MAY 16

MORNING

E 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.

EVENING

I will bless the LORD, who hath given me

IS 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.