Thursday, March 26, 2015
CHRISTIAN LOVE
"Christian love... is compatible with the profoundest hatred of error, and the most zealous contending for the truth."
-J Gresham Machen
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
THE VALUE OF WISDOM
The transcendent excellency divine wisdom
(James Smith, "Food for Hungry Souls")
"For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.
Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly!"
Proverbs 3:14-18
See the transcendent excellency divine wisdom.
Men desire health--but bodily health is only for a time.
Divine wisdom gives perpetual health, both of body and soul.
Men desire wealth--but riches are not forever.
Divine wisdom gives unsearchable riches--enduring riches!
Men desire life--but human life is brief.
Divine wisdom gives everlasting life, and life in perfection and interminable blessedness.
Men desire honor--but earthly honor is fading.
Divine wisdom confers the highest honors, associating us in the nearest relation with God, who is the source of all real honor.
Men desire pleasure--but what does earthly pleasure amount to?
Divine wisdom leads . . .
to rivers of pleasure,
to oceans of joy,
to fountains of purest delight!
Men desire fame--but fame among sinners, is but a puff of noisy breath.
Divine wisdom makes us famous, if not on earth--in Heaven; if not in time--in eternity!
If therefore we would possess health and wealth;
if we would live forever, and live forever in honor;
if we would enjoy endless pleasure, and shine among God's worthies
--then we must get wisdom! It is transcendently excellent, for all the world would not purchase it--though God freely gives it! Nor would the possession of the whole world make up for the loss of it--if we neglect and despise it. Nor would a world, or ten thousand worlds, make a man half so happy!
"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom!" Proverbs 4:7
(James Smith, "Food for Hungry Souls")
"For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.
Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly!"
Proverbs 3:14-18
See the transcendent excellency divine wisdom.
Men desire health--but bodily health is only for a time.
Divine wisdom gives perpetual health, both of body and soul.
Men desire wealth--but riches are not forever.
Divine wisdom gives unsearchable riches--enduring riches!
Men desire life--but human life is brief.
Divine wisdom gives everlasting life, and life in perfection and interminable blessedness.
Men desire honor--but earthly honor is fading.
Divine wisdom confers the highest honors, associating us in the nearest relation with God, who is the source of all real honor.
Men desire pleasure--but what does earthly pleasure amount to?
Divine wisdom leads . . .
to rivers of pleasure,
to oceans of joy,
to fountains of purest delight!
Men desire fame--but fame among sinners, is but a puff of noisy breath.
Divine wisdom makes us famous, if not on earth--in Heaven; if not in time--in eternity!
If therefore we would possess health and wealth;
if we would live forever, and live forever in honor;
if we would enjoy endless pleasure, and shine among God's worthies
--then we must get wisdom! It is transcendently excellent, for all the world would not purchase it--though God freely gives it! Nor would the possession of the whole world make up for the loss of it--if we neglect and despise it. Nor would a world, or ten thousand worlds, make a man half so happy!
"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom!" Proverbs 4:7
Monday, March 9, 2015
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
Today I thought of this...If an olympic runner asked me, "How is your fitness training going?" and I replied, "Pretty slow and I can't understand why?" The runner asks, "How often are you jogging?" Then I reply, "Jogging? what do you mean?" And the runner elaborates, "You know, like jogging a mile or two every other day." Then I reply, "Oh yeah, I jogged a mile a year ago, so I have done that before, why should I have to do that again?"
In this way the thought hit me, "As Christians we have said, and have others said, 'Why read this chapter of the Bible again, I have read it before, like a year ago, everyone knows what Romans 8 says, right?" But in almost every hobby you can name...basketball, weight-lifiting, running, baseball, football, soccer, golf, etc, people know that have shot free throws before, and ran a mile before, and practiced their curveball or fastball or batting; they hit 30 balls with their 7 iron on the practice green."
