<blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hearken unto Me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord; look unto the rock from which ye are hewn"</strong> (<a id="verse_1632880095331841" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Isaiah/51/1">Isa. 51:1</a>).</p>
</blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">If we care for His glory, we will want to serve. If we care for others, we will want to be well prepared for that service. And that care will enable us to hold still and trust Him through all that is entailed in the preparation.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"When a certain breaking down of self takes place in a believer's life, it produces a marked change in him; but afterwards he has to learn it all in detail." -J.N.D.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"This is a fact borne out in the case of every servant of God in history who has really come under the hand of God - that the real values of their lives for all time have been those which correspond to the wine of the grape, the thing trodden out in the winepress, the agony of heart; and you know that it is true in your case that if ever you have had anything at all which you knew to be worthwhile and which has helped someone else, it has been born out of some travail in your own experience."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"If we knew the heart of our Father we would never question any of His dealings with us, nor should we ever desire His hand lifted off us till we had learnt all He would teach us." -E.D.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>"Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone"</strong> (<a id="verse_1632880095806040" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Ephesians/2/19">Eph. 2:19</a>; <a id="verse_1632880095290463456" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Ephesians/2/20">20</a>).</p>

A 365 day devotional that will help you in your Christian growth and walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.  This devotional is a collection of quotes from some of the best authors in the realm of Christian growth that has been organized by Miles J Stanford.  This devotional study is divided into 12 sections each containing 31 daily portions.

None but the Hungry Heart

 Hand Hewn 

<p>Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. § No eye pitied you … but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born. And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you … ,“Live!”<br><br>He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth—praise to our God.<br><br>When we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. § God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.</p>

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

Morning Daily Light

 Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug. 

<p><span class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold">For Reading and Meditation:</span><br><span class="italic">     <span class="scriptRef" ref="isa+51:1-16">Isaiah 51:1-16</span></span></p><p>We spend one last day meditating on Jesus' words: "Blessed [or happy] are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Facing negative feelings such as grief, sorrow, hurt and emotional pain is essential if we are to know our Lord's purpose for our lives. When we are willing to go down into the hurt and feel it, then something glorious and transformative happens - we experience the loving comfort and compassion of our Lord. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Comforted? By whom? By the Triune God. He comes alongside us in our pain, and through the comfort He pours into our beings, enables us to become more sensitive to Him, to ourselves, and to others. After a lifetime of dealing with people and their problems, I have no hesitation in saying that the happiest people on earth are those who have been hurt but have had those hurts healed through the power of Christ's transforming love. They are what someone has called "wounded healers". Having been healed themselves, they go out to heal others. Going down into the pain of hurt feelings is not a very pleasant journey, but coming back from it with the comfort of God in your soul is an experience that is positively exhilarating and enriching. You return, not only with a new sensitivity in your soul, but with a new potential for ministering to others. Remember this: great sorrow leads to great happiness - and without the sorrow, there can be no genuine happiness. This might sound to many like a contradiction in terms. It is not a contradiction, but a paradox - and a blessed one at that! </p><p class="center-it italic bold mlr40 mtb20">O Father, I take again this second prescription for happiness and ask that You will enable me to take the "medicine", not just today, but every day of my life. Then I will be whole - truly whole. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.</p><div class="tl-lightgrey mt20 pt20 flexbox-row-wrap jc-around"><div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">AdditionalVerses</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="2co+1:1-7">2 Corinthians 1:1-7</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="ps+86:17">Psalm 86:17</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="isa+12:1">Isaiah 12:1</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="isa+66:13">Isaiah 66:13</span></li></ul></div>

<div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">Questions to Consider</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li>What has God promised?</li><li>How are we to respond?</li></ul></div></div>

Let a little light into your soul every day with this wonderful devotional from English pastor Selwyn Hughes.

Every Day Light with Selwyn Hughes

"I, even I, am he who comforts you '" (v. 12)

<p><h3>Everlasting Salvation for Zion</h3></p><p><span class="bible-text "><span class="chapter-num mid-paragraph">51 </span><poetry>“Listen   to me, you who pursue righteousness  <br/><indent>and who seek   the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>:</indent><br/>Look to the rock   from which you were cut<br/><indent>and to the quarry from which you were hewn;</indent><br/></poetry> </span></p>

Isaiah 51:1

“Listen<cr>1</cr>  to me, you who pursue righteousness<cr>2</cr> <br/><indent>and who seek<cr>3</cr>  the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>:</indent><br/>Look to the rock<cr>4</cr>  from which you were cut<br/><indent>and to the quarry from which you were hewn;</indent><br/>

 “Listen  to me, you who pursue righteousness  and who seek  the Lord: Look to the rock  from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; 

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