This is the introduction to a new series based on Bob Hoekstra’s popular devotional Day By Day By Grace. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. (Genesis 3:15) The work of God in our lives […]
The Greatest Freedom Is the Freedom Found in Christ
Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am [He], and [that] I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I […]
Spurgeon: “Finding joy in deep distress”
From yesterday’s Morning devotional by Charles Spurgeon. “Our heart shall rejoice in Him.” (Psalm 33:21) Blessed is the fact that Christians can rejoice even in the deepest distress; although trouble may surround them, they still sing; and, like many birds, they sing best in their cages. The waves may roll over them, but their souls […]
Psalm 1: The Saved and the Unsaved
1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
Cultivate Holiness (part 7)
Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this blog series, we have considered the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Second, we should consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Third, we should repent daily. Fourth, we also cultivate […]
Cultivating Holiness (part 6)
Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this blog series, we are considering the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Second, we should consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Third, we should repent daily. Fourth, we also cultivate […]
Cultivating Holiness (part 5)
Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Second, we should consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Third, we should repent daily. Fourth, […]
Cultivating Holiness (part 4)
Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Second, we should consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Third, we should repent […]
Cultivating Holiness (part 3)
Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. We should also consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ. Today we will discuss […]
Cultivating Holiness (part 2)
Believers are called to holy living. This is the clear teaching of the Bible. Throughout this next blog series, we want to consider the question: “How then does the believer cultivate holiness?” The first way is to know and love Scripture. Today we will discuss the second: Second, consider yourself dead to sin and alive in […]