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1 Samuel 2:8 “He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and He hath set the world upon them.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love Incomprehensible Author: A. Toplady Tune: Amazing Grace (N. Johnson) 1. The spotless Savior lived for me, And died upon the mount: The obedience of His life and death Is placed to my account. 2. Canst thou forget that awful hour, That sad, tremendous scene, When Christ’s dear blood on Calvary Flowed out at every vein? 3. No, Savior, no! Thy wounds are fresh, Ev'n now they intercede; Still in effect for guilty man Unceasingly they plead. 4. Oh love incomprehensible, That made Thee bleed for me! The Judge of all hath suffered death To set the prisoner free! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Continual and Absolute Need of Christ “Unto you therefore which believe He is precious:…!” 1 Peter 2:7 The sense we have of our continual and absolute need of Christ has a tendency to engage our affections to Him. At our first conversion, when we were turned from darkness to light, we saw ourselves lost—and that none but Christ could save us. We felt the wounds of a guilty conscience, and we knew that He alone could heal them. We trembled before the offended Majesty of God, and we were persuaded that He alone could deliver us from the wrath to come. We saw that there was no remission of sin, no reconciliation with God, no salvation but through Jesus. Hence He became, at that period—all in all to us. We still see the absolute necessity of this precious Savior in every respect, so that without Him we can do nothing, as He Himself has told us. We have need of Him . . . when we are dark—to enlighten us; when we are dull and lifeless—to quicken us; when we are weak—to strengthen us; when we are tempted—to support us; when we have fallen—to raise and restore us; when we are disquieted with fears—to encourage us; when we are full of doubts and perplexity—to comfort us and give us peace; when we are staggering at the promises through unbelief—to increase our faith. As none but Christ can do these things for us—He must be precious to our souls. “Unto you therefore which believe He is precious:!” 1 Peter 2:7 If Jesus Christ is precious to us, the bent of our souls will be towards Him. We shall choose Him above and beyond every other object as our most desirable portion and exceeding great reward. If anything in this world is chosen by us as our chief good, our hearts will run out in strongest affections towards it. We shall look for our felicity in that object, be it what it may; that object therefore, and not Christ, will be most precious unto us. If our regard for the Redeemer is supreme, as it ought to be, our whole hearts will go out after Him in the most intense longings, and with the most ardent desires. The heart of a believer is restless until it obtains a solid hope and persuasion of Christ’s love, a growing conformity to Him, and sincere delight in Him. The soul rests and acquiesces in Him alone and is not happy without the enjoyment of some tokens of His love. The language of such a one is, “If I have Christ for my friend, and my everlasting portion—I have all. When His face is hidden, and His comforts withdrawn, I seek Him with restless desire, and often cry, O that I knew where I might find Him!” Reign, blessed Jesus, in my heart—reign supreme, and without a rival. I would sincerely love You above all things in heaven or earth. I see that You are infinitely glorious in Yourself, and worthy of my highest esteem and love. You are the only all-sufficient good—the overflowing spring of grace and blessedness. All things beneath and besides you are vanity and emptiness. In comparison with You, they are less than nothing. You have drawn my heart towards Yourself, and made me willing in the day of Thy power to come to Thee. You alone are my Savior and my Portion. I would renounce all that the world calls good or great that I may be entirely Yours. Be my everlasting inheritance, and I shall desire nothing that the whole world can bestow. Whom have I in heaven but You? There is nothing on earth that I desire in comparison of You! What can the present world afford to tempt me to relinquish You? I would therefore bid 'adieu' to the gaudy pomps and empty vanities of life and give my heart supremely to You. O may all the alluring trifles and vain delights of this world stand aloof from my heart, for I have devoted it to my Redeemer for His habitation. Keep your distance, O captivating delusions, from the gates of my heart, where You alone should dwell. There may You reign alone, over all my desires forever! --John Fawcett
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Daily Readings January 5-11 5 - Genesis 13-15; Matthew 5:1-26 6 - Genesis 16-17; Matthew 5:27-48 7 - Genesis 18-19; Matthew 6:1-18 8 - Genesis 20-22; Matthew 6:19-34 9 - Genesis 23-24; Matthew 7 10- Genesis 25-26; Matthew 8:1-17 11 - Genesis 27-28; Matthew 8:18-34
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