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May 27

May 27 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. - Nahum 1:7 Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! - Jeremiah 33:11 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. - Psalm 46:1 I will say to the LORD, My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. - Psalm 91:2 This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. - 2 Samuel 22:31-32 If anyone loves God, he is known by God. - 1 Corinthians 8:3 God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” - 2 Timothy 2:19 The LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. - Psalm 1:6 You have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name. - Exodus 33:17 Adapted from “Daily Light”, published by Samuel Bagster in 1875. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe [https://dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

May 26

May 26 Our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep. - Hebrews 13:20 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. - 1 Peter 5:4 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. - John 10:14 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. - John 10:27-28 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. - Psalm 23:1 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. - Psalm 23:2-3 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. - Isaiah 53:6 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. - John 10:11 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak. - Ezekiel 34:16 You were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. - 1 Peter 2:25 Adapted from “Daily Light”, published by Samuel Bagster in 1875. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe [https://dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

May 25

May 25 Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you. - Psalm 31:19 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. - Isaiah 64:4 No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him. These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. - 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. - Psalm 16:11 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light. - Psalm 36:7-9 Godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. - 1 Timothy 4:8 Adapted from “Daily Light”, published by Samuel Bagster in 1875. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe [https://dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

May 24

May 24 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. - Ephesians 4:30 The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. - John 14:26 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them. - Isaiah 63:9-10 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. - 1 John 4:13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it. - Ephesians 1:13-14 Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. - Galatians 5:16-17 The Spirit helps us in our weakness. - Romans 8:26 Adapted from “Daily Light”, published by Samuel Bagster in 1875. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe [https://dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

May 23

May 23 The Spirit helps us in our weakness. - Romans 8:26 The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. - John 14:26 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? - 1 Corinthians 6:19 It is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. - Philippians 2:13 For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. - Romans 8:26-27 He knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. - Psalm 103:14 A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench. - Isaiah 42:3 The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. - Matthew 26:41 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. - Psalm 23:1-2 Adapted from “Daily Light”, published by Samuel Bagster in 1875. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe [https://dailylightning.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]