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  Morning, December 3 Go To Evening Reading “There is no spot in thee.” —Song of Solomon 4:7 Having pronounced his Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms his praise with a precious negative, “There is no spot in thee.” As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate that he had only mentioned her comely parts and had purposely omitted those features that were deformed or defiled, he sums up all by declaring her universally and entirely fair and utterly devoid of stain. A spot may soon be removed and is the least thing that can disfigure beauty, but even from this little blemish, the believer is delivered in his Lord’s sight. Suppose he had said there was no hideous scar, no horrible deformity, no deadly ulcer. In that case, we might even then have marveled, but when he testifies that she is accessible from the slightest spot, all these other forms of defilement are included, and the depth of wonder is increased. If he had but ...

  Morning, December 2 Go To Evening Reading "Thou art all fair, my love." —Song of Solomon 4:7 The Lord's admiration of his Church is lovely, and his description of her beauty is glowing. She is not merely fair but " al" fair." H" views her in himself, washed in his sin-atoning blood and clothed in his meritorious righteousness, and he considers her full of comeliness and beauty. No wonder such is the case since it is his own perfect excellency that he admires, for the holiness, glory, and perfection of his Church are his own glorious garments on the back of his well-beloved spouse. She is not simply pure or well-proportioned but positively lovely and fair! She has actual merit! Her deformities of sin are removed, but more, she has, through her Lord, obtained a meritorious righteousness by which an actual beauty is conferred upon her. Believers have a positive righteousness given to them when they become "accept" ed" in "he...

  Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Advent First Sunday in Advent Old Testament Jeremiah 33:14–18 Psalm Psalm 24 New Testament Romans 13:11–14 Gospel Matthew 21:1–9   Christian Worship One Year Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009). Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Advent First Sunday of Advent Year C First Reading Jeremiah 33:14–16 Psalm Psalm 25:1–9 Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 Gospel Luke 21:25–36   Episcopal Church (USA) Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2016). Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Advent First Sunday of Advent Year C Old Testament Jeremiah 33:14–16 Psalm Psalm 25:1–10 (UMH 756) New Testament 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 Gospel Luke 21:25–36  Vanderbilt Divinity Library, United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009). Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Advent First Sunday in Advent Old Testament Jeremi...