matt. 26:64*

*He must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. I Cor. 15:25*

*Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. I Cor. 15:57*

*He raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the
heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in
that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him
to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the
fulness of him that filleth all in all. Eph. 1:20-23*

*He shall shew who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings,
and Lord of lords. I Tim. 6:15 ****

*Daily light on the daily path*

Devotional compiled by Jonathan Bagster
*November 22*** *MORNING*

*Praying in the Holy Ghost. Jude 20*

*God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and
in truth. John 4:24*

*We ... have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Eph. 2:18*

*O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt. Matt. 26:39*

*The Spirit ... helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should
pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth
what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the
saints according to the will of God. Rom. 8:26, 27*

*This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing
according to his will, he heareth us. I John 5:14*

*When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.
John 16:13*

*Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication. Eph. 6:18*
* *
*EVENING*
*There is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again,
and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Job 14:7*

*A bruised reed shall he not break. Isa. 42:3

*He restoreth my soul. Psa. 23:3*

*Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of. but
the sorrow of the world worketh death. II Cor. 7:10*

*No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness
unto them which are exercised thereby. Heb. 12:11*

*Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Psa.
119:67*

*After all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great
trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our
iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this. Ezra 9:13*

*Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I
sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. He will bring me forth
to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. Micah 7:8, 9 ****