Daily Reading for Friday 14th July 2023

Prayer
-Give thanks to God for many good things we enjoy and daily blessings.
-Pray the Lord would supply the needs of those in the congregation at Westminster and guide us as we help those destitute and suffering.
Especially those we have met in the pandemic (Numbers 6:24-26)

Church Services
Sermos
Sunday morning at 11:00am
Sunday evening at 6:30pm
Bible study and prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:00pm in church
Lunch hour service
Thursday between 1:00pm and 1:30pm
Outreach
Saturday morning at 10:00am (in church) 10:30am at Victoria Street (opposite Church Hall; just outside the big Boots Store).

Daily Reading
Preface 20-God commandeth, and the children of Israel appoint the six cities of refuge.
Preface 21-Forty eight cities out of the other tribes are given unto the Levites. The cities of the priests; of the rest of the Kohathites;
of the Gershonites; and of the merarites. God's promise fulfilled in giving the land and rest to Israel.
Joshua 20-21
Preface-Christ after his resurrection, having given instructions to his apostles, and commanded them to wait in Jerusalem the coming of the
Holy Ghost, asendeth into heaven in their sight. Two angels warn them to depart, and to look for his second coming; they return,
and give themselves unto prayer. Peter exhorting to fill up the place of the traitor Judas, Matthias is chosen by lot to be an apostle.
Acts 1

A Puritans Catechism
Q17-Wherein consists the sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell?
A-The sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin, the want of original righteousness, and he corruption
of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin, together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it. 

Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
The reason why
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. - John 11 v 4
Some might ask, Why, then, was Lazarus sick? The reason: 'For the glory of God.' Christ was thereby in an eminent manner made known.
First, His amazing love to His own was seen, when He wept at the grave. Second, His power to raise the dead. He was shown to be the
Resurrection and the Life when He cried, 'Lazarus, come forth.' 
Christ was far more glorified than if Lazarus had not been sick and died. So in all sufferings of God's people. Sometimes a child of God says: Lord,
what wilt Thou have me to do? I will teach, preach, do great things for Thee. Sometimes the answer is, Thou shalt suffer for my sake.
It shows the power of Christ's blood, when it gives peace in an hour of trouble, when it can make happy in sickness, poverty, persecution and death.
Do not be surprised if you suffer, but glorify God.
It brings out graces that cannot be seen in a time of health. It is the treading of the grapes that brings out the sweet juices of the vine; so it is
​affliction that draws forth submission, weanedness from the world, and complete rest in God. Use afflictions while you have them.