DAILY READINGS: 1 Samuel 16; Isaiah 55 to 56:8; Romans 2
The cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering
the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to
another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
Exodus 25:20
The cherubim and the covering of the ark—the mercy seat—were created
out of one piece of gold. Wings upward, faces downward! They
were a symbol of the glory of God. What a precious truth that His
glory and His mercy are indivisible. It is in the place where His glory
is manifested that we sinners fi nd mercy and that because of the shed
blood of Jesus. This is the only basis of communion with God. Meditating
on His death is to gaze on His glory. —Drew Craig
Gazing on Thee, Lord, in glory, while our hearts in worship bow,
There we read the wondrous story, of the cross, its shame and woe.—C. T.