New Mercies
A new year is upon us. Though beset with suffering, pain and sorrow, still in the year gone by it was filled with declarations of God's sovereign goodness for such undeserving sinners as I. What a kind and gracious God we serve. Holy and supernatural, just and righteous. He is a jealous God, but a very loving God. He leads us to green pastures, plants us beside streams of water. I thank the Lord. I praise ...
New Mercies
A new year is upon us. Though beset with suffering, pain and sorrow, still in the year gone by it was filled with declarations of God's sovereign goodness for such undeserving sinners as I. What a kind and gracious God we serve. Holy and supernatural, just and righteous. He is a jealous God, but a very loving God. He leads us to green pastures, plants us beside streams of water. I thank the Lord. I praise ...
For Christian Parents on the Death of Their Offspring
II.—To a Christian Gentlewoman on the death of her daughter. CHRIST’S SYMPATHY WITH, AND PROPERTY IN US—REASONS FOR RESIGNATION Mistress —My love in Christ remembered to you. I was indeed sorrowful at my departure from you, especially since ye were in such heaviness after your daughter’s death. Yet I do persuade myself, ye know that the weightiest end of the cross of Christ that is laid upon you lieth upon your strong Saviour; for Isaiah saith, “In all ...
For Christian Parents on the Death of Their Offspring
II.—To a Christian Gentlewoman on the death of her daughter. CHRIST’S SYMPATHY WITH, AND PROPERTY IN US—REASONS FOR RESIGNATION Mistress —My love in Christ remembered to you. I was indeed sorrowful at my departure from you, especially since ye were in such heaviness after your daughter’s death. Yet I do persuade myself, ye know that the weightiest end of the cross of Christ that is laid upon you lieth upon your strong Saviour; for Isaiah saith, “In all ...
Reading the Writings of a Man Acclimated with the Rapturous Loveliness of Christ
In the past few days I have been exposed to quotes and excerpts from the writings of the 16th century Scottish reformer, Samuel Rutherford. I was brought at a wonder, for scarcely have I ever read expressions of heavenly delights from the pen of men, as similar as he was to myself, in desperate need for grace. And yet with much grace and wisdom, he would lift up gems and precious stones from the pages of ...
Reading the Writings of a Man Acclimated with the Rapturous Loveliness of Christ
In the past few days I have been exposed to quotes and excerpts from the writings of the 16th century Scottish reformer, Samuel Rutherford. I was brought at a wonder, for scarcely have I ever read expressions of heavenly delights from the pen of men, as similar as he was to myself, in desperate need for grace. And yet with much grace and wisdom, he would lift up gems and precious stones from the pages of ...
The Infinite Ocean of Christ’s Love!
In the words of the producer of the video below, "This devotional is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard anyone say about our Lord". I think it quite fitting and un-exaggerated. Listen and read the declaration of the infinite ocean of Christ's love! "May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it." —Ephesians 3:19 The mind has often been sensible of a feeling of awe as we have ...
The Infinite Ocean of Christ’s Love!
In the words of the producer of the video below, "This devotional is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard anyone say about our Lord". I think it quite fitting and un-exaggerated. Listen and read the declaration of the infinite ocean of Christ's love! "May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it." —Ephesians 3:19 The mind has often been sensible of a feeling of awe as we have ...
Thou Lovely Source of True Delight
Thou lovely Source of true delight, Whom I unseen adore; Unveil Thy beauties to my sight, That I may love Thee more. Thy glory o’er creation shines; But in Thy sacred Word, I read in fairer, brighter lines, My bleeding, dying Lord. ’Tis here, whene’er my comforts droop, And sins and sorrows rise, Thy love with cheerful beams of hope, My fainting heart supplies. Jesus, my Lord, my Life, my Light, O come with blissful ray; Break radiant through the shades of night, And chase my fears away. Then shall my ...
Thou Lovely Source of True Delight
Thou lovely Source of true delight, Whom I unseen adore; Unveil Thy beauties to my sight, That I may love Thee more. Thy glory o’er creation shines; But in Thy sacred Word, I read in fairer, brighter lines, My bleeding, dying Lord. ’Tis here, whene’er my comforts droop, And sins and sorrows rise, Thy love with cheerful beams of hope, My fainting heart supplies. Jesus, my Lord, my Life, my Light, O come with blissful ray; Break radiant through the shades of night, And chase my fears away. Then shall my ...
More Than a “Calvinist”; More Than “Calvinism”
A theoretical knowledge of Scripture truth without it being applied to the human life is as useless as royal garments on rotting flesh. If knowledge produces little love for Christ, little compassion for those who are His, then better be dumb with a mere two talents while being faithful to it. The only theology worth believing, worth studying worth giving one's life toward is that which thrusts us to a life of perpetual doxology. To be ...
More Than a “Calvinist”; More Than “Calvinism”
A theoretical knowledge of Scripture truth without it being applied to the human life is as useless as royal garments on rotting flesh. If knowledge produces little love for Christ, little compassion for those who are His, then better be dumb with a mere two talents while being faithful to it. The only theology worth believing, worth studying worth giving one's life toward is that which thrusts us to a life of perpetual doxology. To be ...
Do You Know Why You Cannot Forgive?
One of my favorite blogs to read is "Tolle Lege". If you haven't visited their site, please do visit it and subscribe to their RSS feed as I have. Once again I have been abased by the cutting and glorious truth that they have shared, as I share too with you here below. The reason we live in a lifestyle of unforgiveness, even a lifestyle of unrepentance, is because "We Forget". A lifestyle of unforgiveness is ...
Do You Know Why You Cannot Forgive?
One of my favorite blogs to read is "Tolle Lege". If you haven't visited their site, please do visit it and subscribe to their RSS feed as I have. Once again I have been abased by the cutting and glorious truth that they have shared, as I share too with you here below. The reason we live in a lifestyle of unforgiveness, even a lifestyle of unrepentance, is because "We Forget". A lifestyle of unforgiveness is ...
The Demands of the Gospel
In preaching the Gospel we do not simply call people to believe in something but we call people to something. We do not simply present a set of truths or a system of doctrines to a lost man, and they’ll be saved as long as they agree to this list of truths, rather, we preach the Gospel that they be saved towards something. What are we calling people to? Basically we are calling people to become ...
The Demands of the Gospel
In preaching the Gospel we do not simply call people to believe in something but we call people to something. We do not simply present a set of truths or a system of doctrines to a lost man, and they’ll be saved as long as they agree to this list of truths, rather, we preach the Gospel that they be saved towards something. What are we calling people to? Basically we are calling people to become ...
Gospel too Foolish, Sin too Precious
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in ...
Gospel too Foolish, Sin too Precious
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in ...