Day 41
Pray (AC-ts) Read - Revelation 6 Message - Scott Woodburn The book of Revelation has often appeared off-limits to the average Christian. It is beyond the understanding of all but the wisest theologians. The mysteries of the book of Revelation can only be deciphered by those who have cracked the code. Yet none of this is true. Remember that the book of Revelation was written to be read aloud to the church. It's message was to bring comfort to Christians facing the persecution of the Roman empire. In the same way it isn't out of date. Revelation speaks to the church about the period of time between Christ's ascension and His return. In the Bible this period is called "the time of the end" by Daniel, "the last days" by Paul and in Revelation "the one thousand years". Revelation is relevant and it is for you. In chapter one we meet the glorified Christ. In chapters two to three, Jesus speaks to His church and in four to five we get a glorious glimpse to the heavenly throne room where the question arises "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" (5.2). Jesus is worthy and in chapter six He begins to unfold the pages of history. From chapter six to eight we see the opening of the seven seals, chapter eight to eleven shows the blowing of the seven trumpets and chapter sixteen teaches us about the seven bowls. All of these judgements describe the same period of time from different perspectives and the judgments intensify until the return of Christ. As Jesus opens the seals we meet the famous four horsemen of the apocalypse. Just as we have already met the four living creatures (4.6) there are four horsemen to symbolise that these judgements will reach the four corners of the earth. The horsemen bring conquest (v2), bloodshed (v4), famine (v5-6) and death (v7-8) upon the earth. The colours of the horses paint a picture. The first horse is white denoting conquest, the second is red denoting bloodshed, the third is black denoting scarcity and the last horse is pale denoting death. As Jesus opens the fifth seal (v9-11) we meet the church in heaven and those who have lost their lives because of their faith. They have come alive and reign with Jesus but they cry out "How long?". The answer is until the full number have been brought in. Even in the midst of turmoil Christ gathers and protects His bride. The sixth seal (v12-17) shows us the return of Christ and the terror that this brings to His enemies. In Revelation six we receive a comprehensive description of what these last days will be like. The church in John's day knew these things to be true and as we live today they are still true. We shouldn't be surprised. Jesus told us “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains." (Matthew 24.4-8) As Jesus rose from the dead and then ascended into heaven the last days arrived. We are still in them and they will be days of trouble on this earth. Today we can be comforted by the knowledge that these judgements are poured out at the command of Christ. The inhabitants of the earth have been put on notice, Christ Jesus has been raised from the dead and will one day judge in righteousness (Acts 17.31). As the world convulses with these birth pains, every person sees with their own eyes that all is not right. Covid19 is another reminder that a greater day of trouble is on the horizon. Thankfully, these are days of grace when whosever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10.13). What joy it is to know these things! Our eyes have been opened to the truth and we can be sure that regardless of the trouble that today may bring, in Christ we will be kept until the end. Evil is not winning. The world is not out of control. Instead history unfolds according to the will of Almighty God. His judgement is already kindled upon this earth but in Christ we will stand in the final judgement to come. Come quickly Lord Jesus! Come quickly! Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Q41 Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended? The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments. Day 42 - The LORD’s day Shorter Catechism question is Question 42 What is the sum of the ten commandments? The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves. (Matt. 22:37–40) Day 43 Pray (AC-ts) Read - Numbers 6.22-27 Message - Scott Woodburn A stranger to a local reformed church would be forgiven for some confusion. Kirk Session is not a man, Dawn Service is not his sister and the blessing found in Numbers 6 is not ironic. Numbers is another little read book but as always in books that we rarely read there are some verses that we know off by heart. We find in the middle of chapter 6 the beautiful Aaronic blessing. It has this title because it is given by God to Moses for Aaron who is to pronounce this blessing upon the people of God (v22). That in itself is extraordinary. Aaron had shaped a golden calf for the people (Exodus 32.4) which they consequently worshipped (Exodus 32. and here the Lord in His grace uses the same Aaron to