Choice Gleanings - April 5

April 5 - Choice Gleanings

DAILY READINGS: Leviticus 12 to 13:23; Psalms 116-117; Mark:3:13-35 [13] And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. [14] And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, [15] And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: [16] And Simon he surnamed Peter; [17] And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: [18] And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, [19] And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. [20] And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. [21] And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. [22] And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. [23] And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? [24] And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. [25] And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. [26] And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. [27] No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. [28] Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: [29] But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: [30] Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. [31] There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. [32] And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. [33] And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? [34] And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! [35] For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
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He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Matthew:28:6He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
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From the cross the Saviour cried, “It is finished,”  but from the empty tomb the Father cried, “It is finished indeed!” (Eph:1:20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
See All...). God the Father was satisfied with the work of His Son and triumphantly raised Him from the dead. Because of the resurrection of Christ, God is able to justify unworthy sinners (Rom:4:25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
See All...), and impart new life (2 Cor:5:17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
See All...). Because of His resurrection we have a glorious hope (1 Cor:15:19-20 [19] If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. [20] But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
See All...). A tour guide took tourists to the tomb of Napoleon and said, “Here lies the glory of France.” We look at an empty tomb this morning and cry, “Here is the glory of Christ!" —Jim Comte

O let us now proclaim the glory of His name,

And tell to all He lives today. —Oswald J. Smith

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