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<div class="pad2020" style="font-weight:bold">February 15<sup>th</sup><br><em>Morning Reading</em></div>
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<p>To Him be glory both now and forever.&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;2 Peter 3:18</p>
<p>Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and for ever, &#8220;to Him be glory.&#8221; Is He not a &#8220;Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek&#8221;? &#8220;To Him be glory.&#8221; Is He not king for ever?&#8212;King of kings and Lord of lords, the everlasting Father? &#8220;To Him be glory <em>for ever.</em>&#8221; Never shall His praises cease. That which was bought with blood deserves to last while immortality endures. The glory of the cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the resurrection must never be dimmed. O Jesus! thou shalt be praised for ever. Long as immortal spirits live&#8212;long as the Father&#8217;s throne endures&#8212;for ever, for ever, unto Thee shall be glory. Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying Him <em>now</em>? The apostle&#8217;s words are, &#8220;To Him be glory both now and for ever.&#8221; Will you not this day make it your prayer? &#8220;Lord, help me to glorify Thee; I am poor, help me to glorify Thee by contentment; I am sick, help me to give Thee honour by patience; I have talents, help me to extol Thee by spending them for Thee; I have time, Lord, help me to redeem it, that I may serve Thee; I have a heart to feel, Lord, let that heart feel no love but Thine, and glow with no flame but affection for Thee; I have a head to think, Lord, help me to think <em>of</em> Thee and <em>for</em> Thee; Thou hast put me in this world for something, Lord, show me what that is, and help me to work out my life&#8208;purpose: I cannot do much, but as the widow put in her two mites, which were all her living, so, Lord, I cast my time and eternity too into Thy treasury; I am all Thine; take me, and enable me to glorify Thee <em>now,</em> in all that I say, in all that I do, and with all that I have.&#8221;</p>
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