Friday, May 16, 2014

 

DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 28; Proverbs 24; Luke 2:1-21

If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 1 John 2:1
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, (advocate) that he may abide with you for ever; John 14:16

1 John 2:1 reminds us that if we sin, Christ is our advocate, standing at the right hand of God making intercession for us (Rom. 8:34). The prints of the nails in His hands and feet are an eternal reminder of His work on the cross for us. However God also has His advocate or comforter (the same word in the Greek) here on earth. He is the Holy Spirit who dwells in our hearts and reminds us of what is right and wrong. Let me listen to His every whisper and with a tender heart, simply obey. —David Croudace


Master speak! And make me ready. When Thy voice is clearly heard,
With obedience glad and steady, still to follow every word. —F. R. Havergal