“All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.” (Ecclesiastes 1:8) “O satisfy us early with thy mercy; That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” (Psalm 90:14) “Now the soul of man finds an imperfection in everything here, […]
Tag: Christ
"Looking Unto Jesus" – A Thought From The Past by John Newton
“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 “I still reflect with pleasure on the opportunities I was favoured with among you; and […]
Christ’s preciousness – A Retro-post by C.H. Spurgeon
“To every sinner who feels his sin, Christ is precious; to every child of God who is saved, the Saviour must forever be fairest among the fair; to every heir of heaven who has experienced the sweetness of his saving grace, Christ must appear to be ‘the chief among ten thousand, and the altogether lovely.’ […]
Christ's preciousness – A Retro-post by C.H. Spurgeon
“To every sinner who feels his sin, Christ is precious; to every child of God who is saved, the Saviour must forever be fairest among the fair; to every heir of heaven who has experienced the sweetness of his saving grace, Christ must appear to be ‘the chief among ten thousand, and the altogether lovely.’ […]
Scenes Of God’s Glory From The Cancer Ward
“Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.” Psalm 25:16 * Authentic Christianity – a living relationship with Christ by faith – is built for real life with all its trials and difficulties. I was practically reminded of this during a recent visit to a believing friend who […]
The Focus Of The Church (A Retro-post by Horatius Bonar)
“And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.” 1 Corinthians 15:28 “That God may be all in all’ is the basis of all apostolic doctrine, from which it sets out, and […]
Death & Life, A Historic Post From Horatius Bonar
“Ours is a dying world; and immortality has no place upon this earth. That which is deathless is beyond these hills. Mortality is here; immortality is yonder! Mortality is below; immortality is above. “Neither can they die any more,” is the prediction of something future, not the announcement of anything either present or past. At […]
Death & Life, A Historic Post From Horatius Bonar
“Ours is a dying world; and immortality has no place upon this earth. That which is deathless is beyond these hills. Mortality is here; immortality is yonder! Mortality is below; immortality is above. “Neither can they die any more,” is the prediction of something future, not the announcement of anything either present or past. At […]
Christ In Place Of Self – Horatius Bonar on Rom. 14:7
“For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.” Romans 14:7 “It is the Lord Jesus Christ who has come into the place of self, filling up its room. In turning from self we do not leave ourselves without an object to live for, or to die for: we get one […]
Guest Post by R.P. Amos: 7 Meeting Places of God with His People
The Lord’s desires to be near His people. “Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice” (Psa. 50:5). There are 7 places in Scripture where God’s people as a whole habitually meet with Him. Not just going to a service or a school to learn, but to […]