My Daily Meditation

Choose life

1 Now when all these things shall come upon thee, either the blessing or the curse which I have set before thee, and thou shalt turn into thine heart, among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,

2 And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and obey his voice in all that I command thee this day: thou, and thy children with all thine heart and with all thy soul,

3 Then the Lord thy God will cause thy captives to return, and have compassion upon thee, and will return, to gather thee out of all the people where the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

4 Though thou werest cast unto the utmost part of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he take thee,

5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it, and he will show thee favor, and will multiply thee above thy fathers.

6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, that thou mayest love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

7 And the Lord thy God will lay all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

8 Return thou therefore, and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments, which I command thee this day.

9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of the land for thy wealth: for the Lord will turn again, and rejoice over thee to do thee good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers,

10 Because thou shalt obey the voice of the Lord thy God, in keeping his commandments and his ordinances, which are written in the book of this law, when thou shalt return unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul.

11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither is it far off.

12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it us, and cause us to hear it, that we may do it?

13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it us, and cause us to hear it, that we may do it?

14 But the word is very near unto thee: even in thy mouth, and in thine heart, for to do it.

15 Behold, I have set before thee this day life and good, death and evil,

16 In that I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandment, and his ordinances, and his laws, that thou mayest live, and be multiplied, and that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not obey, but shalt be seduced and worship other gods, and serve them,

18 I pronounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, ye shall not prolong your days in the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to possess it.

19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live,

20 By loving the Lord thy God, by obeying his voice, and by cleaving unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days, that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.

The Book of Deuteronomy Chapter 30:1-25

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Psalm Ninety Eight

1 Sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath

done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy

arm have gotten him the victory.

2 The Lord declared his salvation: his righteousness

hath he revealed in the sight of the nations.

3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth

toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth

have seen the salvation of our God.

4 All the earth, sing ye loud unto the Lord: cry

out and rejoice, and sing praises.

5 Sing praise to the Lord upon the harp, even

upon the harp with a singing voice.

6 With pshalms and sound of trumpets sing loud

before the Lord the king.

7 Let the sea roar, and all that therein is, the

world, and they that dwell therein.

8 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the

mountains rejoice together,

9 Before the Lord: for he is come to judge the

earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world:

and the people with equity

My Daily Meditation

Believing the Unseen

26  And eight days after, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Jesus, when the doors were shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 After said he to Thomas, Put thy finger here, and see mine hands, and put forth thine hand, and put it into my side, and be not faithless, but faithful.

28 Then Thomas answered, and said unto him, Thou art my Lord, and my God.

29 Jesus said unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou believest: blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed.

The Gospel According to John Chapter 20:26-29

2 Much every manner of way: for chiefly, because unto them were of credit committed the oracles of God.

3 For what, though some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and overcome, when thou art judged.

22 To wit, the righteousness of God by the faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all that believe.

23 For there is no difference: for all have sinned, and are deprived of the glory of God,

24 And are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousness, by the forgiveness of the sins that are passed,

26 Through the patience of God, to show at this time his righteousness, that he might be just, and a justifier of him which is of the faith of Jesus.

The Epistle to the Romans Chapter 3:2-4, 22-26

1 Now faith is the grounds of things which are hoped for, and the evidence of things which are not seen.

2 For by it our elders were well reported of.

3 Through faith we understand that the world was ordained by the word of God, so that the things which we [e]see, are not made of things which did appear.

The Epistle to the Hebrews Chapter 11:1-3

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Psalm Ninety Seven

1 The Lord reigneth: let the earth rejoice: let

the multitude of the Isles be glad.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him:

righteousness and judgment are the foundation of

his throne.

3 There shall go a fire before him, and burn up

his enemies round about.

4 His lightnings gave light unto the world: the

earth saw it and was afraid.

5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence

of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole

earth.

6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all

the people see his glory.

7 Confounded be all they that serve graven

images, and that glory in idols: worship him all ye

gods.

8 Zion heard of it, and was glad: and the daughters

of Judah rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

9 For thou, Lord, art most High above all the

earth: thou art much exalted above all gods.

