DECEMBER 14

MORNING

HIS people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.--I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth.--By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

      I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.--Who is like unto thee, O LORD, . . . glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?--I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.--They sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty.

EVENING

By nature the children of wrath, even as

E ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.--Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

      Job answered the LORD, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.--The LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

      Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.--David . . . to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

      I obtained mercy . . . who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious.

      That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.