So I encourage us to stay nourished with the Word of God. Continue to read Philippians even if you have read it 7x over the years, continue to read Jeremiah and Exodus, and the Proverbs; too many of us, namely me, are way out of shape spiritually. Sanctification is all of grace, and not of some empty routine of daily devotionals, but even so, God uses means, and He uses His Word and prayer to feed us and strength us. Don't rest in a head knowledge, press on until God burns it into you heart.
In this way the thought hit me, "As Christians we have said, and have others said, 'Why read this chapter of the Bible again, I have read it before, like a year ago, everyone knows what Romans 8 says, right?" But in almost every hobby you can name...basketball, weight-lifiting, running, baseball, football, soccer, golf, etc, people know that have shot free throws before, and ran a mile before, and practiced their curveball or fastball or batting; they hit 30 balls with their 7 iron on the practice green."
So I encourage us to stay nourished with the Word of God. Continue to read Philippians even if you have read it 7x over the years, continue to read Jeremiah and Exodus, and the Proverbs; too many of us, namely me, are way out of shape spiritually. Sanctification is all of grace, and not of some empty routine of daily devotionals, but even so, God uses means, and He uses His Word and prayer to feed us and strength us. Don't rest in a head knowledge, press on until God burns it into you heart.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
ALL NEW
All things have become new!
(Thomas Reade)
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
Our perceptions will be new. A divine light will break in upon our minds. The darkness of error, which obscured the truth from our view, will be dissipated.
Our principles will be new. We shall act from pure, holy, unselfish motives. Faith working by love will be the grand moving principle. Self will no longer be the pivot on which we turn--but Jesus will be our all in all.
Our practice will be new. We shall live no longer according to the sinful customs of the world, or the powerful solicitations of the flesh--but according to the holy precepts of the everlasting Gospel. We shall delight in the law of God after the inward man. It will be our food and drink to do the will of our Father.
Our plans will be new. We shall dedicate ourselves, and all we have and are, to the service of that divine Savior who loved us, and gave Himself for us. We shall not be daily occupied in forming plans for worldly pleasure, or projecting schemes for the acquisition of worldly profit; but in devising means for carrying on the cause of truth, and for spreading the knowledge of a crucified Redeemer throughout the earth.
Our prospects will be new. The darkness being past, and the true light now shining--we shall see the distant radiance of the heavenly Zion, and behold, with the telescopic eye of faith, the land which is very far off.
Our privileges will be new.
God will be our reconciled Father.
Jesus will be our Savior and friend.
The Holy Spirit will be our sanctifier and comforter.
And Heaven will be our eternal home!
God will be our reconciled Father.
Jesus will be our Savior and friend.
The Holy Spirit will be our sanctifier and comforter.
And Heaven will be our eternal home!
Our portion will be new. All those exceeding great and precious promises, will be ours. We shall be heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ! We shall be the citizens of the New Jerusalem, and inherit that kingdom that is incorruptible and undefiled, prepared for all the new creatures in Christ Jesus, before the foundation of the world.
To sum up all this blessedness, we shall experience in this world a progression in holiness--and in the world to come, a perpetuity of bliss!
Sunday, February 22, 2015
ARE WE TOO POOR
Our closing hymn is posted below, with wonderful lyrics, that not only blessed me, but also convicted me.
Join all the glorious names
Of wisdom, love, and power,
That ever mortals knew,
That angels ever bore:
All are too poor to speak His worth,
Too poor to set my Savior forth.
The website gives all the original verses which are 12 in total, our hymnal only had 5 or 6. And as I love all the verses, I was especially blessed by this first verse, but oddly despite misreading them. Here is what I sang....
