Wednesday Readings for December 28th, 2022
From The Bible
... be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
(Romans 12:2 be)
¶ And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
(Luke 5:36–38)
Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. ...
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
(Psalms 33:8, 10, 11)
... Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
(Daniel 2:20–22 Blessed)
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
(John 4:34, 35)
¶ And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
(Luke 9:23–25)
¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
(Matthew 4:18, 19)
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
(Luke 9:61, 62)
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
(Matthew 8:19–22)
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, ...
Ye are the light of the world. ...
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
(Matthew 5:1, 2, 14 (to 1st .), 16)
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
(Romans 7:6)
¶ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
(Isaiah 40:9–11)
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
(I Peter 5:2)
And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
(Jeremiah 23:4)
¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. ...
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: ...
(Ezekiel 34:11, 12, 14–16 (to :))
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
(James 5:7)
SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES by MARY BAKER EDDY
A Christian Scientist occupies the place at this period of which Jesus spoke to his disciples, when he said: “Ye are the salt of the earth.” “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Let us watch, work, and pray that this salt lose not its saltness, and that this light be not hid, but radiate and glow into noontide glory.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 367:17)
The discoverer of Christian Science finds the path less difficult when she has the high goal always before her thoughts, than when she counts her footsteps in endeavoring to reach it. When the destination is desirable, expectation speeds our progress. The struggle for Truth makes one strong instead of weak, resting instead of wearying one.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 426:5–11)
I love mankind, and shall continue to labor and to endure.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 99:21)
We must resolve to take up the cross, and go forth with honest hearts to work and watch for wisdom, Truth, and Love.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 15:18–20)
Mortals must emerge from this notion of material life as all-in-all. They must peck open their shells with Christian Science, and look outward and upward.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 552:16–19)
How long it must be before we arrive at the demonstration of scientific being, no man knoweth, — not even “the Son but the Father;” but the false claim of error continues its delusions until the goal of goodness is assiduously earned and won.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 233:10)
As the children of Israel were guided triumphantly through the Red Sea, the dark ebbing and flowing tides of human fear, — as they were led through the wilderness, walking wearily through the great desert of human hopes, and anticipating the promised joy, — so shall the spiritual idea guide all right desires in their passage from sense to Soul, from a material sense of existence to the spiritual, up to the glory prepared for them who love God. Stately Science pauses not, but moves before them, a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, leading to divine heights.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 566:1)
Judge not the future advancement of Christian Science by the steps already taken, lest you yourself be condemned for failing to take the first step.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 459:8)
The ages must slowly work up to perfection.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 233:9–10)
Ages pass, but this leaven of Truth is ever at work.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 118:10 (only))
Future ages must declare what the pioneer has accomplished.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. vii:25)
To reconstruct timid justice and place the fact above the falsehood, is the work of time.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 238:29)
Let us rid ourselves of the belief that man is separated from God, and obey only the divine Principle, Life and Love.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 91:5–7)
Let us disrobe error.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 201:14 (only))
Let us feel the divine energy of Spirit, bringing us into newness of life and recognizing no mortal nor material power as able to destroy.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 249:6–8)
Let us rejoice that we are subject to the divine “powers that be.”
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 249:8–9)
Let us learn of the real and eternal, and prepare for the reign of Spirit, the kingdom of heaven, — the reign and rule of universal harmony, which cannot be lost nor remain forever unseen.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 208:20)
The final demonstration of the truth which Jesus taught, and for which he was crucified, opened a new era for the world.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 43:17–19)
The highest and sweetest rest, even from a human standpoint, is in holy work.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 519:28)
Those, who are willing to leave their nets or to cast them on the right side for Truth, have the opportunity now, as aforetime, to learn and to practise Christian healing. The Scriptures contain it. The spiritual import of the Word imparts this power.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 271:26–30)
The objects of time and sense disappear in the illumination of spiritual understanding, and Mind measures time according to the good that is unfolded. This unfolding is God's day, and “there shall be no night there.”
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 584:4)
Throughout all generations both before and after the Christian era, the Christ, as the spiritual idea, — the reflection of God, — has come with some measure of power and grace to all prepared to receive Christ, Truth.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 333:19–23)
The days of our pilgrimage will multiply instead of diminish, when God's kingdom comes on earth; for the true way leads to Life instead of to death, and earthly experience discloses the finity of error and the infinite capacities of Truth, in which God gives man dominion over all the earth.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 202:17)
