DAILY?READINGS: 1 Kings 17; Jeremiah 29; Philemon
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. Luke 4:18
The Lord Jesus related to those He reached. He preached the gospel to the poor, yet He became poor (2 Cor. 8:9). He healed the brokenhearted, and reproach broke His heart (Ps. 69:20). He preached deliverance to the captives, and was bound Himself (John 18:12, 24). He opened the eyes of the blind, and was blindfolded by His accusers (Mark 14:65). He set at liberty them that are bruised, but was bruised for our iniquities (Isa. 53:5). Oh, what grace! —Rex Trogdon
Man of Sorrows, what a name for the Son of God who came,
Ruined sinners to reclaim! Hallelujah! What a Saviour! —Philip P. Bliss