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The Bent Knee Time – January 31

HOW GOOD GOD IS!

Luke 4:16-22

“Worship” grows out of “worth.” It really means thinking deep down in your heart how worthy God is; how full of power in making the world so beautiful, and in sustaining life so constantly, even in those who leave him out; how full of love in giving his only Son to die; how patient, and gentle, and winsome, and motherly. It’s blessed to do it in the church service. It’s yet more blessed to do it in between times.

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The Bent Knee Time – January 30

THE ZEST OF VICTORY

Mark 2:23-28; Mark 3:1-5

The old Sabbath was a rest day. It came at the end of the week’s work. Its observance was a recognition of the love that gave us life and time, strength to work, and enjoyment in rest. The new Sabbath is more—a victory day. It tells of Jesus’ victory over sin and death. It comes at the beginning of the week’s work. So we start the week with a song that lasts till Saturday night.

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The Bent Knee Time – January 27

THE GREATEST THING—A PURE HEART!

1John 1:1-10

It’s a great thing to be forgiven—to be back in the old seat by the hearth-fire, the old score wiped off the slate, the heavy heart lightened, the Father smiling gently into your eyes. But there’s something more and yet better—to be cleaned up inside; the bad taken out, washed out, and burned out, and a new clean inside put in you. Jesus does both, though it cost him his life to do it.

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The Bent Knee Time – January 26

SEEING THROUGH GOD’S EYES

Luke 7:41-50

Not that you must sin much to be forgiven much and so love much—not that. God doesn’t need bad to bring out his good. But when we see how much of a sin one sin is, and how bad a break just one break makes, then we begin to know what love God’s love is. Then our hearts are broken that we treated God so, and we’re down on our knees in untellable gratitude and eager service. It’s worth while to see as God sees.

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The Bent Knee Time – January 25

LOVE NEVER FAILS

Luke 15:11-24

Prodigals are thicker than we think. A child dissatisfied with the Father’s way, getting all he can for himself, dead-bent on his own way, cutting loose from restraint, clearly a prodigal in spirit, though not at his rope’s end—the last stage. But the Father’s love clean outdoes any prodigal wilfulness—wise, patient waiting till the dead-end of the blind alley’s reached, tireless watching, eager running, the tender embrace, the welcome back. Love outruns the prodigal still.