"are you too poor to speak His Worth, too poor to set my Savior forth"
And this convicted me greatly. Now yes, we are too poor to declare God's worth to the fullest; but the meaning I was using was, "Has God not blessed you and strengthened you enough that you will not speak His worth?" In Acts 3, the lame man had his legs restored, the strength restored, and he was leaping! If Peter had given him an apple, he might have been sincerely thankful, but still not strong enough to leap; If Peter had given him 3000 talents of silver then the man would have at least tried to leap, and yet not been strong enough to do so. In salvation Jesus has bore the justice and wrath of God on our behalf, Jesus has redeemed us and cleansed us; we have been adopted, loved, set free, and been made clean, partakers in heavenly places. In light of all that Christ has done for us and granted to us and secured for us, how would we respond to the hymn I misread..."are you too poor to speak His worth, too poor to set my Savior forth." The Queen of Sheba could not keep her amazement to her self, but behold, One greater than Solomon is here.
In a very weak illustration, what if a billionaire gave you a billion dollars and then afterwards said, "Meet me in the parking lot by your local gas station (mine is one-third of a mile away)" and I reply, "I can't get there it is too far, too hard, and I do not have the resources to get there." ??? God has given us His Word, His Son, His Spirit, His grace, and we beheld His glory; why aren't we serving Him and proclaiming Him and praising Him? Are you too poor? Has He not equipped you to do so? Is His equipping insufficient? Oh, how joyfully we should be leaping as well, we had lame legs that could not leap, and if you have been saved by the grace of God, dare not remained seated like a poor beggar; Leap, Serve, Obey, Praise God, Proclaim His Excellencies; Is your tongue lame still, that it cannot extol Him? Is your heart lame still, that it cannot love Him? Is your mind lame still, that it cannot declare Him.
Join all the glorious names
Of wisdom, love, and power,
That ever mortals knew,
That angels ever bore:
All are too poor to speak His worth,
Too poor to set my Savior forth.
The website gives all the original verses which are 12 in total, our hymnal only had 5 or 6. And as I love all the verses, I was especially blessed by this first verse, but oddly despite misreading them. Here is what I sang....
"are you too poor to speak His Worth, too poor to set my Savior forth"
And this convicted me greatly. Now yes, we are too poor to declare God's worth to the fullest; but the meaning I was using was, "Has God not blessed you and strengthened you enough that you will not speak His worth?" In Acts 3, the lame man had his legs restored, the strength restored, and he was leaping! If Peter had given him an apple, he might have been sincerely thankful, but still not strong enough to leap; If Peter had given him 3000 talents of silver then the man would have at least tried to leap, and yet not been strong enough to do so. In salvation Jesus has bore the justice and wrath of God on our behalf, Jesus has redeemed us and cleansed us; we have been adopted, loved, set free, and been made clean, partakers in heavenly places. In light of all that Christ has done for us and granted to us and secured for us, how would we respond to the hymn I misread..."are you too poor to speak His worth, too poor to set my Savior forth." The Queen of Sheba could not keep her amazement to her self, but behold, One greater than Solomon is here.
In a very weak illustration, what if a billionaire gave you a billion dollars and then afterwards said, "Meet me in the parking lot by your local gas station (mine is one-third of a mile away)" and I reply, "I can't get there it is too far, too hard, and I do not have the resources to get there." ??? God has given us His Word, His Son, His Spirit, His grace, and we beheld His glory; why aren't we serving Him and proclaiming Him and praising Him? Are you too poor? Has He not equipped you to do so? Is His equipping insufficient? Oh, how joyfully we should be leaping as well, we had lame legs that could not leap, and if you have been saved by the grace of God, dare not remained seated like a poor beggar; Leap, Serve, Obey, Praise God, Proclaim His Excellencies; Is your tongue lame still, that it cannot extol Him? Is your heart lame still, that it cannot love Him? Is your mind lame still, that it cannot declare Him.
Monday, February 16, 2015
DYLAN SONG - SAVED
I was blinded by the devil
Born already ruined
Stone-cold dead
As I stepped out of the womb
By His grace I have been touched
By His word I have been healed
By His hand I have been delivered
By His spirit I Have been sealed.
I've been saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
Saved
And I'm so glad
Yes, I'm so glad
I'm so glad
So glad
I want to thank you, Lord
I just want to thank You Lord
Thank You Lord.