10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth

the souls of his Saints: he will deliver them from the

hand of the wicked.

11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for

the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice ye righteous in the Lord, and give thanks

for his holy remembrance.

9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night, and with my spirit within me will I seek thee in the morning: for seeing thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world shall learn righteousness.

The Book of Isaiah Chapter 26:9

My Daily Meditation

Salvation is of God, not Man

26 Ye men and brethren, children of the generation of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 13:26

28 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they shall hear it.

The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 28:28

16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Grecian.

The Epistle to the Romans Chapter 1:16

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now is salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

The Revelation of Saint John the Apostle Chapter 12:10

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Psalm Ninety Six

1 Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the

Lord all the earth.

2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name:

declare his salvation from day to day.

3 Declare his glory among all nations, and his

wonders among all people.

4 For the Lord is great and much to be praised:

he is to be feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the people are idols: but

the Lord made the heavens. (a)

6 Strength and glory are before him: power and

beauty are in his Sanctuary.

7 Give unto the Lord, ye families of the people:

give unto the Lord glory and power.

8 Give unto the Lord the glory of his Name:

bring an offering, and enter into his courts.

9 Worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuary:

tremble before him all the earth.

10 Say among the Nations, The Lord reigneth:

Surely the world shall be stable, and not move, and

he shall judge the people in righteousness.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be

glad: let the sea roar, and all that therein is.

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: let

all the trees of the wood then rejoice,

13 Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh

to judge the earth: he will judge the world with

righteousness, and the people in his truth.

(a) Editor’s thought - Idols are all things that people put before the love of God. Read Luke 12:34

My Daily Meditation

The Coming King

1 And he showed me Joshua the high Priest, standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan stood at his right hand to resist him.

2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord reprove thee, O Satan: even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem, reprove thee. Is not this a brand taken out of the fire?

3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel.

4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to depart from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

5 And I said, Let them set a fair diadem upon his head. So they set a fair diadem upon his head, and clothed him with garments, and the Angel of the Lord stood by.

6 And the Angel of the Lord testified unto Joshua, saying,

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my watch, thou shalt also judge mine house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee place among these that stand by.

8 Hear now, O Joshua the high Priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are monstrous persons: but behold, I will bring forth the Branch my servant.

9 For lo, the stone that I have laid before Joshua: upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will cut out the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will take away the iniquity of this land in one day.

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Psalm Ninety Five

1 Come, let us rejoice unto the Lord: let us sing

aloud unto the rock of our salvation.

2 Let us come before his face with praise: let us

sing loud unto him with Psalms.

3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King

above all gods,

4 In whose hand are the deep places of the earth,

and the heights of the mountains are his,

5 To whom the Sea belongeth, for he made it, and

his hands formed the dry land.

6 Come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel

before the Lord our maker.

7 For he is our God, and we are the people of

his pasture, and the sheep of his hand: today, if ye

will hear his voice,

8 Harden not your heart, as in Meribah, and

as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,

9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me,

though they had seen my work.

10 Forty years have I contended with this generation,

and said, They are a people that err in heart,

for they have not known my ways.

11 Wherefore I sware in my wrath, saying, Surely

they shall not enter into my rest.

My Daily Meditations

Seek God and Return 

9 But if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though your scattering were to the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather you from thence, and will bring you unto the place that I have chosen to place my Name there.

The Book of Nehemiah Chapter 1:9

22 I have put away thy transgressions like a cloud, and thy sins as a mist; turn unto me, for I have redeemed thee.

The Book of Isaiah Chapter 44:22

12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness: reap after the measure of mercy: [a]break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you

The Book of Hosea Chapter 10:12

27 That they should seek the Lord, if so be they might have groped after him, and found him, though doubtless he be not far from every one of us.

28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being, as also certain of your own Poets have said: For we are also his generation.

The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 17:27-28

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Psalm Ninety Four

1 O Lord God the avenger, O God the avenger,

show thyself clearly.

2 Exalt thyself, O Judge of the world, and render

a reward to the proud.

