Daily Light on the Daily Path (with Commentary by Mark Bowser) (eBook)

FEBRUARY

February 1

MORNING

Whom having not seen, ye love.—I PET. 1:8.

We walk by faith, not by sight.—We love him, because he first loved us.—And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.—In whom ye trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.—God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.—Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

II Cor. 5:7. -I John 4:19. -I John 4:16. -Eph. l:13. -Col. 1:27.I John 4:20.John 20:29. -Psa. 2:12.

EVENING

The Lord Our Righteousness.—JER. 23:6.

We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.—I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him.—To her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord … that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.

Isa. 64:6.Psa. 71:16. -Isa. 61:10.Luke 15:22. -Rev. 19:8.Phi. 3:8-9.

February 2

MORNING

Oh that thou wouldest keep me from evil.—I CHR. 4:10.

Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.—The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.—I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.—He that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.—The LORD knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations.

Luke 22:46. -Matt. 26:41.Prov. 30:7-9.Psa. 121:7. -Jer. 15:21. -I John 5:18.Rev. 3:10. -II Pet. 2:9.

Lean In

God is our strength at all times, including in the face of temptation. Have you ever felt that you couldn’t keep from giving into temptation? I know I have. In fact, the more we think about not giving in, we begin to slip down that slippery slope of sin.

So, is it impossible for us to keep from sinning when we are tempted? Not at all. God said He would protect us. So, we need to trust Him. Here is a plan to use the next time you are tempted:

1. Pray. Talk to God. Tell Him what you are feeling and thinking. Ask for His help.
2. Run. Don’t stay at the point of temptation. Get out of there. If it is something you are seeing…close your eyes. If it is something you are doing…get up and walk away.
3. Thank God for giving you strength.
4. If you did happen to give in to the temptation, then pray and repent (turn around, turn away), and next time with resolve, use the first three steps.

We can do it in God’s strength.

EVENING

One star differeth from another star in glory.—I COR. 15:41.

By the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all.—Be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.

They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Mark 9:34,35. -I Pet. 5:5,6.Phi. 2:5-7,9,10.Dan. 12:3.

February 3

MORNING

Be strong, and work; for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts.—HAG. 2:4.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.—I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.—Strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.—The joy of the LORD is your strength.

Thus said the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets.—Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not.—The LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might.

If God be for us, who can be against us?—Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.

Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.—Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 15:5. -Phi. 4:13. -Eph. 6:10. -Neh. 8:10.Zech. 8:9. -Isa. 35:3,4. -Judg. 6:14.Rom. 8:31. -II Cor. 4:1.Gal. 6:9. -I Cor. 15:57.

EVENING

The darkness hideth not from thee.—PSA. 139:12.

His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.—Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? . . . Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; . . . nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness . . . Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.—He that keepeth thee will not slumber. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.

Job 34:21,22. -Jer. 23:24.Psa 91:5,6,9,10. -Psa. 121:3,5-7.Psa. 23:4.

February 4

MORNING

The LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.—DEUT. 17:16.

Truly if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is a heavenly. Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt.—The just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.—No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.—Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

He which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Heb. 11:15,16,25,26. -Heb. 10:38,39. -Luke 9:62.Gal. 6:14. -II Cor. 6:17.Phi. 1:6.

Lean In

God doesn’t always make sense to our finite, limited understanding. But, God’s understanding is infinite. He is all knowing. He has our best in mind (see Jeremiah 29:11). His thoughts are greater than ours. Sometimes, God shuts a door for our own good. In our limited view, that door led to a better place. This is where faith comes in. Great faith. Because though it appears better in the here and now, God knows the future. He knows the doors He will open to us…and they are always good.

EVENING

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