'A Formidable Procession.'
Song Of Solomon 3:7.
a) Look,
b) It is Solomon's carriage,
c) Escorted by sixty warriors,
d) The noblest of Israel.
(This QT reveals to me A Formidable Procession)
PRAY: For the National Leaders, wherever we live.
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'The Way Of Entry.'
John 3:5.
a) Jesus answered:
b) "Truly, truly, I tell you,
c) "No one can enter the Kingdom of God
d) "Unless he is born of water (natural birth)
e) "And the Spirit (spiritual birth - 'Born Again')
(Through this Second one I can clearly see The Way Of Entry)
PRAY: For our unsaved relatives and friends to find The Way Of Entry.
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Chris.
There are times of National Occasion in most Nations when the Armed Forces make some kind of public display in front of many dignities and their Nation. (We saw this recently on television, a wonderful and powerful military parade from R.o.Korea, which was also attended by many VIPs from other Nations). These parades were celebrated in the Bible Days, also, in the Old Testament and then again during the Roman occupation.
Perhaps the most powerful, yet unimpressive, display that ever affected the human race was one where Jesus walked the lonely Way of Pain and Humiliation, carrying the Cross. It was the kind of display that only the bloodthirsty or demonized people could look at. Normal people could not enjoy this!
When we have our Holy Communion Worship, that is the time to gratefully and worshipfully remember all that Jesus Christ suffered for us at the time of His Humiliation and Crucifixion. It should also be the time when, in some meaningful way, we can respond to this 'Message Of The Cross'. This Holy Communion Worship can and should be a part of the regular Church Worship, it can also be taken at home or at the hospital bedside (if requested by the patient).
Please pray for the elderly and infirm people who need to go outside for some reasons during the severe winter weather, especially those who may be your family members or friends. Pray for their Health and Safety, also, if possible, for someone to assist them on their journeys, however short or long those journeys may be.
