DAILY READINGS: Gen. 15-16; Job 18-19; Matt . 8:28 to 9:17
For which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren. Heb. 2:11
Many of us have relatives to whom we say “long time, no see” with inner gratitude. Although related we just don’t connect. Imagine then the gulf between us and God. There is a mighty separation between “I know you not” (Matt 25:12), and “these my brethren” (Matt 25:40). How could such a chasm be bridged? Knowing something of the holiness of God and the sinfulness of man, it defi es human reasoning to think that anything or anyone could ever accomplish a reconciliation of the two. Yet there stands the Cross of Christ—the eternal bridge which brings a wretch like me into the warmth of His eternal favour. May our worship please Him today. —Rick Morse
This is the day the Lord hath made; He calls the hours His own;
Let Heaven rejoice, let Earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. —I. W.