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James Smith

Daily Bible Readings for the Lord's Household

James Smith

Smith's daily meditations for families presenting biblical truth in devotional format, with each chapter offering brief reflection on Scripture with practical application designed to inform the mind, cheer the soul, and regulate life.

110 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 00 Daily Bible Readings 2 01 "My Father!" Jeremiah 3:4 3 02 Unless we are upheld by an invisible arm! 4 03 Our Maker becomes our Husband! 5 04 Everyone had a home—but Him! 6 05 I am going to vomit you out of My mouth! 7 06 What can strangers and travelers expect? 8 07 "Behold, I am vile!" Job 40:4 9 08 What do you have? 10 09 Our sins and follies call for stripes! 11 10 The mark at which we aim! 12 11 Every other refuge will fail him! 13 12 Let us fall at His feet—and frankly confess 14 13 He is—what He was; and what He is—He ever 15 14 God's way 16 15 The Christian's infirmities 17 16 It requires an omniscient eye, an omnipotent 18 17 His eye is always upon us 19 18 Beloved, are you of the world? 20 19 If Jehovah is our God 21 20 What shall we live for today? 22 21 "I have not deserved this!" 23 22 "Your days of mourning will end!" Isaiah 60:20 24 23 The Lord's care of His people 25 24 Better to be wounded by the sharpest thorn 26 25 Our refuge and strength! 27 26 His hand which smites us! 28 27 When you find 'thorns' in your path 29 28 We were born filthy 30 29 The true church comprises . . . 31 30 But it is to be feared, that such character 32 31 Proud, conceited, selfish professors! 33 32 This medicine is infallible—it never failed 34 33 Our great pattern and example! 35 34 Our portion! 36 35 "Pure and undefiled religion before God our 37 36 God has dwelt on the earth—as one of the 38 37 We must not take off our armor—until we put on 39 38 Answers to our prayers! 40 39 I will look up! 41 40 Friend, have you ever seen Jesus? 42 41 Afterwards you will understand! 43 42 I will not forget you! 44 43 His teaching makes practical Christians! 45 44 Nothing is so difficult to get rid of! 46 45 The work of the Holy Spirit 47 46 "The Lord opened her heart to respond 48 47 Our almighty helper! 49 48 Partakers of Christ 50 49 Beloved, are you in the fire? 51 50 Sincerity 52 51 Our God became our brother! 53 52 Bought and paid for! 54 52 HE chose US! 55 53 The sanctifying work of the Spirit 56 54 "You are precious in My sight!" Isaiah 43:4 57 55 Divine contentions 58 56 Even while frowns seem to cover His 59 57 The greatest thing that mercy ever did! 60 58 The resurrection of Jesus says . . . 61 59 My hiding place! 62 60 We grow cold, careless and worldly minded! 63 61 The words of Jesus 64 62 Take out every stain! 65 63 "Do not be conformed to this world!" 66 64 "Surely You are still our Father! Even 67 65 Reader, have you received the Holy Spirit? 68 66 "They shall obtain joy and gladness!" 69 67 "He will not take back His words!" Isaiah 31:2 70 68 "You who once were far off—have been 71 69 "Remember me with favor, O my God!" 72 70 "They despised the pleasant land!" Psalm 106:24 73 71 Where will He lead me? 74 72 "Keep me, O Lord!" Psalm 140:4 75 73 Hitherto the Lord has helped me! 76 74 "He preserves the souls of His saints!" 77 75 He is so good—that He cannot be better! 78 76 He teaches all His children! 79 77 "The Lord is my defense!" Psalm 44:22 80 78 "The Lord is our God!" 2 Chronicles 13:10 81 79 Carry your troubled heart to Jesus 82 80 On His once thorn-pierced brow—the many crowns! 83 81 Let us drag it to the cross! 84 82 He took them from us—and charged to Him! 85 83 The 'mirror' in which the glory of God is seen 86 84 Those everlasting arms! 87 85 "Why have you been standing here idle?" 88 86 Prevailing prayer! 89 87 Crosses are not curses! 90 88 Every real Christian is wise! 91 89 That man must be a fool! 92 90 O, keep the eye fixed on the fullness of His 93 91 Nothing will effectually break a sinner's heart 94 92 "The Lord takes pleasure in His people!" 95 93 "You have need of patience." Hebrews 10:36 96 94 God's chief enemy! 97 95 "He has followed Me fully!" Numbers 14:24 98 96 Though damped—it never dies! 99 97 "A friend of publicans and sinners!" 100 98 A wise, prudent, and holy Father 101 99 Our strength, the rock and refuge of our souls! 102 99a He cares about you! 103 99a We are never out of danger—while we 104 99b My solace, my subject and my song! 105 99c He kisses the hand that strikes Him! 106 99d Help! 107 99e We sin away our comforts! 108 99f "I will go unto God—my exceeding joy!" 109 99g He is pleased with show, parades, and 110 99h "I will arise and go to my father!" Luke 15:18

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