Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Genesis 6:1-7:10; Job 8:1-22; Matthew 5:1-20

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart…Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:37, 39

An exclusive hotel on Loch Fyne in Scotland often attracts people wanting “to get away from it all”. Sometimes people want a quiet spot to escape the stresses of life or perhaps to have quiet space to consider an important decision. Were any hotel guest wrestling in their hearts about priorities in life, they will find the exhortations
of today’s texts engraved on the pillars of the main gates as they enter the driveway to this hotel—one commandment on each pillar. What are your priorities in life? Is one of them obedience to the Lord’s commands about love? —Brian Powlesland

Jesus for your choice is waiting; tarry not: at once decide!
While the Spirit now is striving, yield and seek the Saviour’s side.  —D. W. Whittle