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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

In the whole range of history there is no more striking contrast than that of the Apostolic churches with the heathenism around them. They had shortcomings enough, it is true, and divisions and scandals not a few, for even apostolic times were no golden age of purity and primitive simplicity. Yet we can see that their fullness of life, and hope, and promise for the future, were a new sort of power in the world. Within their own limits they had solved almost by the way the social problem which baffled Rome, and baffles Europe still. They had lifted woman to her rightful place, restored the dignity of labor, abolished beggary, and drawn the sting of slavery. The secret of the revolution is that the selfishness of race and class were forgotten in the Supper of the Lord, and a new basis for society found in love of the visible image of God in men for whom Christ died (Henry Gwatkin).
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Bible – Afrikaans – Psalms Chapter 45:1-18.

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45:1 Vir die musiekleier; op die wysie van: Lelies. Van die kinders van Korag. ‘n Onderwysing. ‘n Lied van die liefde.

45:2 My hart word bewoë deur goeie woorde; ek dra my gedigte voor aangaande ‘n Koning; my tong is die pen van ‘n vaardige skrywer.

45:3 U is veel skoner as die mensekinders; genade is uitgestort op u lippe; daarom het God U geseën vir ewig.

45:4 Gord u swaard aan die heup, o held, u majesteit en u heerlikheid;

45:5 ja, u heerlikheid! Ry voorspoedig ter wille van waarheid en ootmoed en geregtigheid; en laat u regterhand U vreeslike dinge leer!

45:6 U pyle is skerp,Volke val onder U!; hulle tref in die hart van die Koning se vyande.

45:7 U troon, o God, is vir ewig en altyd; die septer van u koninkryk is ‘n regverdige septer.

45:8 U het geregtigheid lief en haat goddeloosheid. Daarom het, o God, u God U gesalf met vreugde-olie bo u metgeselle.

45:9 Al u klere is mirre en alewee en kassie; uit ivoorpaleise maak snarespel U bly.

45:10 Dogters van konings is onder u staatsdogters; die koningin staan aan u regterhand in goud van Ofir.

45:11 Hoor, o dogter, en kyk en neig u oor, en vergeet u volk en die huis van u vader;

45:12 en as die Koning u skoonheid begeer- want Hy is u Heer- buig u dan voor Hom neer.

45:13 En, o dogter van Tirus- met geskenke sal hulle u guns soek, ja, die rykstes van die mense.

45:14 Louter heerlikheid is die Koning se dogter daarbinne; van gouddraad is haar kleding.

45:15 In veelkleurige gewade word sy na die Koning gelei; jonkvroue agter haar, haar vriendinne, word na U gebring.

45:16 Hulle word gelei met vreugde en gejuig; hulle gaan in die Koning se paleis in.

45:17 In die plek van u vaders sal u seuns wees; U sal hulle aanstel as vorste in die hele land.

45:18 U Naam wil ek vermeld van geslag tot geslag; daarom sal die volke U loof vir ewig en altyd.