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Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. MATTHEW 11:28-30
The Gift of God
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. JOHN 3:16-17
Dear Neighbour,God forbid, if you were to die today, are you 100% sure of Heaven?If you could know, would you want to know? If you answered “Yes”, here’s God’s simple plan for salvation.First, accept that you are a sinner.Romans 3:23 – For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;We all have, at one point in our life, sinned against God. Not only have we sinned against God, but we come short of the glory of God.Romans 3:10 – As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:Second, accept as a sinner you owe a penalty.Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death…We die because of our sin. The payment for our sin is death, but also there’s punishment for our sin – God’s judgment.Hebrews 9:27 – And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:When man dies, according to the Bible, his fleshly body will be buried and go into the ground. But, his soul will stand before God and give an account for his sin.Ezekiel 18:4 – Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.This death is described in the Bible as the second death.Revelation 20:14 – And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.God is a holy God, who is sinless and will not allow sin in Heaven. If we pay what we owe as sinners, we must spend eternity in Hell.Third, accept God’s love towards us, that He sent His son Jesus Christ to pay our sin debt.John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.Matthew 1:21 – And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.1 Timothy 1:15 – This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners…God does not want you to face eternal damnation in Hell.John 6:37 – …him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.There’s no sin too great for God to pardon.Isaiah 59:1 – Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:God wants you to spend eternity with Him in Heaven. But, he leaves the decision to you.Fourth, accept by faith what Jesus Christ did for you.1 John 5:11 – And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.John 5:24 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.To believe on the Lord Jesus Christ simply means that you accept the fact that you are a sinner, that as a sinner you owe the sin penalty, and that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the debt you owe. Solely trust Christ to go to Heaven, not your good works, a church, baptism or a denomination.Would you like to receive God’s free gift today? If you answered “Yes”, then simply ask Him.Ephesians 2:8-9 – For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.Romans 10:13 – For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved. Right now, if you’ve never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, and you would like to, simply go to God in prayer. If you’re not sure how to pray, you might pray something like this:Dear God, I know I am a sinner, deserving death and hell to pay for my sin. But I believe that Jesus died for me to pay the debt I owe. Today, to the best I know how, I’m trusting only Jesus as my Saviour. Thank you for saving me. Amen.Remember, it’s not the prayer or what you can do for Him that gets you saved. It’s trusting by faith what Jesus did and His perfect work.If you have questions and/or would like us to add you in our prayers, please contact us by email at keepethhisword@gmail.com.
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Daily Bible Reading
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. PSALM 119:105As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. PSALM 18:30For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. ROMANS 15:4
Robert Murray M’Cheyne, a Scottish pastor, wrote the following letter and shared an annual scripture reading plan to his congregration on December 30th, 1842.Please find the scripture reading plan at the bottom of this page, which may be downloaded or printed for your reference. This version of McCheyne’s scripture reading plan is not be to be copied or sold, but freely shared.Reference source: The Works of Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne: Complete in One Volume, New York: Robert Carter, 1872, pages 345 to 354.
DAILY BREAD,BEING A CALENDAR FOR READING THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD IN A YEAR.“Thy word is very pure; therefore thy servant loveth it.”
My Dear Flock, – The approach of another year stirs up within me new desires for your salvation, and for the growth of those of you who are saved. “God is my record how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.” What the coming year is to bring forth, who can tell? There is plainly a weight lying on the spirits of all good men, and a looking for some strange work of judgment coming upon this land. There is need now to ask that solemn question – “If in the land of peace wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”Those believers will stand firmest who have no dependence upon self or upon creatures, but upon Jehovah our Righteousness. We must be driven to our Bibles, and to the mercy-seat, if we are to stand in the evil day. Then we shall be able to say like David – “The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet have I not declined thy law.” “Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart standeth in awe of thy Word.”It has long been in my mind to prepare a scheme of Scripture reading, in which as many as were made willing by God might agree, so that the Bible might be read once by you in the year, and all might be feeding in the same portion of the green pasture at the same time.I am quite aware that such a plan is accompanied with many
DANGERS.
Formality. – We are such weak creatures that any regularly returning duty is apt to degenerate into a lifeless form. The tendency of reading the Word by a fixed rule may, in some minds, be to create this skeleton religion. This is to be peculiar sin in the last days – “Having the form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.” Guard against this. Let the calendar perish rather than this rust eat up your souls.
