Temper
Hosea 11:8–11 (NIV) “How can I give you up, Ephraim?How can I hand you over, Israel?How can I treat you like Admah?How can I make you like Zeboyim?My heart is changed within me;all my compassion is aroused.I will not carry out my fierce anger,nor will I devastate Ephraim again.For I am God, and not a […]
Transgressive Traditions
Matthew 15: True and False Faith (1) Pray Psalm 12.1, 2.Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases!For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;With flattering lips and a double heart they speak. Sing Psalm 12.1, 2.Hamburg: When I Survey the Wondrous CrossHelp, LORD! The godly cease to be. They who believe […]
The Presence of the Lord
Cowper on Paul on Preaching (6) I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 2 Timothy 4.1, 2 I say the pulpit, […]
Ready Witness
We’ve seen three signs or “fruit” of a true hearing of the Word of God: conviction of sin and repentance, the pursuit of holiness, and a life of good works. And there’s more. Today’s reading from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on pages 16 and 17: “Christians today are presently struggling through what […]
How Are We Planning to Get There?
Questions for Church Leaders (4) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ… Ephesians 4.11, 12 Ministers allThe Lord Jesus taught that all His disciples are to be ministers—people […]
MONDAY OF EASTER WEEK: God’s Power in Christ’s Resurrection
The Son of God, the Rock of ages, gave himself to death, to open a fountain to wash away sins, and to supply believers with waters of life and consolation; and they need not fear that any blessing is too great to expect from his love.