communicate a message of grace. Grace upon grace upon grace. These people will soon make their way into the desert. Their journey will be long, difficult and hazardous and so before they go, the Lord blesses His people. They are exiles and sojourners but they receive the blessing of God. They will struggle in the days to come but they receive the blessing of God. My friends this is day 43 of lockdown and it is hard to imagine the end but as a new week begins, receive the blessing of God. "The Lord bless you and keep you." (v24) Today is the 4th May and the Lord announces that He is for His people. He blesses them. He loves them. He meets their need. He will keep us secure until the end. Brothers and sisters this may be a rotten day for you, the worst of days, but may you remember and know the Lord's love for you. "The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you." (v25) Today is not a competition for the Christian. We didn't wake this morning with a list of activities to complete for the Lord or else. By faith we are in Christ and so the Lord is pleased with us and His face shines upon us. Thankfully we know too that when the inevitable stumbles come we worship a God of grace. He is gracious to us. It isn't earned. The Lord is a God of grace, we deserve nothing from Him but His wrath and instead He stoops to bless us. He answers our repentance with forgiveness. "The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." (v26) The Lord's eye is upon us. He doesn't slumber or sleep. He knows what this day holds for us and He watches us like a mother watches her child. Jesus told us that in this world we will have trouble (John 16.33) but today the Lord blesses us with peace. "So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I shall bless them." (v27) We are blessed because we belong to Jesus. Not one will be lost. Not one is deemed insignificant. Not one goes un-noticed. You belong to Christ, bought and paid for. Not with perishable silver or gold but by the precious blood (1 Peter 1.18). How then will you slip through His grasp? The last act of our worship service is when the minister with outstretched arms pronounces the benediction. This word comes from the latin and literally means a good (bene) word (diction). So our final prayer doesn't ask God for anything, it doesn't call upon Him extolling His virtue. Instead it is a pronouncement of God's blessing upon YOU as another week begins. It may be some time before the next in person, live, benediction, but today, Church of Christ, "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 43. What is the preface to the Ten Commandments? A. The preface to the Ten Commandments is in these words, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Day 44 Pray (AC-ts) Read — Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Message Alan Burke We are stuck in the house all going a bit daft, what makes it all the worse is that we have so much time to think how this life is far from how we would want it or desire it to be. Even before Covid-19, before the ‘lockdown’, before social distancing we knew that to be the case even if we tried to ignore it or put it to the back of our minds. Then today we read from Ecclesiastes, a book that just seems to paint a picture of how this life is meaningless, that starts with "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” (1:2). Not the kind of message most of us wanted to hear and not one that we needed. But it is a message that we need to hear, even if we don’t want to hear! So listen up, why does the writer of Ecclesiastes begin in this way and why does he in these verses go through the ebb and flow of life? To help us understand that life has meaning only when we understand who God is and our place before Him. That’s why he reminds us here in chapter 3, how there is a season for everything (1), then confronts us with our own mortality how one day we are born and one day we will die (2), then how everything comes in its proper time (3-8). As he asks the question, what do we gain from our toil, from all of this (9), it is to remind us all that our burden is of no eternal significance (10). It is to give us perspective, to help us see how God has placed set eternity on our hearts (11), He gives us joys and sorrows (12), enjoyment, satisfaction, all of it is a gift of God (13). God is the one who gives life meaning, without Him life is meaningless, utterly meaningless (1:2). If you are looking to find fulfilment in the good times, the stuff you own, the experiences you have sooner or later you will realise if you haven’t already that they do not bring fulfilment. When we have God at the centre of our lives, through faith in Jesus Christ every thing else will have its proper place, that will give us enjoyment, true enjoyment and fulfilment in this life looking forward to how we through faith in Jesus Christ we will be able partake in the joys of eternity. As we wait for that day when we will go to be with our Lord and Saviour, know that we can do nothing to