The Christian Quotation of the Day: 2005-12-18

CQOD: 12/24/05 -- Studdert Kennedy: Come worship the King

Christian Quotation of the Day

December 24, 2005

Christmas Eve

Meditation:
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
-- Luke 2:8-14 (KJV)

Quotation:
    Come worship the King,
        That little dear thing,
    Asleep on His Mother’s soft breast.
        Ye bright stars, bow down,
        Weave for Him a crown,
    Christ Jesus by angels confessed.

    Come, children, and peep,
        But hush ye, and creep
    On tiptoe to where the Babe lies;
        Then whisper His Name
        And lo! like a flame
    The glory light shines in His eyes.

    Come strong men, and see
        This high mystery,
   Tread firm where the shepherds have trod,
      And watch, `mid the hair
      Of the Maiden so fair,
   The five little fingers of God.

    Come, old men and grey,
        The star leads the way,
    It halts and your wanderings cease;
        Look down on His Face
        Then, filled with His Grace,
    Depart ye, God’s servants, in Peace.
    ... G. A. Studdert Kennedy (1883-1929)

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CQOD: 12/23/05 -- Fenelon: the happy necessity

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December 23, 2005Meditation:
    In the path of your judgments,
        O LORD, we wait for you;
    your name and remembrance
        are the desire of our soul.
    My soul yearns for you in the night;
        my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
    For when your judgments are in the earth,
        the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
    -- Isaiah 26:8-9 (ESV)

Quotation:
Such is our dependence upon God that we are obliged not only to do everything for His sake, but also to seek from Him the very power. This happy necessity of having recourse to Him in all our wants, instead of being grievous to us, should be our greatest consolation. What a happiness is it that we are allowed to speak to Him with confidence; to open our hearts and hold familiar conversation with him, by prayer! He Himself invites us to it.
... François Fénelon (1651-1715), Meditation

Quiet time reflection:
Without You, Lord, I can do nothing good.

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CQOD: 12/22/05 -- Barclay: commitment in faith

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December 22, 2005Meditation:
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
-- James 2:20-23 (KJV)

Quotation:
Faith is not only a commitment to the promises of Christ; faith is also a commitment to the demands of Christ.
... William Barclay (1907-1978), The Letters of James and Peter [1976]

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, I want to follow You in faith and action.

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CQOD: 12/21/05 -- Anderson: the virgin birth

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December 21, 2005Meditation:
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
-- Luke 1:26-28 (KJV)

Quotation:
I have put no emphasis on the virgin birth in the course of this chapter. This is not because I do not believe in it, for I do; but because, as I understand it, the account of Christ’s miraculous birth was given in the Gospels for the sake of those who had already come to believe in him and who wished to know the facts, but was never used as a means of evoking faith in those who were not yet convinced on other grounds as to who he was. After all, a virgin birth would be possible without any implications of deity.
... J. N. D. Anderson (b.1908), Christianity: the Witness of History [1969]

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, open my heart to the riches of Your truth.

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CQOD: 12/20/05 -- Watts: His grace

Christian Quotation of the Day

December 20, 2005Meditation:
    Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
    Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
    -- Ps. 89:14,15 (KJV)

Quotation:
    Justice and Judgment are thy throne
        Yet wondrous is thy grace;
    While truth and mercy joined in one,
        Invite us near thy face.
    ... Isaac Watts (1674-1748), Ps. 89, part 2, from The Psalms of David Imitated [1719]

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