Tender Savior
Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer, left a gift to the church through her more than 9,000 hymns. One of the common themes in her poetry is the tender love of the Savior—experienced when a sinner turns to Him for
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3 Glorious Results of Being Free in Christ
There is lasting freedom—infinitely valuable soul-freedom—for those who are in Jesus Christ. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling
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Jesus: Healer of Body and Soul
Preaching through the Gospel of Luke is proving to be of much personal benefit to me and to our church. I chose the account of Luke, the physician and historian, because he presents Jesus in the fullness of His humanity—as
Continue readingAn Appetite for the Word
As a follow-up to the last post, 7 Directives for Meditating on Scripture, let’s think more about meditating on the Word. Compare your appetite for physical food to your hunger for the Word of God. Do you treasure Scripture more
Continue readingMy Good Shepherd
Psalm 23 is comfort food for the weary soul. Read it, meditate on it, and rest in these simple truths. My Shepherd adequately supplies all of my needs. My Shepherd is the only sure cause of contentment. My Shepherd leads
Continue readingI Run to Christ
Yesterday, in our evening service, a ministry team from Northland International University led our congregational singing and introduced us to a new hymn. I Run to Christ, written by Chris Anderson, is a treasure! 1. I run to Christ when
Continue reading4 Assurances from the Good Shepherd
This morning, my heart was drawn into John 10…again. How often the Spirit brings comfort and assurance to my sometimes-frail faith through meditating on the love of Jesus Christ for sinners like me. He is not only my Lord and
Continue readingI Am United to Jesus
Yesterday, I shared with you some of the truths, or biblical concepts, that the Lord has been impressing upon me in recent weeks and months. Most importantly, that I must consciously think on things that are true of God, and
Continue readingBut Christ has Never Been Sweeter
LORD, My sin has never been more repulsive to my spiritual senses, but Christ has never been sweeter. My strength has never more acutely felt like weakness, but Christ has never been sweeter. My awareness of living in a fallen
Continue readingDay by Day
One of the ways the Spirit of God ministers grace to us in times of trial is through music that is rich with biblical language and imagery. This does not necessitate the lyrics be direct quotations from Scripture, but many
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