add or takeaway a single day from our lives, God has it planned out. Until we go to be with our Heavenly Father, whatever we do, whether we eat or drink we should do it for the Glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31), as life ebbs and flows, mowing the lawn, doing the dishes, family worship, sharing the gospel, our lives should be lived for the Glory of God. Since it is God’s eternal purpose that we His people are to live to praise His glory (Eph. 1:6). Let us therefore purposefully live to the glory of God in our lives and enjoying Him! Today we know that just as our times are shaped by the Almighty, so all of history is, and in the fullness of time God sent His Son Jesus that we might become His children though faith (Gal 4:4-5). We live in these in-between times, knowing Christ has come and will return and when He does all will be held account to God (Rom 14:12) and we will be judged either in Christ or in Adam, in the perfect righteousness of Christ or in our own sin (Rom 5:12-21). There is a time for everything, a time to live and a time to die, when Christ returns if we know him through faith we have nothing to worry but if you don’t know the saviour you will have to give an account for your sin, are you ready? Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 44 What doth the preface to the ten commandments teach us? The preface to the Ten Commandments teacheth us, That because God is the Lord, and our God, and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments. (Luke 1:74–75, 1 Pet. 1:15–18) Day 45 Pray (AC-ts) Read - Daniel 7.13-14 Message - Scott Woodburn Saturday's devotion and Sunday's sermon focuses on the book of Revelation. I've made much with the children about how it is an "apocalypsis", a revealing. When we hear the word apocalypse we immediately think about the end of the world. Apocalyptic movies and apocalyptic books speak of zombies or giant tsunamis or a meteor hurtling toward the earth. Biblically however when we speak of apocalypse we are referring to a "revealing". God pulls back the curtain and reveals to his servants what must take place. Revelation is by far the most famous apocalypse but Daniel is also an apocalyptic book. In Daniel 7, Daniel receives a vision. He looks and sees "one like a son of man" (v13). Our ears immediately pick up because this is a familiar title. We know that Jesus referred to Himself consistently as the son of man. But what does it mean? Biblically the phrase "son of man" can point to ordinary humans. The prophet Ezekiel is called "son of man" 93 times. Yet the son of man in Daniel 7 is no mere human. He comes with "the clouds of heaven" (v13a), something that God alone does (Isaiah 19.1). He is given an everlasting kingdom (v14c) and all the people of the world will serve Him (v14b). This passage doesn't speak of an earthly king - it speaks of Jesus. He comes to the Father, described here as the "Ancient of Days" (v13b) and the Father gives the Son "dominion and glory and a kingdom" (v14a). Christ is the King of kings. Daniel saw a vision of this great King in the middle of Babylon and Persia, two great world empires. The Greeks would soon have their turn and eventually Rome would be the top dog. Today few would argue that the Americans and Chinese are the two centres of power on this earth and yet all of them from Nebuchadnezzar to Trump don't come close to the King of kings. Another world leader of the modern age is Russia's Vladimir Putin. Putin's public image is carefully managed to make him appear as the "strong man". There is a famous photo of a shirtless Putin riding his horse, projecting strength and vigour and power. Today the Christian's comfort is that we know the One who rules over them all. It is the Son of Man, Jesus Christ. He came in humiliation and weakness. God stooped and took on flesh. We call this the hypostatic union, Jesus Christ was fully God, fully man and without sin. Amazingly there was a day that Jesus would have spoken His first word. At some stage He would have taken His first step. There would have been moments of hunger and thirst. His feet would have ached after a long walk. Jesus knew physical tiredness and the need for sleep. He knew the pain of loss, weeping at His friend's death. Here is our King. The Son of Man comes not on horseback with tanks and bombs behind Him. He comes as a servant to seek and save that which was lost and when it is all said and done the world's gaze will not rest on Putin, Trump or Xi Jinping. Only Christ's kingdom will endure and only Christ, the Son of Man will sit in judgement on the last day. The Christian is on the right side of history and "I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8.38-39) Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Q45 Which is the first commandment? The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Day 46 Pray (AC-ts) Read — John 5:19-24 Message Alan Burke Many people have this idea of God the Father full of wrath, the Judge, whereas the idea they have of Jesus is