DAILY READINGS: Gen. 22; Job 25-26; Matt. 12:1-21
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone,
Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and
there is no breath at all in the midst of it. But the LORD is in His
holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him. Hab. 2:19-20
What a contrast between God and idols. People speak to their
idols and get only silence. When God speaks, all are to be silent. Yet
even when He is silent, God speaks. As a sheep, silent before its
shearers (Isa 53:7), the Lord Jesus spoke volumes about His hatred of
sin and love for sinners. As the Just suffered for the unjust, He taught
us about God’s justice and grace, His mercy and wrath. Friend, listen
to God’s message and trust Christ today. —George Ferrier
Jesus bruised and put to shame, tells me all Jehovah’s name;
God is love, I surely know by the Saviour’s depths of woe. —R. C. Chapman