PSALMS
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Psalms 107: 23 – 43 and 108
Psalms 107: 23 – 43
What surprising changes are often made in the affairs of men! Let the present desolate state of Judea, and other countries, explain this. If we look abroad at the world, we see many great increases, whose beginning was small. We see many who have thus suddenly risen, as suddenly brought to nothing. Worldly wealth is uncertain; often those who are filled with it, ere they are aware, lose it again. GOD has many ways of making men poor. The righteous shall rejoice. It shall fully ​ convince all those who deny the Divine Providence. When sinners see how justly GOD takes away the gifts they have abused, they will not have a word to say. It is of great use to us to be fully assured of GOD’s goodness, and duly affected with it. It is our wisdom to mind our duty and to refer our comfort to HIM. A truly wise person will treasure in his heart this delightful psalm. From it, he will fully understand the weakness and wretchedness of man, and the power and loving-kindness of GOD, not for our merit, but for HIS mercy’s sake.

OLD TESTAMENT
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Jeremiah 46: 1 – 28
Jeremiah 47: 10
The day of the LORD GOD of hosts.
Egypt’s defeat was GOD’s doing, it was a day of vengeance because Egypt oppressed Judah. Ultimately, GOD will punish all nations that have rejected HIS gospel and HIS righteousness commands.

NEW TESTAMENT
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Acts 5: 33 – 6: 7
Acts 6: 4
Give ourselves… to prayer.
Baptism in the HOLY SPIRIT alone is insufficient for effective Christian leadership. Church leaders must constantly devote themselves to prayer and to the preaching of the Word. The verb translated give ourselves denotes a steadfast and single-minded fidelity and giving of much time to a certain course of action. The apostles felt that prayer and the ministry of the Word is, was and were to be the highest work of Christian leaders.