that he is all loving forgiving everyone. Maybe that’s the idea you have in your head. Here though we are taught how Jesus’ had come in judgment, how he separates believers from unbelievers and for those who believe they receive eternal life wears those who do not face his Judgement. Lets look albeit briefly at these verses. The Jews were seeking to kill Jesus because of Sabbath-Breaking (9) and Blasphemy (17). They understood Jesus to be making the claim that he was equal with God, this appalled them (18). Look though at the response of Jesus as he deals with their accusation, here by emphasising the complete unity between the Father and the Son, how in all they do they are working together. For Jesus can only do the things he sees his Father doing because they One (19). Their relationship is distinctive as between a son and a father but not one of independence, rather dependance. As Jesus is coeternal with the Father as his only begotten Son. The Father’s love is shown for his Son in all that he has done, all that Jesus has done and will do shows his obedient submission to the Father’s will, this obedience ultimately is shown to us in his substitutionary atonement on the cross. All the things that Jesus had done and would do were so that they who accuse Him of being a Sabbath Breaker and Blasphemer would see, they would marvel (20) at his equality with God because he has the power to raise men from the dead and give them life. The teaching of the Old Testament says that God and no other can do this (Deut. 32:39, 1 Sam 3:6, 2 Kings 5:7), it is only possible for God, revealing to them that Jesus does what only God can do (21) fully God and fully man. Then comes the remarkable assertion that as Jesus is the one who gives life and he is the one who Judges. As judgement is God’s (Gen 18:25, Jud 11:27) it is another claim by Jesus to his deity, a claim that he is God, here we are told how the Father has delegated the work of final judgment to the Son (22). The role of Jesus as the sent Son, highlights to us both his equality with the Father in purpose, and nature and his subordination to the Father in carrying out his mission. Jesus came as he did to accomplish what was entrusted to him by the Father. Those who fail to honour Jesus fail to honour the Father, for this Jesus is God (23). And for those who hear Christ and believe in the Father, they can have eternal life, they can be saved (24). Why are we told it this way because if we really believe the Father, we accept Christ, it is impossible to believe in the Father and reject the Son, but to have heard and believed means to have eternal life now, and secure throughout eternity, we are to hear Christ and take the step of faith. If you have not yet accepted Christ and believe in the Father then be warned, the Jesus of your imagination is not Jesus the Son of God who will Judge you. Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 46 What is required in the first commandment? The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; (1 Chron. 28:9, Deut. 26:17) and to worship and glorify him accordingly. (Matt. 4:10, Ps. 29:2) Day 47 Pray (AC-ts) Read — Philippians 2:1-11 Message Alan Burke Zoom, Group FaceTime, WhatsApp Group calling, things that before the lockdown we maybe knew existed but never imagined that we would be using them. Technology has in the midst of lockdown eased our sense of isolation from friends and family members, I’ve heard of family table quizzes, bingo, charades (although I’m thankful that one hasn’t arrived in our home yet). Lockdown for some families has been a blessing, families are spending more time talking to each other, people are on the phone to family members just for a yarn when they would have only seen each other at weddings and funerals. Relationships with one another almost seem easier now because we have the time to maintain them but when it all goes back to a new ‘normal’ will those relationship continue? Lets be honest, normally relationships are hard, and in the church that is no different, its fine when we can put the minister on mute on a Sunday, the kids aren’t running a muck up and down the isles, wee Sadie isn’t there to give you a telling off, we don’t have to pretend we like Frank, we don’t have to get annoyed because the sweets going down the pew didn’t make it as far as us, and we don’t have to make small talk after the service. Here though Paul writes to the Philippians and the thrust of what he tells them is, if you really know Christ, if the Spirit is working in you (1), then love one another, be united (2), be humble, think of others better than yourself (3). Wow! Paul may have said it more tactful that I. When we are not on the phone, when we can’t simply mute the minister or just turn him off, when we see all those people again, when we are tired, then what we are to do this. It’s not easy, we are more use to pointing the finger, being critical because its not what we would want, or it's not good enough. Well if we really know Christ, if the Spirit is