DAILY READINGS: Gen. 2:4-25; Job 2:11 to 3:26; Matt. 2
And He (Jesus) said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto
Thee; take away this cup from Me, nevertheless not what I will, but
what Thou wilt. Mark 14:36
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son
into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatians 4:6
The cross was the bitter cup that lay before Jesus when He asked
that it be removed. But only according to the will of His “Abba,
Father.” But this was not the Father’s will, and thus we can cry Abba,
Father too. Our Saviour accepted His Father’s will and went on to the
cross. Great blessing came from it. In that same assurance, no matter
what we may face in 2010, we can go on as well. —Tom Steere
Abba, Father, we who know Thee, gather ’round the throne of grace:
Here we see Thy love and glory, shining in the Saviour’s face!—G. Frazer