DAY 277 Read Matthew 5:1 through 8:1.
Today's reading: Christ's well-known Sermon on the Mount presents tremendous spiritual truths.
Memory gem: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16).
Thought for today:
The world needs light. It has always needed light, but it needs it now more than ever before. The Word of God is light. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path," we read in Psalm 119:105. And so, every Christian should be a lamplighter, a lamp holder. It is the responsibility of all God's people to turn on the light. As the apostle says in Philippians 2:15, 16: "that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life." That's the way to shine--holding forth God's Word--and it is the only way.
As a boy I lived in a city where the lamplighter came around every night. He put his ladder up to each lamppost and lighted the gas lights. One could follow his progress down the streets as the lights came on. The whole aspect of the city was changed in a short time. Light is deadly to ghosts, goblins, germs, burglars, and racketeers. Light in a city is a policeman that never takes a bribe, never gets drunk, never goes to sleep on duty, never takes a vacation. As light is a savior to a city, so Jesus Christ is the Light of the world, and His Word brings salvation.
Let us not forget our duty to turn on the light. Let us tell others about Jesus Christ. Let us go forth with a united, obedient testimony. Let us be faithful and fearless for God.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Matthew 5:3. "Blessed"--better: happy , or fortunate.
Matthew 5:15. "Candle" and "candlestick"--rather: lamp, and lampstand.
Tallow candles were unknown in New Testament times. Light came from shallow bowls containing oil and a wick.
Matthew 5:15. "Bushel"--rather: measuring pot. Most homes had an earthenware vessel of about two gallons (eight liters) capacity for measuring or storing grain or flour.
Today's reading: Christ's well-known Sermon on the Mount presents tremendous spiritual truths.
Memory gem: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16).
Thought for today:
The world needs light. It has always needed light, but it needs it now more than ever before. The Word of God is light. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path," we read in Psalm 119:105. And so, every Christian should be a lamplighter, a lamp holder. It is the responsibility of all God's people to turn on the light. As the apostle says in Philippians 2:15, 16: "that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life." That's the way to shine--holding forth God's Word--and it is the only way.
As a boy I lived in a city where the lamplighter came around every night. He put his ladder up to each lamppost and lighted the gas lights. One could follow his progress down the streets as the lights came on. The whole aspect of the city was changed in a short time. Light is deadly to ghosts, goblins, germs, burglars, and racketeers. Light in a city is a policeman that never takes a bribe, never gets drunk, never goes to sleep on duty, never takes a vacation. As light is a savior to a city, so Jesus Christ is the Light of the world, and His Word brings salvation.
Let us not forget our duty to turn on the light. Let us tell others about Jesus Christ. Let us go forth with a united, obedient testimony. Let us be faithful and fearless for God.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Matthew 5:3. "Blessed"--better: happy , or fortunate.
Matthew 5:15. "Candle" and "candlestick"--rather: lamp, and lampstand.
Tallow candles were unknown in New Testament times. Light came from shallow bowls containing oil and a wick.
Matthew 5:15. "Bushel"--rather: measuring pot. Most homes had an earthenware vessel of about two gallons (eight liters) capacity for measuring or storing grain or flour.
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