at work in you, sit up and pay attention, for love, unity, humility, that’s how we are to treat each other as the church. When this all ends, when we get back in that pew and relationships are hard again remember; love, unity, humility! How? Look to Christ and have the attitude of Christ! He is our example (5), not of selfish ambition, not conceit, not the desire for supremacy, but of humility. Humility that is shown a deep love for God and one another. This is what we need to reflect on, to think on, to model our lives upon, in order to love one another, to have unity with one another and to have humility. The one who rules over the heaven and the earth, who is King of kings and Lord of lords, came, giving up the highest pinnacle of glory to take on our humanity, instead of exalting himself he humbled himself, it is an example to us. He who had the privileges that were rightly his as king of the universe, gave them up to become a baby bound for the cross (5-8). Though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor, so that we by his poverty might become rich” (2 Cor. 8:9). He who humbled himself for us, who exemplified humility to us will be exalted over all (9) and everyone whether willingly or unwillingly will bow the knee and confess the truth of who he is (10-11). Let us look to Christ our Saviour, let us love one another, have unity with one another and to have humility. Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 47 What is forbidden in the first commandment? The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, (Ps. 14:1) or not worshipping and glorifying the true God as God, (Rom. 1:21) and our God; (Ps. 81:10–11) and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone. (Rom. 1:25–26) Day 48 Pray (ACts) Read - Revelation 7.1-8.1 Message - Scott Woodburn A cry goes up as Revelation chapter six ends "the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” Perhaps you've pondered that. You are a Christian but not one of those really good ones. You don't always understand the Bible. Your mind doesn't grasp the Trinity. You have never "brought anyone to the Lord". Will you stand in the judgement? Beloved of the Lord, remember what Christ has done. His work was all sufficient. He was crucified for sin and raised for our justification. All who believe in Him WILL be saved. Your obedience is imperfect, your life hasn't met your own standards let alone those of the Lord BUT you have trusted in Christ. You have been saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone. God has declared you to be righteous in His sight and He will never revoke His declaration. In Christ you will stand in these troubled days and in the judgement to come. The Bride of Christ will persevere until the end. Chapter 7 shows us how this will be. In summary because God knows and protects His Church. Four angels go to the four corners of the earth and hold back anything to harm the people of God (v1). Not only that but the people of God are sealed, showing that God knows exactly who belongs to Him and they have His protection (v3-4). How could you possibly slip through His fingers? What follows is an image of the Church of Jesus Christ numbered as 144,000 (v4). Numbers are important in Revelation. We have heard about the sevenfold Spirit of God (7 denotes perfection), the four living beasts (4 denotes creation) and the twenty four elders (12 tribes + 12 apostles denotes the church of Christ). Here 12 is multiplied by 12 and multiplied again by 1000 giving 144,000. 1000 denotes a number of great size and scale, for example the period we are living in until Christ's return is called the 1000 years (Revelation 20.2). So here is a picture of the Church enduring until He comes. But, you might ask, this is a list of the 12 tribes of Israel. Surely this must be something to do with the Israelites? Not quite. This list is unique in the Scriptures. Compare it with Genesis 35.23-26. Notice here that Judah comes first (v5). Notice that Manasseh is included (v6). Notice that Dan is nowhere to be found. Why? Judah comes first because this a picture of Christ's Bride. He is the Lion of Judah and these men and women have been sealed by his Name. Manasseh is included to show that the Church is made up of Jew and Gentile. Manasseh was born in Egypt to an Egyptian mother. Here we see the bringing in of the Gentiles. The church is one olive tree (Romans 11.17) with the dividing line of hostility abolished (Ephesians 2.13-14). Dan is excluded because of idolatry (1 Kings 12.28-20; Judges 18.30). So here is the Church with Christ at the head, outcasts brought in and idolaters put out. In the final verses of the chapter John sees the Church again but this time from a heavenly perspective. He sees a great multitude from every corner of earth (v9). Their sins are forgiven and their robes are white because they have been washed by the blood of Christ (v9,14). They sing His praises (v10). They have gone through great tribulation (v14). This isn't a reference to certain period of