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but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. </p> <p id="dd0406am-p6"/> <p id="dd0406am-p7">If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.—There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. </p> <p id="dd0406am-p8"/> <p id="dd0406am-p9">Seeing . . . that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.—Through him we . . . have access by one Spirit unto the Father. </p> <p id="dd0406am-p10"/> <p id="dd0406am-p11"><span style="font-size:x-small" id="dd0406am-p11.1"><a class="scripRef" id="dd0406am-p11.2" href="/ccel/bible/asv.Rom.8.html#Rom.8.34" onclick="return goBible('nt','Rom','8','34','8','34');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'Rom 8:34 - 8:34')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_Rom_8_34_0_0">Rom. 8:34</a>. -<a class="scripRef" id="dd0406am-p11.3" href="/ccel/bible/asv.Heb.9.html#Heb.9.24" onclick="return goBible('nt','Heb','9','24','9','24');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'Heb 9:24 - 9:24')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_Heb_9_24_0_0">Heb. 9:24</a>.<a class="scripRef" id="dd0406am-p11.4" href="/ccel/bible/asv.iJohn.2.html#iJohn.2.1" onclick="return goBible('nt','iJohn','2','1','2','1');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'iJohn 2:1 - 2:1')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_1John_2_1_0_0">I John 2:1</a>. -<a class="scripRef" id="dd0406am-p11.5" href="/ccel/bible/asv.iTim.2.html#iTim.2.5" onclick="return goBible('nt','iTim','2','5','2','5');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'iTim 2:5 - 2:5')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_1Tim_2_5_0_0">I Tim. 2:5</a>.<a class="scripRef" id="dd0406am-p11.6" href="/ccel/bible/asv.Heb.4.html#Heb.4.14" onclick="return goBible('nt','Heb','4','14','4','16');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'Heb 4:14 - 4:16')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_Heb_4_14_4_16">Heb. 4:14-16</a>. -<a class="scripRef" id="dd0406am-p11.7" href="/ccel/bible/asv.Eph.2.html#Eph.2.18" onclick="return goBible('nt','Eph','2','18','2','18');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'Eph 2:18 - 2:18')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_Eph_2_18_0_0">Eph. 2:18</a>.</span></p> <p id="dd0406am-p12"/> </div> </div> <h2 id="morneveb" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#morneve" class="meditate_heading"> Spurgeon's Morning Reading </h2> <div id="morneve" class="collapse" data-parent="#meditate_sections"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="book-content"><a id="md0406am"/> <p class="crossref" id="md0406am-p1"/> <p class="passage" id="md0406am-p2"><i>“Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp.”</i></p><a name="d0406am-p2.1"/><h3 class="scripPassage" id="md0406am-p2.2"><a class="scripRef" id="md0406am-p2.3" href="/ccel/bible/asv.Heb.13.html#Heb.13.13" onclick="return goBible('nt','Heb','13','13','13','13');" onmouseover="popupVerse(this, 'Heb 13:13 - 13:13')" onmouseout="leaveVerse()" name="_Heb_13_13_0_0">Hebrews 13:13</a></h3> <p class="normal" id="md0406am-p3">Jesus, bearing his cross, went forth to suffer without the gate. The Christian’s reason for leaving the camp of the world’s sin and religion is not because he loves to be singular, but because <i>Jesus did so</i>; and the disciple must follow his Master. Christ was “not of the world:” his life and his testimony were a constant protest against conformity with the world. Never was such overflowing affection for men as you find in him; but still he was separate from sinners. In like manner Christ’s people must “go forth unto him.” They must take their position “without the camp,” as witness-bearers for the truth. They must be prepared to tread the straight and narrow path. They must have bold, unflinching, lion-like hearts, loving Christ first, and his truth next, and Christ and his truth beyond all the world. Jesus would have his people “go forth without the camp” <i>for their own sanctification</i>. You cannot grow in grace to any high degree while you are conformed to the world. The life of separation may be a path of sorrow, but it is the highway of safety; and though the separated life may cost you many pangs, and make every day a battle, yet it is a happy life after all. No joy can excel that of the soldier of Christ: Jesus reveals himself so graciously, and gives such sweet refreshment, that the warrior feels more calm and peace in his daily strife than others in their hours of rest. The highway of holiness is the highway of communion. It is thus we shall hope <i>to win the crown</i> if we are enabled by divine grace faithfully to follow Christ “without the camp.” The crown of glory will follow the cross of separation. A moment’s shame will be well recompensed by eternal honour; a little while of witness-bearing will seem nothing when we are “forever with the Lord.” </p> </div> </div> <h2 id="Old_Testament_Chapter_a_Dayb" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#Old_Testament_Chapter_a_Day" class="meditate_heading"> Old Testament Chapter a Day - Nehemiah 12 </h2> <div id="Old_Testament_Chapter_a_Day" class="collapse" data-parent="#meditate_sections"> <a href="/study/Nehemiah_12">Nehemiah 12</a> <h3>12. Priests and Levites</h3> <h3 class="subhead">A List of Priests and Levites </h3> <p class="chapNumFloatLeft">12</p> <p class="first">These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,<sup class="verse">2</sup>Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,<sup class="verse">3</sup>Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,<sup class="verse">4</sup>Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,<sup class="verse">5</sup>Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,<sup class="verse">6</sup>Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,<sup class="verse">7</sup>Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and of their associates in the days of Jeshua. </p><p class="normal"><sup class="verse">8</sup> And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.<sup class="verse">9</sup>And Bakbukiah and Unno their associates stood opposite them in the service.<sup class="verse">10</sup>Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,<sup class="verse">11</sup>Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua. </p><p class="normal"><sup class="verse">12</sup> In the days of Joiakim the priests, heads of ancestral houses, were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;<sup class="verse">13</sup>of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;<sup class="verse">14</sup>of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;<sup class="verse">15</sup>of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;<sup class="verse">16</sup>of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;<sup class="verse">17</sup>of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;<sup class="verse">18</sup>of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;<sup class="verse">19</sup>of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;<sup class="verse">20</sup>of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;<sup class="verse">21</sup>of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. </p><p class="normal"><sup class="verse">22</sup> As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of ancestral houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian.