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Lord, strengthen the weak hands, and steady the feeble knees. Say to those that have a fearful heart, ‘Be encouraged, have no fear.’ Answer them with comforting words that are suited to their distress. Say to them, ‘Cheer up! Your
Continue readingThis morning, I found myself drawn back into Matthew Henry’s A Way to Pray. My post-it note bookmark informed me that it was time to read a short chapter in the thanksgiving portion of the book, which is entitled “Give
Continue readingThis morning, during a time of prayer with a brother in Christ, my heart was blessed by this prayer from Matthew Henry: Give us the grace to believe, for the faith that saves does not come from ourselves, but only
Continue readingHere are links to some brief thoughts on the incarnation of Christ from three old, dead guys: B.B. Warfield on the Incarnation – “Only in recognition of this great condescension of grace do we learn the love of God for
Continue readingLord, enable us to be very careful about everything we say, so that we do not offend either you or men with our tongue. Help us to restrain our mouth as with a horse’s bridle, that we may not be
Continue readingLord, Allow us to experience joy and gladness so that the bones you have crushed because of our sin may rejoice. Say to each one of us, Son, daughter, celebrate! Your sins are all forgiven! (Ps 51:8; Matt 9:2). Let
Continue readingThis morning, the following prayer from Matthew Henry’s A Way to Pray fed my soul and lifted my spirit as it directed my thoughts to the greatness of God’s mercy. O our Covenant Lord, you are good and always ready
Continue readingRepent for the lack of love you have displayed toward your brothers and sisters. Confess with sorrow the times you have not lived in peace with your relatives, neighbours, and friends. Seek God’s pardon for the times you have treated
Continue readingMatthew Henry’s A Way to Pray again has a wonderful section instructing us how to pray biblically-informed prayers, specifically, how to plead with the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin’s cancerous nature, and the constant havoc it works in
Continue readingMatthew Henry gives us the following counsel and then follows it with a way to pray: “Ask God’s forgiveness for your absorption with things that deserve little or no consideration, and your failure to concentrate on subjects that nourish the
Continue readingStubbornness is one of the chief causes of immaturity. This manifestation of a prideful heart causes one to stiffen his or her neck, cover their ears when God graciously brings instruction or rebuke, and thereby refuse to listen to the
Continue readingOn the evening before the Lord’s Day, prepare yourself through prayer. Though the sun will rise tomorrow in the same way it does on every other day of the week, let us remember that tomorrow is the Sabbath of the
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
