Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I….Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation….I will not be shaken. …
Accepted by God Our Father
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. (John 6:37) You may also like: Rejected on Earth; Accepted in Heaven, Accepted in God’s Beloved Son Keith Hernandez was an outstanding Major League Baseball player (1974-1990) and played most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New …
Accepted in God’s Beloved Son
God the Father made us accepted in His Beloved Son. (Ephesians 1:6) You may also like: Rejected on Earth; Accepted in Heaven John R. W. Stott (1921-2011) was born and served most of his life in London, England, and was an evangelical Anglican preacher and teacher. Stott reminds us that the commonest description in Scripture of Jesus’ followers is that …
Rejected on Earth; Accepted in Heaven
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning….I will never leave you nor forsake you. (Psalm 30:5; Hebrews 13:5) Morgan’s Example G. Campbell Morgan (1863–1945) was a very sickly child, could not attend school, and was tutored at home. He diligently studied the Scriptures and later became a lay preacher. Morgan wanted to enter the Wesleyan …
Good Times and Bad Times from the Lord’s Hand
Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life. (Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT) Enjoy Prosperity Prosperity means success, the good life, plenty, comfort, security, and well-being. The first part of King Solomon’s verse above is easy to understand, yet still we manage to forget how the …
What Christ Does with Our Sins (Part 4)
In Jesus, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace….Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God….Jesus loved His church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by …
What Christ Does with Our Sins (Part 3)
Christ Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:24-25) In August 1945, Japan surrendered and ended World …
What Christ Does with Our Sins (Part 2)
Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. (Psalm …
What Christ Does with Our Sins (Part 1)
Jesus said: Your sins are forgiven….Go in peace….I do not condemn you….Go now and leave your life of sin. (Luke 7:48,50; John 8:11) Even solid Christians sometimes lack assurance of salvation. Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, and C. S. Lewis struggled with doubts. True believers can worry and wonder if God is really reconciled to us. The Lord told …
Hiding In Jesus
You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance….The Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. (Psalm 32:7; 94:22) A Gifted Hymnwriter William Orcutt Cushing (1823-1902) was raised in a Unitarian family, but through Bible reading, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, …