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Daily readings for 02/28/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 60 of 369

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 60 of 369 Daysman Between God and Humanity, February 25 “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”— John 3:16 Christ was treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His. “With His stripes we ...

Daily readings for 02/24/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 52 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 52 of 365 Creator, February 21 “I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”— Matthew 13:35 The Scripture says, “All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; ... that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world” ( Matthew 13:34 , 35 ). Natural things were the medium for the spiritual; the things of nature and the life-experience of Hi...

Daily readings for 02/25/2023

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 54 of 366 Divine Mediator, February 22 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.— Exodus 34:33 Forty days and nights Moses remained in the mount; and during all this time, as at the first, he was miraculously sustained. No person had been permitted to go up with him, nor during the time of his absence were any to approach the mount. At God’s command he had prepared two tables of stone, and had taken them with him to the summit; and again the Lord “wrote upon the tables the words of ...

Daily readings for 02/27/2023

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 59 of 369 Lamb, February 24 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.— Hebrews 10:10 Our Lord has said, “Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.... For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed” ( John 6:53-55 ). This is true of our physical nature. To the death of Christ we owe even this earthly life. The bread we eat is the purchase of His broken body. The water we drink is bought by His spilled b...

Daily readings for 02/26/2023

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 57 of 368 Lord and Master, February 23 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”— John 13:8 These words mean more than bodily cleanliness. Christ is still speaking of the higher cleansing as illustrated by the lower. He who came from the bath was clean, but the sandaled feet soon became dusty, and again needed to be washed. So Peter and his brethren had been washed in the great fountain opened for sin and uncleanness. Christ ...

Daily readings for 02/23/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 51 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 51 of 365 Consolation of Israel, February 20 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation.”— Luke 2:29 , 30 Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. In the temple the Son of God was dedicated to the work He had come to do. The priest looked upon Him as he would upon any other child. But though he neither saw nor felt anything unusual, God’s act in giving His Son to the world was acknowledged. This occasion did not pass without some re...

Daily readings for 02/19/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 50 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 50 of 365 Conqueror, February 19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”— John 2:19 Christ was the foundation and life of the temple. Its services were typical of the sacrifice of the Son of God. The priesthood was established to represent the mediatorial character and work of Christ. The entire plan of sacrificial worship was a foreshadowing of the Saviour’s death to redeem the world. There would be no efficacy in these offerings when the great event towa...

Daily readings for 02/18/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 49 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 49 of 365 Friend That Sticketh Closer Than a Brother, February 18 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.       — Proverbs 18:24 The Lord has not left you to yourself. He is looking upon you with tender compassion. His Spirit still strives for the mastery over the powers of darkness. If you will come to Christ, hungry and thirsty for the bread and water of life, the power of an abiding Christ will break down that harsh, cold, selfishness, which is t...

Daily readings for 02/17/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 48 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 48 of 365 Great Head of the Church, February 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me.”— Ezekiel 3:17 In His life and lessons Christ has given a perfect exemplification of the unselfish ministry which has its origin in God. God does not live for Himself. By creating the world, and by upholding all things, He is constantly ministering to others. “He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain ...

Daily readings for 02/16/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 47 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 47 of 365 Only Mediator, February 16 And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.— 1 John 2:1 All who endeavor to excuse or conceal their sins, and permit them to remain upon the books of heaven, unconfessed and unforgiven, will be overcome by Satan. The more exalted their profession and the more honorable the position which they hold, the more grievous is their course in the sight of God and the more sure the triumph of their great adversary. Those who delay a preparation for the day of...

Daily readings for 02/15/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 46 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 46 of 365 Compassionate Redeemer, February 15 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.— 2 Corinthians 4:6 As disciples of Christ we shall not mingle with the world from a mere love of pleasure, to unite with them in folly. Such associations can result only in harm. We should never give sanction to sin by our words or our deeds, our silence or our presence. Wherever we go, we are to carry Jesus ...

Daily readings for 02/14/2023: Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 45 of 365

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Jesus, Name Above All Names — Day 45 of 365 The Resurrection and the Life, February 14 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”— John 11:21 “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.” He read the hearts of all assembled. He saw that with many, what passed as a demonstration of grief was only pretense. He knew that some in the company, now manifesting hypocritical sorrow, would erelong be planning the deat...