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How blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments. Psalm 112:1 We are happy when we have the disposition of a dutiful child toward a kind and gracious father, rather than that of a refractory slave toward a tyrannical and severe master. Joseph Benson, 1749–1821, English Methodist minister

(those who fear and obey the Lord) His descendants will be mighty on earth. Psalm 112:2a What we desire our children to become, we must endeavor to be before them. Andrew Combe, 1797–1847, Scottish physician and phrenologist.

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Confessing Faith

“Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.

But because of the Pharisees they would not confess

their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue,

for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

John 12:42-43 (NIV)

John writes of leaders who secretly believed in the Master’s teachings. These men feared being cast out of the Hebrew house of worship. He makes a bold statement about the reason these men were quiet about their thoughts “for they loved praise from men more than from…