The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. Psalm 34:15 ***** Christ the Refuge of His Saints Author - Unknown Tune - How Firm a Foundation 1. A refuge for sinners, the Gospel makes known; `Tis found in the merits of Jesus alone: The weary, the tempted, and burden'd by sin Were never exempted from ent'ring therein. 2. This refuge for sinners, God's love did ordain; In JESUS the Lamb, from eternity slain: And if GOD the SPIRIT, reveals it to you, Take refuge in Jesus, though hell should pursue. 3. The soul that shall enter, in safety shall dwell, There's no peradventure of sinking to hell: The oath of JEHOVAH, secures him from fear; Nor can the Avenger of blood enter there. 4. Here's refuge for sinners, whose sin shall appear, As black as the borders of endless despair: Who stript of all merit, whereon to rely, Are taught by the SPIRIT to JESUS to fly: 5. Should conscience accuse us, as oftimes it may; Here's blood that shall take its defilement away: In JESUS the Savior, the sinner shall prove, A city of refuge, an harbor of love. ***** Today’s Scripture Readings: Morning: Deuteronomy 11:1-19 Evening: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 *****
Spiritually Delirious If there were such a thing as a cure for rabies, would it be considered the a gross violation of a man's will to administer that cure without his permission as he lay in a delirium of the disease? Or would it be considered a virtuous and kind thing to do? Then why do men think that it is a gross violation of a man's will for God to administer His grace without permission to those lying in a spiritual delirium of sin? But there's the rub...men do not believe they are in such a condition! --Pastor Joseph Terrell ***** Christ is Very Precious "Unto you therefore which believe He is precious!" 1 Peter 2:7 Jesus is precious to believers-as the bread of God coming down from heaven, and giving everlasting life to their souls. By Him they are really, constantly, and daily supported, fed and sustained. As bread is sweet and precious to a hungry man, so is Christ sweet and precious to those who live by Him. The entertainment that He gives to them is a divine, a spiritual feast! Jesus is precious to believers as the Sun of Righteousness. The beams of His grace are healing, enlightening, cheering, and full of consolation. If natural light is sweet, if it is a pleasant thing to behold the sun, how much more pleasant to experience the irradiating influences of the Light of life! Jesus is precious to believers as the fountain where they bathe their weary souls, and in which they are cleansed from all sin and impurity. He is the tree of life, under the shadow of which, they sit with great delight, and His fruit is sweet to their taste. He is a rock, a strong tower, a hiding-place, where they find protection from every storm, and security from every foe. He was precious to the Psalmist under all these views: "I will love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer, my God, my Strength in whom I trust; my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, and my high Tower." It is, therefore, the delight of their lives to know Him, to love and honor Him with their whole hearts, and to aspire after conformity to His blessed image, and His holy will. O blessed Redeemer, I find in you all that my poor helpless soul stands in need of. Though I have the greatest reason for shame and humiliation, on account of what I am in myself, yet in You I behold everything to elevate my hopes, and to afford me relief and encouragement! May my soul magnify the Lord, and my spirit rejoice in God my Savior! The characters and relations in which You have revealed Yourself to me in Your Word-exhibit a balm for every wound, and a cordial for every fear. If I am naked - You are the Lord my Righteousness. If I am soul-sick - You are my Physician. If I am weak and helpless - You are my Strength. If I am neglected and despised-You are my compassionate and faithful Friend. If I am ignorant - You are made unto me Wisdom. If I am polluted and enslaved - You are made unto me Sanctification and Redemption. If I am nothing but emptiness and vanity-You are full of Grace and Truth. "Unto you therefore which believe He is precious!" 1 Peter 2:7 --John Fawcett 1739-1817 ***** Daily Readings - January 22-28, 2017 Sunday - Exodus 14-16 Monday - Exodus 17-19 Tuesday - Exodus 20-22 Wednesday-Exodus 23-25 Thursday -Exodus 26-28 Friday -Exodus 29-31 Saturday -Exodus 32-34
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