A Prayer for Worship 1. Oh Lord, Our hearts and souls aspire, To lift up from this earthly mire; Oh may we think of heav’nly things, And know the joy Thy presence brings.
2. Lord, let us see the Savior’s face’ And let us taste of Thy sweet grace; May opened ears Thy glories hear, And may we smell thy fragrance near.
3. Be pleased to open Heaven’s store, And on our heads Thy blessings pour; All wretched poor and needy we’ Where can we go if not to Thee?
4. Oh may this day be blessed the most, That Jesus Christ becomes the host To feed our souls with living bread, And with our souls, in joy to wed! Words: Joe Terrell Tune: Doxology *****
“O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” Psalm 34:8 “ *****
SCRIPTURE READINGS TODAY: MORNING: John 12:37-50 EVENING: Acts 28:1-15
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” -John 1:29 Nothing can make poor sinners truly happy, but that which taketh away the cause of all misery, sin. This is effected. The Lamb of God hath taken away all sin, by His sacrifice for us. When, by the eye of faith, we behold this Lamb, then all sin is taken away out of our conscience. When a soul thinks, 'Sin has condemned me before God; the law accuseth me daily; it works wrath in my conscience continually; and I am oft ready to cry out, O wretched that I am, who shall deliver me?' Thanks be to God for a precious Redeemer. The Lamb, which God provided, hath done it for ever. All our iniquities were laid upon Him. "He bare it in His own body on the tree," the sin, the whole of sin, every sin of all that shall believe in Him, to the end of the world. By the sacrifice of Himself, He put all away, out of the sight of God, as one puts away an offensive thing. He bore it away into a land of forgetfulness, as a thing that is hurtful. So then saith God the Father, to all His children in Christ, "Your sins and your iniquities I will remember no more"—Jer. 31:34. But one is often ready to say, How can this be true? for I daily see I am a sinner; the remembrance of sin is before me, in my thoughts; though, for a season, time may efface sin from my memory, yet it recurs afresh upon my conscience. It may, it will do so, O soul; and nothing can effectually take it away but this, "Behold the Lamb of God." He taketh sin away now, this present moment, every moment: at what time soever thou beholdest Jesus by the eye of faith, all the sin which troubles thee, thou wilt see it laid on Him, and He taketh it away from thee. O how sweet to have no more conscience of sin! Continually to behold this Lamb of God, is life to our souls, and death to our sins. Sin cannot terrify with its guilt: sin cannot prevail in its power while the heart is looking to this Lamb of God, for He says, "Look unto Me, and be saved." Astonishing mystery! but this is God's truth. Thus to behold, is to be happy. Thus to look, is to be holy. May this, O my soul, be thy daily employ below, till thou beholdest the Lamb in the midst of the throne above. Thanks to the gracious Father, for the gift of this precious Lamb; thanks to this holy Lamb for bearing and taking away sin; and thanks to the loving Spirit, for showing this Lamb to poor sinners and ME—"God forbid I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."—Gal. 6:14.
If sin most vile to me appears, What must th' Omniscient see! But, God beholds us in His Lamb, From sin forever free. This is the truth by which we live: By Faith beholding Christ. Our consciences from guilt are freed; Then unbelief resist. --William Mason *****
I am not what I once was!In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, "By the grace of God—I am what I am." He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: "I am not what I ought to be—ah, how imperfect and deficient! I am not what I wish to be—I abhor that which is evil, and I would cleave to that which is good. I am not what I hope to be—soon, soon I shall put off mortality, and with mortality all sin and imperfection! Though I am not what I ought to be, what I wish to be, and what I hope to be—yet I can truly say, I am not what I once was—a slave to sin and Satan! I can heartily join with the apostle and acknowledge, "By the grace of God—I am what I am!" *****
“Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on Me, believeth not on Me, but on Him that sent Me. And he that seeth Me seeth Him that sent Me. I am come a Light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear My words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth Me, and receiveth not My words, hath One that judgeth him: the Word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father which sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that His commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto Me, so I speak.” John 12:44-50
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