Fri.-Sabbath, 12/20-22/13 Devotion

What could be better than Christmas? The Lord's Day! Wahoo! In order to get us ready for church, here is Thomas Watson, from his, "The Christian Soldier"; or, "Taking Heaven by Storm":

"The second duty of religion wherein we must provoke ourselves, is, in HEARING OF THE WORD. We may bring our bodies to the word with ease, but not our hearts--without offering violence to ourselves. When we come to the word preached, we come to a business of the highest importance, therefore we should stir up ourselves and hear with the greatest devotion. Constantine the emperor was noted for his reverent attention to the word. Luke 19:48 [says]: 'All the people were very at-tentive to hear Him [Jesus].' In the Greek it is 'they hung upon His lip.' When the word is dispensed, we are to lift up the everlasting doors of our hearts that the King of glory may enter in."