time, instead the church can expect tribulation until the final day. If you doubt this then try and preach the Gospel in North Korea. Try and start a church in Saudi Arabia. Yet they are numbered, protected and their tears are washed away (v15-17). Who can stand in the judgement? The church will stand. You, by faith, will stand. Finally the seventh seal is opened and there is silence in heaven for half an hour (8.1). History has come to an end, the day of God's wrath has come, there is nothing else to say. What comfort Christians find here. Our days will see trouble, God's judgement is already kindled on this earth and the church is despised and rejected BUT we are kept by Christ. We will stand! But for those who reject Jesus? Now is the time to raise your voice and call upon Him before the day of silence comes. Pray (acTS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Q48 What are we specially taught by these words, "before me," in the first commandment?These words, "before me," in the first commandment teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God. Day 49 The Lord's Day Question 49 Which is the second commandment? The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (Exod. 20:4–6) Day 50 Pray (AC-ts) Read — Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Message Alan Burke Life’s gone a bit mad for some of us at least, while for others life has very much gone on as normal. The kids may be off school, but they still have home work, the farm supplies shop might be shut but the milking still needs done, we may have to keep our distance and avoid going out but we need to put food on the table. Before it all changed, I wonder what people saw as our priorities, what they saw mattered to us? Here the Lord through Moses was teaching his people how they were to live as they prepared to enter the promised Land. As he does so he teaches them that He is one (4), revealing his very nature, his unity and uniqueness. Unique as he was not, nor is he merely first among a number of gods as some would like to believe or as some teach, no he is the LORD God and he is one. How should the people of God, how should we today respond to this truth of how the Lord God is one? Well he tells us, to love Him with all our soul with all our strength (5). God desires his people to keep him at the centre of who they are and all that they do. Only then will their lives be rightly orientated. Jesus in the Gospel of Mark when speaking to the pharisees said that this is the great and first commandment, he emphasises though much more of the completeness of what it means by saying... ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' (Mk 12:30). This should be at the forefront of who we are and all that we do, seeking to love the Lord our God will all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind and with all our strength as we have a right view of who God is. It doesn’t take a fool to realise that the total devotion required is something we cannot give. The good news is that there is a Saviour who has done what we cannot do, the Lord Jesus Christ. Even though we fail miserably we can give thanks, that through his work, by the Spirits work of faith in us, (Rom. 5:19; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 4:6, 11, 10:3) his righteousness is imputed to us. So that when God looks at us He doesn’t see our sin but the perfect righteousness of Christ. We will always fall short but Jesus has perfectly lived this out. How then should we respond in our lives to who God is and the knowledge of our Saviour? Well we should teach our children who he is and his commandments, this isn’t the churches job for that hour on Sunday that we send them to Sunday school, this is your task if you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, foster parent, to teach the truth of God making it an every day conversation, at the centre of your lives. Family worship, meeting together, reading, praying together as a family, sharing with your kids, when you’re homeschooling, at the dinner table, bath time, out for a cycle, every day in every way (7). How we respond should also be seen clearly to our neighbours and community (8-9). I’m not saying we should be getting the paint out and painting a mural on our gable wall even though it’s that time of year, but what about hospitality, when we can do that kind of thing again, inviting our neighbours in sharing food and still giving thanks to our Lord for that food, there are many other ways and I’ll leave it up to you. What did people see as your priorities before the lockdown, what did they see matter to you? Maybe this is the time to hit the reset button so that the answer will be God! Pray (ac-TS) Sing Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 50 What is required in the second commandment? The second commandment requireth the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances as God hath appointed in his Word. (Deut. 32:46, Matt. 28:20, Acts 2:42)
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