August 12

MORNING
The Lord will not cast off for ever: but though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion. Lamentations 3:31,32

Fear thou not, … saith the Lord: for I am with thee; I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure. — For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

Jeremiah 46:28. Isaiah 54:7,8,10,11. Micah 7:9.

August 12

EVENING
God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
1 Corinthians 1:27

When the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud, … a man lefthanded. After him was Shamgar, … which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.

The Lord looked upon [Gideon], and said, Go in this thy might: … have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, O my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

The Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me, … lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. — My brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Judges 3:15,31. Judges 7:2. Zechariah 4:6. Ephesians 6:10.

Daily Light on the Daily Path – August 12
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