DAILY?READINGS: 2 Kings 6:24 to 7:20; Jer. 41 to 42:6; Heb. 10:19-39
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20
What a precious promise the Lord has given to His own that when they gather in His name. He will be there in their midst! This was the clarion call of our early brethren as they met in simplicity to remember Him in His appointed way. What a transformation it would bring to our gatherings if only we kept reminding ourselves that the Lord is there. Sometimes we lose sight of this glorious fact and we neglect to display that wonder, that respect, that holy awe that is appropriate. There would also be no problem with attendance if the reality of His presence was impressed upon our hearts. —W. H. Burnett
Gathered to Thy name Lord Jesus, losing sight of all but Thee,
O what joy Thy presence gives us, calling up our hearts to Thee.—Douglas Russell