Wednesday 16 September 2015

14These things I write to you,hoping to come to you shortly,15but if I wait long,that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house,which is the assembly of the living God,the pillar and ground of the truth.16Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great:

God was revealed in the flesh,justified in the spirit,seen by angels,preached among the nations,believed on in the world,and received up in glory.

1Praise the Lord!I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.2The Lord’s works are great,pondered by all those who delight in them.

3His work is honor and majesty.His righteousness endures forever.4He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered.The Lord is gracious and merciful.

5He has given food to those who fear him.He always remembers his covenant.6He has shown his people the power of his works,in giving them the heritage of the nations.

31“To what then should I compare the people of this generation?What are they like?32They are like children who sit in the marketplaceand call to one another,saying, ‘We piped to you,and you didn’t dance.We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’33For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,and you say, ‘He has a demon.’34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking,and you say, ‘Behold,a glutton and a drunkard,a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’35Wisdom is justified by all her children.”