Daily Readings for Wednesday 8th May 2024

Daily Prayer - Wednesday
- Give thanks to God for the Bible, its inspiration and preservation for us to read it today. (2 Timothy 3.16, Proverbs 30.5.)
- Give thanks to God that we have easy access to the Scripture in English, in our mother tongue.
- Pray the Lord would bless us as we study the Bible through the ministry this coming year. That as we work through a book of the Bible the Lord would        continue to help us to grasp God's truth.
- Pray for the Lunchtime outreach service and those who attend; pray that more from the offices nearby and Christians who commute are able to join us.



Church Services
Sunday morning at 11:00am in church (and also available online via FaceBook)
Doctrine Class - in church (after lunch) (and also available online via FaceBook)
Sunday evening at 6:30pm in church (and also available online via FaceBook)
Bible Study and Prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:00pm in church (and also available online via FaceBook)
Lunch Hour Service
Thursday afternoon between 1:00pm and 1:30pm in church (and also available online via FaceBook)
Outreach/Witnessing
Saturday morning at Victoria Street (outside the big Boots store) for 10:30am (across the road from Town Hall - No. 64). Afterwards we go back to church for prayer.  


Daily Reading
Preface - Isaiah's vision of the Lord in his glory: he is terrified; an angel removeth the ground of his apprehensions: he offereth himself, and is sent to shew the obstinacy of the people unto their destruction. A remnant shall be saved.
Isaiah 6
Preface - Exhortations to charity, hospitality, pity for the afflicted, chastity, contentment; to regard the preachers of God's word; to avoid strange doctrines; to confess Christ; to offer up our praises to God by him; to do good and to communicate; to obey spiritual rulers; and to pray for the apostle. The epistle endeth with a prayer and salutations.
Hebrews 13


Daily Light - Morning
It pleased the LORD to bruise him;
he hath put him to grief.

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but fo rthis cause cam I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. - Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared and angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

Being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. - For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. - The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

The Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. - My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. - Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.
Isa. 53.10; Jn. 12.27-28; Lu. 22.42-43
Phil. 2.8; Jn. 10.17; Jn. 6.38; Jn. 18.11
Jn. 8.29; Mt. 3.17; Isa. 42.1



Daily Light - Evening
Ye that make mention of the LORD,
keep not silence.

Thou...hast made us unto our God kings and priests. - The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations. And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain. - Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. - The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. - Pray one for another... The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Come, Lord Jesus. - Make no tarrying, O my God. - Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God.
Isa. 62.6; Rev. 5.9,10; Nu. 10.8-9
Isa. 45.19; 2 Chr. 30.27; Ps. 34.15; Jas. 5.16
Rev. 22.20; Ps. 40.17; 2 Pe. 3.12


A Puritans Catechism
Q 61 - Which is the ninth commandment?
A - The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.


The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of Divine Providence
Chapter 5
PARAGRAPH 3

God, in his ordinary providence makes use of means,7 yet is free to work without,8 above,9 and against them10 at His pleasure.

7 Acts 27:31,44; Isa. 55:10–11 8 Hosea 1:7
9 Rom. 4:19–21
10 Dan. 3:27



Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
Preparation
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. - Matthew 6 v 33
Are you fitter for heaven every day? Ah! my dear Christians, I tremble for some of you who are on your way to glory. Oh! that you would forget the things that are behind, and reaching forth to those that are before, press forward toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Some of you are just beginning the journey to Heaven. Pray more, read more, hear more, love more, do more every day.