From Glory to GloryWritten by Joyce C. Lock
When I consider thy heavens, work of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet. They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon mown grass: as showers that water earth. In his days shall righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from river unto ends of earth. Blow up trumpet in new moon, in time appointed, on our solemn feast day. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as sun before me. It shall be established for ever as moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. He appointed moon for seasons: sun knoweth his going down. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor moon by night.
| | True LoveWritten by Joyce C. Lock
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even publicans same? And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in synagogues and in corners of streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate one, and love other; or else he will hold to one, and despise other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Thou shalt love Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is first commandment. And to love him with all heart, and with all understanding, and with all soul, and with all strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another; If ye love me, keep my commandments. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. As Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled law. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to flesh, but by love serve one another. For all law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But fruit of Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. According as he hath chosen us in him before foundation of world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, And to know love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all fulness of God. But speaking truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is head, even Christ: From whom whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to effectual working in measure of every part, maketh increase of body unto edifying of itself in love. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having same love, being of one accord, of one mind. That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of full assurance of understanding, to acknowledgement of mystery of God, and of Father, and of Christ. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to saints, and do minister.
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