May 16
MORNING
A servant of Jesus Christ.
Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. ? 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. ? 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.
What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. ? Being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
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. ? Thou art no more a servant, but a son.
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.
ROM. 1:1. John 13:13. ?John 12:26. ?Matt. 11:29,30. Phi. 3:7. ?Rom. 6:22. John 15:15. ?Gal. 4:7. Gal. 5:1,13.
EVENING
I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel.
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor. ? Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding, I have strength. ? Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. ? 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.
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. ? Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. ? Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. ? He knoweth the way that I take. ? Man's goings are of the Lord: how can a man then understand his own way?
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. ? This God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
PSA. 16:7. Isa. 9:6. ?Prov. 8:14. ?Psa. 119:105. ?Prov. 3:5,6. Jer. 10:23. -Isa. 30:21. ?Prov. 16:3. ?Job 23:10. ?Prov. 20:24. Psa. 73:24. ?Psa. 48:14.