Lord’s Day, August 30, 2020

2 Samuel 14:1-33; Zephaniah 2:1-15; Galatians 2:1-21

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. Luke 6:27-29, NKJV

The Lord taught us how to live and He showed us how to love. He healed many who would ultimately reject Him. Unlike His disciples, He harboured no resentment to those who refused Him (Luke 9:56). After the brutal nails, He prayed: “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34). He did not hide His face from shame and spitting (Isa 50:6). May we live as He lived. —Peter Ramsay

Behold the Man upon the cross, my sin upon His shoulders;
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice, call out among the scoffers. —Stuart Townend