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Truth for Today – Undeserved Favor

Karen — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:05:39 +0000

The following is from one of my daily devotionals, for today, namely “Truth for Today – A Daily Touch of God’s Grace” by John MacArthur

Undeserved Favor

“Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” Romans 5:20

Salvation does not come by confirmation, communion, baptism, church membership, church attendance, trying to keep the Ten Commandments, or living out the Sermon on the Mount. It does not [Continue reading ...]

Devotional J.C. Ryle (1)

Karen — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:12:26 +0000

J.C. Ryle’s Daily Devotional book entitled “Daily Readings – From All Four Gospels” [published 1998] available from http://evangelicalpress.org)

Here is an excerpt from the ‘evening’ devotional for today with scripture reference John 1:14-18

The main truth which this verse teaches is the reality of our Lord Jesus Christ’s incarnation or being made man. John tells us that “The Word was made flesh, and [Continue reading ...]

The Good Shepherd

Karen — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:19:49 +0000

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep!”

John 10:11

The shepherd is a favorite Scriptural picture of the divine love and care. In the Old Testament, the twenty-third Psalm gathers the whole wonderful truth in exquisite lines which are dear to both young and old, wherever the Bible is known. Then in the New Testament, when our Lord [Continue reading ...]

Trust in God – True Wisdom

Karen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:13:48 +0000

“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”

Proverbs 16:20

Wisdom is man’s true path—that which enables him to accomplish best the end of his being, and which therefore gives to him the richest enjoyment and the fullest play for all his powers. Wisdom is the compass by which man is to steer across the trackless [Continue reading ...]

Be Set Apart – C.H. Spurgeon

Karen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:56:49 +0000

Now, dear reader, the children of God are sanctified people, sanctified to offer spiritual sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ, and we have no right to do anything but serve God. “What,” you say, “am I not to attend to my business?” Yes, and you are to serve God in your business. “Am I not to look after my family?” Assuredly, you are, and you are [Continue reading ...]

Prayer Girds the Loins of God’s Warriors

Karen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:46:03 +0000

“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”

Lamentations 3:41

The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a true prayer is an inventory of [Continue reading ...]

Bible Reading and Study (2) – C.H. Spurgeon

Karen — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:19:58 +0000

Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time.

Read the Bible in a common-sense way. Do not read it on your knees, as I have known some people do, it is an awkward posture: get into an easy chair: read it comfortably. Pray after you have read it as much as you like, but do not make a penance of what ought to be a [Continue reading ...]

Not Ashamed of Christ – J.C. Ryle

Karen — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:02:43 +0000

“Live a courageous life, my brethren. Confess Christ before men. Whatever station you occupy, in that station confess Christ. Why should you be ashamed of Him? He was not ashamed of you on the cross. He is ready to confess you now before His Father in heaven. Why should you be ashamed of Him?

“Be bold. Be very bold. The good [Continue reading ...]

Bible Reading and Study (1) – C.H. Spurgeon

Karen — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:11:20 +0000

Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time.

Dear friends, beware of reading the Bible for other people. Get your own text—your own morsel of marrow and fatness—out of Scripture; and do not be satisfied to be sermon-making or lesson-making for your class in the Sunday-school. Feed on the word yourselves, or else your own vineyards will not be kept.

The word that cometh out of Christ’s mouth [Continue reading ...]

Thy Word is a Lamp Unto my Feet

Karen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:00:53 +0000

“Your word,” says the Psalmist, “is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105). It is like a lantern, which sheds light on our path, amid the darkness of the night, to direct the steps of our feet. The sincere Christian will therefore search the Word of God, for a knowledge of His will, with more eagerness than [Continue reading ...]