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Last time I left you in a dark room with one question. This is the next plate. Not a system. A boundary. Paul already used the two words. “Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” (2 Corinthians 4:16) “I delight in the law of God, in … Read more
On a farm, milk is not a joke. It is how a living thing starts. A calf does not apologize for needing it. A mother does not sneer while she gives it. Nobody in the barn calls milk “baby talk” and then wonders why the young one is thin. Milk is a gift. It is … Read more
Jesus did not start with a class. He started with a question. He was on the road, near Caesarea Philippi, when He asked the disciples what the crowd was saying. “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They had answers ready. John the Baptist. Elijah. Jeremiah. One of the prophets. Good names. … Read more
Scripture > oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, > > — Exodus 25:6 (ESV) Devotional My soul, how much thou needest this, for thy lamp will not long continue to burn without it. Thy snuff will smoke and become an offence if light be gone, and gone … Read more
Scripture > Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. > > — Psalm 31:5 (ESV) Devotional These words have been frequently used by holy men in their hour of departure. We may profitably consider them this evening. The object of the faithful man’s solicitude in life and … Read more
Scripture > And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?” > > — Numbers 14:11 (ESV) Devotional Strive with all diligence to keep out that monster unbelief. It so … Read more
Scripture > And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. > > — Mark 9:15 (ESV) Devotional How great the difference between Moses and Jesus! When the prophet of Horeb had been forty days upon the mountain, he underwent a kind of transfiguration, … Read more
Scripture > He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name! > > — Psalm 111:9 (ESV) Devotional The Lord’s people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of consolation to them so often as the Holy Spirit leads them into its banqueting … Read more
Scripture > And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” > > — Acts 8:37 Devotional These words may answer your scruples, devout reader, concerning the ordinances. Perhaps you say, “I should be afraid to be baptized; it … Read more
Scripture > As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. > > — Song of Solomon 2:3 (ESV) Devotional Faith, in the Scripture, is spoken of under the emblem … Read more
