Lord, we need Your Word – and we need Your power! We need the written
Word – and the living Word! Speak to us Your Word. Speak to us in the
power of the Holy Spirit. May we know, in our hearts, that Your Word is
more than “the word of men.” It’s “the Word of God which is at work in
us who believe” (1 Thessalonians 2:13) – the Word of God which brings
us to “faith” in Christ (Romans 10:17), the Word of God which brings to
us new life in Christ (1 Peter 1:23-24; James 1:18), the Word of God
which leads us to “grow” in Christ (1 Peter 2:2). Thank You, Lord, for
Your Word. May it always be to us more than the written Word. Help us to
hear Your living Word – the Word which changes us (Hebrews 4:12).
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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