JEHOVAH REIGNS Tune to “DOXOLOGY” LM Words by JIM BYRD
1. Jehovah reigns, forever great, The King of kings and Potentate; This world created by His hand, Is governed by His own command.
2. Jehovah reigns with matchless skill, All things fulfill His sovereign will; Nor chance nor fate shall have a say, In everything God has His way.
3. Jehovah reigns in saving grace, Ordained to save a chosen race; Before creation He decreed, Salvation for the Savior’s seed.
4. Jehovah reigns, He sent His Son, ‘Twas by His death the work was done; Justice was fully satisfied, When on the cross the Savior died.
5. Jehovah reigns and He shall lead, Poor sinful souls to see their need; ‘Tis by the Spirit’s might and grace, That sinners seek a Hiding Place.
6. Jehovah reigns and He alone, Performs His will upon His throne; So bow before your God and King, And praise and worship to Him bring.
***** SCRIPTURE READINGS TODAY: MORNING: LUKE 23:46-24:12 EVENING ACTS 24:17-27
“The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:23-24) *****
THE BELIEVER’S HIGH PRIEST “For such an High Priest became us, Who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens” (Hebrews 7:26). What a sweet thought! Surely, as a poor sinner, I need an High Priest to act for me. I cannot, I dare not, approach in myself, and with my poor polluted offerings, without one. But He that intercedes for me must be Himself holy, free from sin; His sacrifice holy, His obedience holy, and in all points suited to His office and my necessities. Cherish, then, the thought, my soul—He that is thine High Priest is all this, and infinitely more. So holy in Himself, that not the shadow of sin was in Him. So harmless, that in His mouth was found no guile. So undefiled, that though He took all the sins of His people upon Him, yet in Himself He was free from all sin. So separate from sinners, that though He took the nature of man, yet wholly underived from man. And so much higher than the heavens, that His own personal holiness infinitely transcended the holiness of angels; for, while they are said to be charged with folly, Jesus is the Holy One in whom the Father declared Himself well pleased. Meditate, my soul, on these precious features in thy Jesus, at all times, and upon all occasions; and more especially when thou drawest nigh the throne of grace, in and through this glorious Mediator. And moreover, for thy further comfort and encouragement to come boldly to the mercy-seat, forget not to recollect the still further blessed thought, that this holiness of Jesus is the righteousness of all His people; for He was made sin, when He knew no sin, that they might be made the righteousness of God in Him. And as if this was not enough, Christ glorified not Himself to be made thy High Priest, but was called to it, as was Aaron. Go then, my soul, go to the precious, the holy, the harmless, the undefiled High Priest, Christ Jesus, in Whom, and in Whose righteousness and atoning blood thou mayest always have boldness to draw nigh, to find grace and mercy to help in all time of need. —Robert Hawker
THE SUCCESSFUL WORD OF TRUTH King William of England was once advised to take more care of his safety and not to hazard himself too much in the field of battle. His response was, “Every bullet has its billet;” meaning, that not a bullet flew at random, but was directed by a particular providence, whom to injure, and whom to spare. So the preaching of the gospel is equally under divine direction. God’s Spirit takes care that the Word of Truth shall be a savor of life unto life to this man; and a savor of death unto death to that. –Augustus Toplady
***** EFFECTUAL REDEMPTION I hold it to be repugnant to reason, and much more to Revelation, that Christ should die to purchase what He shall never obtain. And I hold it to be little less than blasphemy to assert that the intention of our Savior’s death can ever be frustrated. I think that everyone who will weigh the matter and truly consider it must see it to be so, that God’s intention in His death must be fulfilled, and that the design of God, whatever that may be, must certainly be carried out. I believe that the efficacy of Christ’s atonement is just as great as God meant it to be, and that what Christ redeemed is precisely what He meant to redeem, and exactly what the Father had decreed that He should redeem. Therefore I cannot give my credence to that doctrine which tells us that all men are redeemed. –C. H. Spurgeon *****
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