"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace....Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever....Take away the wicked from before the king , and his throne will be established in righteousness....The Lord God has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned....I will be your King; where is any other, that he may save you in all your cities....All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.... Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed: But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one, Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive....All Scripture is God- Breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness...." (Numbers 6:24-26; Psalm 125:1; Proverbs 25:5; Isaiah 50:4; Hosea 13:10a; Matthew 25:32; Acts 25:18, 19; Timothy 3:16)
The above Scriptures are from today's (July 25) readings through the Bible for the third quarter. You can see how such a reading program gives a very wide view of the Administration of God. These readings span many centuries, and they reveal to the human race, "the unsearchable riches of Christ." If a person desires to expand his/her world view, such a reading program will do just that. It takes people out of a private "bless me" club, desperately trying to find some little portion of Scripture which will just get me through the day, to a prophetic world view which will lift us to heights unknown.
I close with a variation of words from the hymn, "Sweet Hour of Prayer:"
"....In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter's snare
By thy return, sweet [Words of God]."
Father, in Jesus' Name, there is no equal, no comparison with anyone or anything to Your Words. Thank You. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