Born already ruined
Stone-cold dead
As I stepped out of the womb
By His grace I have been touched
By His word I have been healed
By His hand I have been delivered
By His spirit I Have been sealed.
I've been saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
Saved
And I'm so glad
Yes, I'm so glad
I'm so glad
So glad
I want to thank you, Lord
I just want to thank You Lord
Thank You Lord.
WHEN HE RETURNS
"When He Returns"
The iron hand it ain't no match for the iron rod
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
It is only He who can reduce me to tears
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
Like a thief in the night, he'll replace wrong with right
When he returns.
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that is passes through
He unreleased His power at an unknown hour that no one knew
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice ?
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness ?
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride ?
Will I ever learn that there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease
Until He returns ?
Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask
How long can you falsily and deny what is real ?
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal ?
Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned
He's got plans of his own to set up His throne
When He return.
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
It is only He who can reduce me to tears
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
Like a thief in the night, he'll replace wrong with right
When he returns.
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that is passes through
He unreleased His power at an unknown hour that no one knew
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice ?
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness ?
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride ?
Will I ever learn that there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease
Until He returns ?
Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask
How long can you falsily and deny what is real ?
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal ?
Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned
He's got plans of his own to set up His throne
When He return.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
THEY SHALL HAVE IT
(Richard Sibbes, 1577-1635)
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose!" Romans 8:28
Whatever is truly good for God's children--they shall have it, for all is theirs to further them to Heaven. Therefore . . .
if poverty is good for them--they shall have it;
if disgrace is good for them--they shall have it;
if crosses are good for them--they shall have them;
if misery is good for them--they shall have it;
for God makes all things work together for the good of His redeemed people.
God takes a safe course with His children--that they may not be condemned with the world.
He permits the world to condemn them--that they may not love the world.
The world hates them--that they may not love the world.
That they may be crucified to it--the world is to be crucified to them.
Because He will not allow them to perish with the world--He sends them afflictions in and by the world. Therefore they meet with suchcrosses and abuses and wrongs in the world.
God afflicts us outwardly--that we may be more humble inwardly.
He humbles us and makes us poor--that we may be more poor in spirit.
When God designs to humble us--we should labor through grace to abase ourselves and mortify pride.
God's providence is often mysterious--yet He is just and righteous in all that He does. Therefore when any difficult thing befalls us for which we can see no reason, yet we must reverence the Lord and adore His counsels and submit to Him who is infinitely more good and wise than we.
Glory follows afflictions--as the spring follows the winter. For the winter prepares the earth for the spring--so do sanctified afflictions prepare the soul for glory.
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose!" Romans 8:28
Whatever is truly good for God's children--they shall have it, for all is theirs to further them to Heaven. Therefore . . .
if poverty is good for them--they shall have it;
if disgrace is good for them--they shall have it;
if crosses are good for them--they shall have them;
if misery is good for them--they shall have it;
for God makes all things work together for the good of His redeemed people.
God takes a safe course with His children--that they may not be condemned with the world.
He permits the world to condemn them--that they may not love the world.
The world hates them--that they may not love the world.
That they may be crucified to it--the world is to be crucified to them.
Because He will not allow them to perish with the world--He sends them afflictions in and by the world. Therefore they meet with suchcrosses and abuses and wrongs in the world.
God afflicts us outwardly--that we may be more humble inwardly.
He humbles us and makes us poor--that we may be more poor in spirit.
When God designs to humble us--we should labor through grace to abase ourselves and mortify pride.
God's providence is often mysterious--yet He is just and righteous in all that He does. Therefore when any difficult thing befalls us for which we can see no reason, yet we must reverence the Lord and adore His counsels and submit to Him who is infinitely more good and wise than we.
Glory follows afflictions--as the spring follows the winter. For the winter prepares the earth for the spring--so do sanctified afflictions prepare the soul for glory.