Self-righteousness. – Some, when they have devoted their set time to reading the Word, and accomplished their prescribed portion, may be tempted to look at themselves with self-complacency. Many, I am persuaded, are living without any Divine work on their soul – unpardoned, and unsanctified, and ready to perish – who spend their appointed times in secret and family devotion. This is going to hell with a lie in the right hand.
Careless reading. – Few tremble at the Word of God. Few in reading it, hear the voice of Jehovah, which is full of majesty. Some, by having so large a portion, may be tempted to weary of it, as Israel did of the daily manna, saying – “Our soul loatheth this light bread;” and to read it in a slight and careless manner. This would be fearfully provoking to God. Take heed lest that word be true of you-“Ye said, also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of Hosts.”
A yoke too heavy to bear. – Some may engage in reading with alacrity for a time, and afterwards feel it a burden grievous to be borne. They may find conscience dragging them through the appointed task without any relish of the heavenly food. If this be the case with any, throw aside the fetter and feed at liberty in the sweet garden of God. My desire is not to cast a snare upon you, but to be a helper of your joy.
If there be so many dangers, why propose such a scheme at all? To this I answer, that the best things are accompanied with danger, as the fairest flowers are often gathered in the clefts of some dangerous precipice. Let us weigh
THE ADVANTAGES.
The whole Bible will be read through in an orderly manner in the course of a year. – The Old Testament once, The New Testament and Psalms twice. I fear many of you never read the whole Bible; and yet it is all equally divine. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect.” If we pass over some parts of Scripture, we shall be incomplete Christians.
Time will not be wasted in choosing what portions to read. – Often believers are at a loss to determine towards which part of the mountains of spices they should bend their steps. Here the question will be solved at once in a very simple manner.
Parents will have a regular subject upon which to examine their children and servants. – It is much to be desired that family worship were made more instructive than it generally is. The mere reading of the chapter is often too like water split on the ground. Let it be read by every member of the family beforehand, and then the meaning and application drawn out by simple question and answer. The calendar will be helpful in this. Friends, also, when they meet, will have a subject for profitable conversation in the portions read that day. The meaning of difficult passages may be inquired from the more judicious and ripe Christians, and the fragrance of simpler Scriptures spread abroad.
The pastor will know in what part of the pasture the flock are feeding. – He will thus be enabled to speak more suitably to them on the Sabbath; and both pastor and elders will be able to drop a word of light and comfort in visiting from house to house, which will be more readily responded to.
The sweet bond of Christian love and unity will be strengthened. – We shall be often led to think of those dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, here and elsewhere, who agree to join with us in reading these portions. We shall oftener be led to agree on earth, touching something we shall ask of God. We shall pray over the same promises, mourn over the same confessions, praise God in the same songs, and be nourished by the same words of eternal life.
CALENDAR DIRECTIONS.
The centre column contains the day of the month. The two first columns contain the chapter to read in the family. The two last columns contain the portions to be read in secret.
The head of the family should previously read over the chapter for family worship, and mark two or three of the most prominent verses, upon which he may dwell, asking a few simple questions.
Frequently the chapter named in the calendar for family reading might be read more suitably in secret; in which case the head of the family should intimate that it be read in private, and the chapter for secret reading may be used in the family.
The metrical version of the Psalms should be read or sung through at least once in the year. It is truly an admirable translation from the Hebrew, and is frequently more correct than the prose version. If three verses be sung at each diet of family worship, the whole Psalms will be sung through in the year.
Let the conversation at family meals often turn upon the chapter read and the psalm sung. Thus every meal will be a Sacrament, being sanctified by the Word and prayer.
Let our secret reading prevent the dawning of the day. Let God’s voice be the first we hear in the morning. Mark two or three of the richest verses, and pray over every line and word of them. Let the marks be neatly done, never so as to abuse a copy of the Bible.
In meeting believers on the street or elsewhere, when an easy opportunity offers, recur to the chapters read that morning. This will be a blessed exchange for those idle words which waste the soul and grieve the Holy Spirit of God. In writing letters to those at a distance, make use of the provisions that day gathered.
Above all, use the Word as a lamp to your feet and a light to your path – your guide in perplexity – your armor in temptation – your food in times of faintness. Hear the constant cry of the great Intercessor.
“SANCTIFY THEM THROUGH THY TRUTH: THY WORD IS TRUTH.”
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