DAILY?READINGS: Ex. 1 to 2:22; Psalm 31; Matt. 27:45-66
I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up. John 3:14
From His position in glory with the Father, high and lifted up on His throne, He humbled Himself and stooped ever so low. Down He came, to the virgin’s womb, to Bethelehem’s manger. Down—as a servant. Down—in the likeness of men, lower than the angels. Finally, down to the cross, cruelly lifted up in mockery, hatred and shame. The God of heaven, a public spectacle, slain by wicked men. But today He is exalted at the Father’s right hand. We worship! —Carl Knott
Blessèd Lord, our hallelujahs, now to Thee we raise;
Never could we fully utter, all Thy worth and praise!
—H. D. Champney