LOVE IS
LOVE IS... being willing to have your life complicated by the needs and struggles of others without impatience or anger.
LOVE IS... actively fighting the temptation to be critical and judgmental toward another while looking for ways to encourage and praise.
LOVE IS... making a daily commitment to resist the needless moments of conflict that come from pointing out and responding to minor offenses.
LOVE IS... being lovingly honest and humbly approachable in times of misunderstanding.
LOVE IS... being more committed to unity and understanding than you are to winning, accusing, or being right.
LOVE IS... a making a daily commitment to admit your sin, weakness, and failure and to resist the temptation to offer an excuse or shift the blame.
LOVE IS... being willing, when confronted by another, to examine your heart rather than rising to your defense or shifting the focus.
LOVE IS... making a daily commitment to grow in love so that the love you offer to another is increasingly selfless, mature, and patient.
LOVE IS... being unwilling to do what is wrong when you have been wronged, but looking for concrete and specific ways to overcome evil with good.
LOVE IS... being a good student of another, looking for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs so that in some way you can remove the burden, support them as they carry it, or encourage them along the way.
LOVE IS... being willing to invest the time necessary to discuss, examine, and understand the relational problems you face, staying on task until the problem is removed or you have agreed upon a strategy of response.
LOVE IS... being willing to always ask for forgiveness and always being committed to grant forgiveness when it is requested.
LOVE IS... recognizing the high value of trust in a relationship and being faithful to your promises and true to your word.
LOVE IS... speaking kindly and gently, even in moments of disagreement, refusing to attack the other person's character or assault their intelligence.
LOVE IS... being unwilling to flatter, lie, manipulate, or deceive in any way in order to coerce the other person into giving you what you want or doing something your way.
LOVE IS... the willingness to have less free time, less sleep, and a busier schedule in order to be faithful to what God has called you to be and to do as a spouse, parent, neighbor, etc.
LOVE IS... a commitment to say no to selfish instincts and to do everything that is within your ability to promote real unity, functional understanding, and active love in your relationships.
LOVE IS... staying faithful to your commitment to treat another with appreciation, respect, and grace, even in moments when the other person doesn't seem deserving or is unwilling to reciprocate.
LOVE IS... the willingness to make regular and costly sacrifices for the sake of a relationship without asking for anything in return or using your sacrifices to place the other person in your debt.
LOVE IS... being unwilling to make any personal decision or choice that would harm a relationship, hurt the other person, or weaken the bond of trust between you.
LOVE IS... refusing to be self-focused or demanding, but instead looking for specific ways to serve, support, and encourage, even when you are busy or tired.
LOVE IS... daily admitting to yourself, the other person, and God that you are unable to be driven by a cruciform love without God's protecting, providing, forgiving, rescuing, and delivering grace. [By Paul Tripp. The above resource is from Paul Tripp Ministries. For additional resources, visit www.paultripp.com. Used with permission.]
LOVE IS... actively fighting the temptation to be critical and judgmental toward another while looking for ways to encourage and praise.
LOVE IS... making a daily commitment to resist the needless moments of conflict that come from pointing out and responding to minor offenses.
LOVE IS... being lovingly honest and humbly approachable in times of misunderstanding.
LOVE IS... being more committed to unity and understanding than you are to winning, accusing, or being right.
LOVE IS... a making a daily commitment to admit your sin, weakness, and failure and to resist the temptation to offer an excuse or shift the blame.
LOVE IS... being willing, when confronted by another, to examine your heart rather than rising to your defense or shifting the focus.
LOVE IS... making a daily commitment to grow in love so that the love you offer to another is increasingly selfless, mature, and patient.
LOVE IS... being unwilling to do what is wrong when you have been wronged, but looking for concrete and specific ways to overcome evil with good.
LOVE IS... being a good student of another, looking for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs so that in some way you can remove the burden, support them as they carry it, or encourage them along the way.
LOVE IS... being willing to invest the time necessary to discuss, examine, and understand the relational problems you face, staying on task until the problem is removed or you have agreed upon a strategy of response.
