After reflecting on some of the wonderful promises of God for His people, Brother Orrin Ledgister took us to the book of Romans to discuss the sevenfold blessings of our justification. More than simply having our sins dealt with, the justification we have found in Christ carries with it unimaginable blessings which we would do well to mediate on.
Scripture passage: Romans 5:1–11
During a visit to South Florida, Brother Ashton Bristol shared this powerful message on the revival of God-centered worship during the reign of King Hezekiah in Judah. After reporting on some of the work the Lord is doing in Guyana, Brother Ashton challenged us to pray for revival among the Lord's people. Just as Hezekiah restored worship practices that had long gone unobserved in Judah—including the celebration of Passover—we should be like the priests and Levites in 2 Chronicles 29 who were consecrated and prepared for the work God had for them.
During a visit to Pine Street Chapel this weekend, Brother Greg Mayhew shared this message of encouragement from the second chapter of Song of Solomon. After discussing four different ways of reading this beautiful book of the Bible—literal, dispensational, redemptive, and spiritual—he focuses on a few expressions of love between the lover and the beloved as a spiritual picture of the relationship between the resurrected Lord and the individual believer.
Imagining ourselves in the position of the two blind beggars healed by the Lord outside of Jericho (Matthew 20:29–34), Luke Harriman encourages us all to ask the Lord to graciously open our eyes. He then goes on to reflect on four instances of God opening someone's eyes: Balaam (Numbers 22), Elisha's servant and the blinded Syrians (2 Kings 6), and the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24). Although the Lord has opened the eyes of every believer, we can all benefit from even more illumination.