<sup class="verse">23</sup>The Levites, heads of ancestral houses, were recorded in the Book of the Annals until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.<sup class="verse">24</sup>And the leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, section opposite to section.<sup class="verse">25</sup>Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates.<sup class="verse">26</sup>These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of the governor Nehemiah and of the priest Ezra, the scribe. </p><h3 class="subhead">Dedication of the City Wall </h3> <p class="normal"><sup class="verse">27</sup> Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.<sup class="verse">28</sup>The companies of the singers gathered together from the circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;<sup class="verse">29</sup>also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.<sup class="verse">30</sup>And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people and the gates and the wall. </p><p class="normal"><sup class="verse">31</sup> Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession. One went to the right on the wall to the Dung Gate;<sup class="verse">32</sup>and after them went Hoshaiah and half the officials of Judah,<sup class="verse">33</sup>and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,<sup class="verse">34</sup>Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,<sup class="verse">35</sup>and some of the young priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph;<sup class="verse">36</sup>and his kindred, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and the scribe Ezra went in front of them.<sup class="verse">37</sup>At the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went straight up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east. </p><p class="normal"><sup class="verse">38</sup> The other company of those who gave thanks went to the left, and I followed them with half of the people on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,<sup class="verse">39</sup>and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.<sup class="verse">40</sup>So both companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;<sup class="verse">41</sup>and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;<sup class="verse">42</sup>and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader.<sup class="verse">43</sup>They offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard far away. </p><h3 class="subhead">Temple Responsibilities </h3> <p class="normal"><sup class="verse">44</sup> On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites from the fields belonging to the towns; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.<sup class="verse">45</sup>They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.<sup class="verse">46</sup>For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.<sup class="verse">47</sup>In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the descendants of Aaron. </p> </div> <h2 id="New_Testament_in_Four_Yearsb" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#New_Testament_in_Four_Years" class="meditate_heading"> New Testament in Four Years - James 1:1-8 </h2> <div id="New_Testament_in_Four_Years" class="collapse" data-parent="#meditate_sections"> <a href="/study/James_1:1-8">James 1:1-8</a> <h3>1. Trials and Temptations</h3> <h3 class="subhead">Salutation </h3> <p class="chapNumFloatLeft"> 1</p> <p class="first">James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, </p> <p class="normal">To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: </p> <p class="normal">Greetings.</p> <p class="normal"> </p><h3 class="subhead">Faith and Wisdom </h3> <p class="normal"><sup class="verse">2</sup> My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy,<sup class="verse">3</sup>because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance;<sup class="verse">4</sup>and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. </p><p class="normal"><sup class="verse">5</sup> If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.<sup class="verse">6</sup>But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind;<sup class="verse">7, 8</sup>for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord. </p> </div> <h2 id="Psalm_a_Dayb" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#Psalm_a_Day" class="meditate_heading"> Psalm a Day - Psalm 70 </h2> <div id="Psalm_a_Day" class="collapse" data-parent="#meditate_sections"> <a href="/study/Psalm_70">Psalm 70</a> <h3>70. Psalm 70</h3> <h3 class="psalm">Psalm 70</h3> <h3 class="subhead">Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies </h3> <p class="psalm_note">To the leader. Of David, for the memorial offering. </p> <p class="verseFloatLeft">1</p> <p class="t1">Be pleased, O God, to deliver me. </p> <p class="t2">O L<span class="sc">ord</span>, make haste to help me!</p><p class="verseFloatLeft">2</p> <p class="t1">Let those be put to shame and confusion </p> <p class="t2">who seek my life.</p> <p class="t1">Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor</p> <p class="t2">who desire to hurt me.</p><p class="verseFloatLeft">3</p> <p class="t1">Let those who say, “Aha, Aha!” </p> <p class="t2">turn back because of their shame.</p> <p class="normal"> </p><p class="verseFloatLeft">4</p> <p class="t1">Let all who seek you </p> <p class="t2">rejoice and be glad in you.</p> <p class="t1">Let those who love your salvation</p> <p class="t2">say evermore, “God is great!”</p><p class="verseFloatLeft">5</p> <p class="t1">But I am poor and needy; </p> <p class="t2">hasten to me, O God!</p> <p class="t1">You are my help and my deliverer;</p> <p class="t2">O L<span class="sc">ord</span>, do not delay! </p> </div> </div> <span style="display:none;">VIEWNAME is <q> Meditate </q></span> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ccel.org/js/dru_themes_ccel2010/navbarMenu.js"> </script> <div id="content-foot" class="content-foot"> </div> </div> <br clear="both"> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="content"> <div class="footer-links hideOnLoad" id="footer"> <a href="/login">Log in</a> | <a href="/register">Register</a> | <a href="/index/author/A">Browse</a> | <a href="/study">Bibles</a> | <a href="/about">About</a> | <a href="/about/copyright.html">Copyright</a> | <a href="/info/privacy.html">Privacy</a> | <a href="/info/email.html">Contact</a> | <a href="https://give.calvin.edu/give/583548/#!/donation/checkout">Give</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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