DAY 152 Read Proverbs 31; Psalm 127; 128; and 144; Ephesians 5:22 through 6:4.
Today's reading: The book of Proverbs closes with a beautiful eulogy on a happy home. We include three psalms and a passage from the New Testament.
Memory gem: "Charity [love] suffereth long, and is kind; charity [love] envieth not; charity [love] vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up" (1 Corinthians 13:4).
Thought for today:
I shall never forget the motto that hung in our dining room when I was a boy: "Christ is the head of this house, the unseen guest at every meal, the silent listener to every conversation."
You see, friends, a present God--present by His Holy Spirit in this world--is a blessing to His people, but a terrible curse and burden to those who reject Him. We need to live as in the presence of God, remembering the words of Scripture, "Thou God seest me" (Genesis 16:13). Neither the darkness nor the night can hide from Him.
Our God is a living God, a present God. If we will, He will be in our home. Then, when people enter, they will know that it is a Christian home, for the presence of God is there. The Bible is on the table, and it is read to the whole family every day. The voice of prayer is heard there too. The children who go out from such a home are armored against the sin and trouble that they are bound to meet in this old world. In the days in which we are living now, there is a great need of a revival of home religion. Like Obededom, we need the ark in our households. It would be good if the holy commandments of God were indeed engraved upon our doorposts, if we taught them to our children when we rise up and when we sit down (see Deuteronomy 6:7). Every home ought to be a Christian school.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Proverbs 31:1. "Lemuel"--unknown; maybe Solomon.
Proverbs 31:10. "Virtuous"--literally: powerful; probably meaning strong character.
Proverbs 31:22. "Silk"--rather: fine white linen.
Today's reading: The book of Proverbs closes with a beautiful eulogy on a happy home. We include three psalms and a passage from the New Testament.
Memory gem: "Charity [love] suffereth long, and is kind; charity [love] envieth not; charity [love] vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up" (1 Corinthians 13:4).
Thought for today:
I shall never forget the motto that hung in our dining room when I was a boy: "Christ is the head of this house, the unseen guest at every meal, the silent listener to every conversation."
You see, friends, a present God--present by His Holy Spirit in this world--is a blessing to His people, but a terrible curse and burden to those who reject Him. We need to live as in the presence of God, remembering the words of Scripture, "Thou God seest me" (Genesis 16:13). Neither the darkness nor the night can hide from Him.
Our God is a living God, a present God. If we will, He will be in our home. Then, when people enter, they will know that it is a Christian home, for the presence of God is there. The Bible is on the table, and it is read to the whole family every day. The voice of prayer is heard there too. The children who go out from such a home are armored against the sin and trouble that they are bound to meet in this old world. In the days in which we are living now, there is a great need of a revival of home religion. Like Obededom, we need the ark in our households. It would be good if the holy commandments of God were indeed engraved upon our doorposts, if we taught them to our children when we rise up and when we sit down (see Deuteronomy 6:7). Every home ought to be a Christian school.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Proverbs 31:1. "Lemuel"--unknown; maybe Solomon.
Proverbs 31:10. "Virtuous"--literally: powerful; probably meaning strong character.
Proverbs 31:22. "Silk"--rather: fine white linen.
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