Joshua 10; Isaiah 7 to 8:4; Luke 23:47 to 24:12
Every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:12
In her Christmas message televised in 2000 throughout the Commonwealth, the Queen spoke of her strong Christian faith saying “The teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times
from Christ’s words and example”. How humbling to note that here was a monarch that gave her word as to how she would live her life, recognised that she was accountable to God and derived great comfort from God’s Word and Christ’s example. May we endeavour to emulate similar convictions in our hearts. —Brian Powlesland
When I stand before the throne, dressed in beauty not my own,
When I see Thee as Thou art, love Thee with unsinning heart,
Then, Lord, shall I fully know, not till then, how much I owe.—R. McCheyne