Have you been waiting for the Lord? Have you been praying day in and day out for something and God seems silent to you? Join the club - haven't we all? God has answered many of my prayers, sometimes in spectacular ways. Yet some prayers wait to be answered. What do we do? Charles Spurgeon has some advice for us: It … [Read more...]
Richard Baxter on God’s Love
Richard Baxter on God's Love for the saints: Baxter (1615 - 1691) is well known for his monumental work "The Saints' Everlasting Rest." This work was a product of the turmoil the Puritan experienced throughout his life. There was civil war and disease. Some 868,000 people died through battle and disease over three … [Read more...]
Psalm 96 Sing a New Song to the Lord
Psalm 96, Sing a New Song to the Lord: 1 Sing to Adonai a new song! Sing to Adonai, all the earth. 2 Sing to Adonai, bless His Name. Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 3 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is Adonai, and … [Read more...]
Christ Our King of Glory
Christ Our King of Glory...Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! (Psalm 24:1-10) The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who may ascend … [Read more...]
Sailing in Prayer by the Wind of the Spirit
Sailing in prayer by the Wind of the Spirit - though I've had little to do with them I've always been drawn to sailboats and ships. There's something special about only using the power of the wind to sail the seas. It wasn't just sailing boats - as a young boy I was given a book about sailplanes. I became … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2021
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate! Regardless of life’s circumstances, we have much to be thankful for. Alf and I thank God for our family and friends, for His provision, protection, for the Blessed Hope and for His faithfulness. We thank Him for the ways He has drawn us closer to each other and to … [Read more...]
First Fruits of the Resurrection
The following is an article by Andrew Alexander Bonar. The first fruits of the resurrection is generally regarded as meaning Christ's resurrection. But Bonar ties the resurrection of the saints of Matt 27:50-53 in with the concept of "first fruits." This is interesting to me for two reasons: Firstly, some today tend … [Read more...]
Never Give Up Praying
Never give up praying. Pray without ceasing! In one of his sermons Spurgeon admonishes us: "Long as they live must Christians pray, For only while they pray they live." As we breathe without ceasing, so must we pray without ceasing. As there is no attainment in life, of health, or of strength, or of muscular vigor … [Read more...]
Psalm 2
What we are seeing today is a world which openly rebels against the God of the Bible, the Creator of all things seen and unseen. Jesus Christ's First Coming was as a Lamb. His Second Coming will be as a Lion who will rule with a rod of iron. In light of this we thought Psalm 2 was an appropriate … [Read more...]
Psalm 100
A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;[a] We are His people and the sheep of … [Read more...]