3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall

the wicked triumph?

4 They prate and speak fiercely: all the workers

of iniquity vaunt themselves.

5 They smite down thy people, O Lord, and

trouble thine heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and

murder the fatherless.

7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither

will the God of Jacob regard it.

8 Understand, ye unwise among the people: and

ye fools, when will ye be wise?

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or

he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

10 Or he that chastiseth the 1nations, shall he

not correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall

he not know?

11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that

they are vanity. (a)

12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastisest, O

Lord, and teachest him in thy Law, (b)

13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days

of evil, while the pit is dug for the wicked.

14 Surely the Lord will not fail his people, neither

will he forsake his inheritance.

15 For judgment shall return to justice, and all

the upright in heart shall follow after it.

16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked?

or who will take my part against the workers of

iniquity?

17 If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had

almost dwelt in silence.

18 When I said, My foot slideth, thy mercy, O

Lord, stayed me.

19 In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart,

thy comforts have rejoiced my soul.

20 Hath the throne of iniquity fellowship with

thee, which forgeth wrong for a Law?

21 They gather them together against the soul of

the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

22 But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the

rock of mine hope.

23 And he will recompense them their wickedness,

and destroy them in their own malice, yea, the Lord

our God shall destroy them.

(a) Editor’s notation - read Psalm 60:11

(b) Editor’s notation - read Psalm 25:12-15

My Daily Meditation 

The Way We Should Go

17 Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, the Holy one of Israel, I am the Lord thy God, which teach thee to profit, and lead thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

The Book of Isaiah Chapter 48:16

6 Jesus said unto him, I am that Way, and that Truth, and that Life. No man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

20 At that day shall ye know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them: is he that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father: and I will love him, and will show mine own self to him.

23 Jesus answered, and said unto him, If any man love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.

The Gospel According to John Chapter 14:6, 20-21, 23

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Psalm Ninety Three

1 The Lord reigneth, and is clothed with majesty:

the Lord is clothed, and girded with power, the world

also shall be established, that it cannot be moved.

2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from

everlasting.

3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods have

lifted up their voice: the floods lift up their waves.

4 The waves of the sea are marvelous through

the noise of many waters, yet the Lord on high is

more mighty.

5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh

thine House, O Lord, forever.

My Daily Meditation 

My God is a living God

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, to tell what he seeth.

The Book of Isaiah Chapter 21:6

9 I am that door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in, and go out, and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and have it in abundance.

The Gospel According to John Chapter 10:9-10

35 And Jesus said unto them, I am that bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall not hunger, and he that believeth in me, shall never thirst.

36 But I said unto you, that ye also have seen me, and believe not.

37 All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I cast not away.

38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but his will which hath sent me.

39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every man which seeth the Son, and believeth in him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

44 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

47 Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.

67 Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will ye also go away?

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life:

69 And we believe and know that thou art that Christ that Son of the living God.

The Gospel According to John Chapter 6:35-40, 44, 67-69

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Psalm Ninety Two

1 It is a good thing to praise the Lord, and to

sing unto thy Name, O most High,

2 To declare thy loving kindness in the morning,

and thy truth in the night,

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon

the viol, with the song upon the harp.

4 For thou Lord, hast made me glad by thy works,

and I will rejoice in the works of thine hands.

5 O Lord, how glorious are thy works! and thy

thoughts are very deep.

6 An unwise man knoweth it not, and a fool

doth not understand this,

7 (When the wicked grow as the grass, and all

the workers of wickedness do flourish) that they

shall be destroyed forever.

8 But thou, O Lord, art most High forevermore.

9 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord: for lo, thine

enemies shall perish: all the workers of iniquity shall

be destroyed.

10 But thou shalt exalt mine horn, like the unicorns,

and I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

11 Mine eye also shall see my desire against mine

enemies: and mine ears shall hear my wish against

the wicked, that rise up against me.

12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,

and shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Such as be planted in the house of the Lord,

shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth fruit in their age:

they shall be fat and flourishing,

15 To declare that the Lord my rock is righteous,

and that none iniquity is in him.