Vov - Third Day Morning

...Jesus..who magnified the law both in its precepts and penalty, and made it honorable....

If we ever think that Jesus somehow reduced the demands of the law then we are mistaken - He MAGNIFIED the law, and he fulfilled it perfectly. He showed the reality of the true penalty of the law by dying for us, by being made sin on our behalf. Should we not seek to honor Christ by loving the law that He magnified and gave himself to fulfill?

...if blessed with prosperity may we be free from its snares, and use, not abuse, its advantages..

That prayer is such a need for believers in the country for we are certainly among the prosperous. How might we use and not abuse the advantages we have? That must be worked out in our lives in the context of community. It is a challenge that we should take on.