December 27

Morning

We look not at the things which are seen,but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

Here have we no continuing city.--Ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations.--There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

We that are in [this] tabernacle do groan, being burdened.-- God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

The sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.--Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory.

2Co 4:18 Heb 13:14 10:34 Lu 12:32 1Pe 1:6 Job 3:17 2Co 5:4 Re 21:4 Ro 8:18 2Co 4:17

Evening

He is our peace.

God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; . . . for he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.--Having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight.--Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.--Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Eph 2:14 2Co 5:19,21 Col 1:20-22 2:14 Eph 2:15 Joh 14:27