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Lord’s Day, September 26, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 18; Jeremiah 30; Hebrews 1

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of
blue…and the continual bread shall be thereon: and they shall
spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering
of badgers’ skins. Numbers 4:7-8

In preparation for the journey, most of the holy furniture of the
tabernacle was first covered in blue, representative of heavenly glory.
But the table of showbread had covers of two colours, blue and scarlet.
At that table of fellowship, heavenly blue and earthly scarlet were
represented. So it shall be at today’s table, deity and humanity
remembered in the person of Christ, God’s provision for His people.
—Duncan Maxwell

Gathered to Thy table Lord, losing sight of all but Thee,
Oh what joy the sight affords, calling up our hearts to Thee.—C.A.W.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 17; Jeremiah 29; Philemon

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9

These words were addressed to the carnal church of Corinth in a
period of extreme crisis. In chapter after chapter the apostle Paul had
to deal with matters of faith and order that were seriously wrong
there. His theme is the Lordship of Christ. The Lord’s Supper
expresses it; the love of Christ exalts it; the power and wisdom of
God enshrines it and the resurrection establishes it. How beautiful is
the plan of God’s salvation. Have you received it? —Les Rainey

Faithful one, so unchanging;
Ageless one, You’re my rock of peace;
Lord of all I depend on You,
I call out to You, again and again. —Brian Doerksen

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The Parables
Truth Illuminated
by Donald Norbie

The parables were a powerful teaching tool that our Lord used often. Doctrine presented in abstract terms may seem dry and cold. The parables make doctrines come alive, fleshed out, vibrant, pulsating with life. They fasten themselves upon one’s memory and are embedded in our heritage. Parables such as The Good Samaritan and The Prodigal Son are often quoted in literature. It is hoped that this book will help the reader understand better and appreciate the message our Lord wished to give.

Paul: Ambassador to the Nations
by: John Williams

“Another book about the Apostle Paul?”—you may ask. Yes, but one written from a different perspective. This is not a biography, nor is it an outline of Pauline theology. In these chapters we shall see Paul “wearing his many different hats,” and functioning in a wide variety of settings. Hopefully, we shall identify with the Apostle, at least to some degree, then seek to follow his noble example. Do you aspire to be a preacher, a teacher, a pastor, an elder, a deacon, a Sunday School helper or youth worker? Do you sense God is calling you to missionary service? Are you gifted as a church planter or a pioneer in some corner of the harvest field? Has God gifted you as a writer or a thinker, someone able to help us understand the great concepts of Scripture and Christian theology? Or, perhaps you see yourself as, “just one of those ordinary members of the Body of Christ,” who help make things tick. However you choose to answer those questions, please be assured that Paul, the bond-slave of Jesus, has something important to say to you.

Friday, September 24, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 15:33-16:34; Jeremiah 27-28; Col. 4:2-18

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose
branches run over the wall: Genesis 49:22

Jacob’s blessing to Joseph reflects what he was and what he was to
become—his early years and his later life, if you will. The years in his
father’s home, Potiphar’s house, the prison cell, and, finally,
Pharaoh’s palace, were all used to shape and mold him into one of
the Scripture’s greatest characters. Through them Joseph was growing
up, digging deep, and spreading out. May there be progression in
our lives too as we seek to be fruitful for the Lord.
—N. Craig Funston

You are my strength when I am weak,
You are the treasure that I seek;
You are my all in all. —Dennis Jernigan

Thursday, September 23, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 15:1-32; Jeremiah 26; Colossians 3:5 to 4:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under
the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, made this observation as
he contemplated the affairs of life. How important it is for us to realize
this, and to plan our lives accordingly. We see this in the life of the
Lord Jesus. He knew not only what to do, but the time, when it
should be done. At the wedding in Cana, He said to Mary, who was
anxious that he should act immediately, “Mine hour is not yet come”.
But eventually nearing the cross, the Lord is heard to say, “Father, the
hour is come”. May the Lord grant us that same sensitivity to His
timing for our lives. —W. H. Burnett

Until the race is run, until the journey done,
Until the crown is won, teach me Thy way. —B. Mansell Ramsay

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 13:33 to 14:31; Jer. 24-25; Col. 2:8 to 3:4

And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the
gate whose prospect is toward the east. Ezekiel 43:4
So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and,
behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. Ezekiel 43:5
And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man
stood by me. Ezekiel 43:6

What makes the gatherings of saints so uniquely appealing? The
singing? The praying? The preaching? The fellowship? For all of the
blessing of these things, no assembly is really an assembly if the glory
of God isn’t foremost. Rather than enhancing, anything which distracts
from God’s glory is superfluous and harmful. —Rick Morse


O fix our earnest gaze, so wholly, Lord, on Thee,
That with Thy beauty occupied, we elsewhere none may see.—Anon.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 13:1-32; Jeremiah 23; Colossians 1:21 to 2:7

Those that be planted in the house of the LORD….shall bring forth fruit in old age. Psalm 92:13,14

Many years had passed since seeing those present at a cousins’ 80th birthday. It was disheartening to see a vibrant step replaced by a walker and another in a wheelchair, but the spirit kept strong. Vance Havner wrote, “The body we got from old Adam is disintegrating and some of them look unsightly before they are laid away". Perhaps we need these earthly struggles and tears so we more deeply long for the eternal City. There the new body will be unhampered by the ravages of time. May the Spirit move us to eagerly await the “joy forever more” when we see our Saviour face to face. —E. Dyck

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
When I look upon His face, the One who saved me by His grace.—J.H.

Monday, September 20, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 12; Jeremiah 21-22; Colossians 1:1-20

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? Genesis 4:9

God asked, “Where is Abel thy brother?” But Cain was a murderer and refused to accept his responsibility towards his brother. God observes how we treat our brothers. He calls us to help in keeping one another. We are to watch for each other’s souls: to consider one another; to provoke to good works; to bear one another’s burden; to convert the wanderer from the path of the destroyer; and to wash one another’s feet. Cain asked, “Am I my brothers keeper?” The answer is yes, but the sad story is instead of keeping him he destroyed him. Are we touching the lives of our brother? —Milton Haack

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is grace. —P. Cappeau

 

Lord’s Day, September 19, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 11; Jeremiah 19-20; Philippians 4:2-23

Behold My servant…in whom My soul delighteth. Isaiah 42:1

Jehovah has had a multitude of choice servants. Abraham and Moses, David and Job, Peter and Paul, James and John, and a host of others, have all served Him faithfully and well. But when He says, “Behold My servant,” every believer knows that there is only one Servant whom Jehovah would have us contemplate. There is but one Servant who did the will of God perfectly. “My servant in whom My soul delighteth” can be none other than the Servant-Son, our Lord Jesus. —Jim Flanigan

The vow was on Thee—Thou dids’t come
To yield Thyself to death;
And consecration marked Thy path,
And spoke in every breath. —Macleod Wylie

 

Saturday, September 18, 2010

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DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 10; Jeremiah 18; Philippians 3 to 4:1

O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever. Psalm 136:1

Every verse in this psalm assures us that God’s mercy endures forever. The stress and strain of life often brings us to a place where we wonder if we can go on. At those moments it is good to be reminded again that His mercy endures forever and that our brief moment of need is well within His infinite ability to carry us through. He is always there, always available, always loving, always caring. Our God is good. His mercy endures forever. —L. Tempest

He gives more grace when the burdens grow greater.
He sends more strength when the labours increase,
To added affliction He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace. —Annie Johnson Flint