LOVE IS... being willing to always ask for forgiveness and always being committed to grant forgiveness when it is requested.
LOVE IS... recognizing the high value of trust in a relationship and being faithful to your promises and true to your word.
LOVE IS... speaking kindly and gently, even in moments of disagreement, refusing to attack the other person's character or assault their intelligence.
LOVE IS... being unwilling to flatter, lie, manipulate, or deceive in any way in order to coerce the other person into giving you what you want or doing something your way.
LOVE IS... the willingness to have less free time, less sleep, and a busier schedule in order to be faithful to what God has called you to be and to do as a spouse, parent, neighbor, etc.
LOVE IS... a commitment to say no to selfish instincts and to do everything that is within your ability to promote real unity, functional understanding, and active love in your relationships.
LOVE IS... staying faithful to your commitment to treat another with appreciation, respect, and grace, even in moments when the other person doesn't seem deserving or is unwilling to reciprocate.
LOVE IS... the willingness to make regular and costly sacrifices for the sake of a relationship without asking for anything in return or using your sacrifices to place the other person in your debt.
LOVE IS... being unwilling to make any personal decision or choice that would harm a relationship, hurt the other person, or weaken the bond of trust between you.
LOVE IS... refusing to be self-focused or demanding, but instead looking for specific ways to serve, support, and encourage, even when you are busy or tired.
LOVE IS... daily admitting to yourself, the other person, and God that you are unable to be driven by a cruciform love without God's protecting, providing, forgiving, rescuing, and delivering grace. [By Paul Tripp. The above resource is from Paul Tripp Ministries. For additional resources, visit www.paultripp.com. Used with permission.]
Thursday, February 12, 2015
DANGERS OF ENTERTAINMENT
This is a painful note, and requires proper discernment, even so, may it bring us to seek God in Scripture and prayer.///
It is difficult to distinguish him from the unconverted man!
(A.W. Tozer)
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind!" Romans 12:2
For centuries the Church has stood solidly against worldly entertainment, recognizing it for what it was:
a device for wasting time,
a refuge from the disturbing voice of conscience,
a scheme to divert attention from moral accountability.
For this she got herself abused roundly by the ungodly. But of late she has become tired of the abuse, and has given up the struggle. She appears to have decided that if she cannot conquer the great god 'Entertainment' she may as well join forces with him and make what use she can of his powers.
The average church member lives a life so worldly and careless, that it is difficult to distinguish him from the unconverted man!
"The world had absorbed the Church, and the church is content that it should be so!" Horatius Bonar
THY WAY NOT MINE
"There is much that passes for real faith, which is no faith." ~ Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)
"Thy way, not mine, O Lord, however dark it be, lead me by thine own hand, choose out the path for me." ~ Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
INWARD GRACES
"Keep down thy vain heart by this consideration, that God values no man by outward excellencies, but by inward graces." ~ John Flavel (1627-1691)
SEEN BY CHRIST
"A sincere heart loves to do much for Christ, and not to be seen by any but Christ." --- Thomas Brooks
LOOSE HAND
"Hold everything earthly with a loose hand, but grasp eternal things with a death-like grip." ~ Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Ezekiel
Ezekiel 48:35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
Ezekiel 44:28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
Ezekiel 44:28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
WINTER PREPARES
The winter prepares the earth for spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory. -- Richard Sibbes.
Monday, February 9, 2015
GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY
: "If Christ has visited your soul, give Him all the glory. The only reason you are saved is the sovereign compassion of Jesus."
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"My only safety is to know, feel and confess my helplessness, that I may hang upon the arm of Omnipotence." - M'Cheyne.
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"My only safety is to know, feel and confess my helplessness, that I may hang upon the arm of Omnipotence." - M'Cheyne.
Why do you love the World?
: "What has the world done for you, that you love it so much? Did the world die for you? Will the world blot out your sins?" - M'Cheyne.
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