Archive for August 12, 2012

Thought for the morning of Mon August 13, 2012

Lebanon’s cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe their planting entirely to the Lord. This is quite true of every child of God. He is not man-planted, nor self-planted, but God-planted. The mysterious hand of the divine Spirit dropped the living seed into a heart which he had himself prepared for its reception. Every true heir of heaven owns the great Husbandman as his planter. Moreover, the cedars of Lebanon are not dependent upon man for their watering; they stand on the lofty rock, unmoistened by human irrigation; and yet our heavenly Father supplieth them. Thus it More >

Who’s Invited?

In Matthew 22:10, Jesus says in regards to the king’s commission of his servants, “So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.”

God’s grace goes far beyond what we can think or imagine. God’s will for us was to have fellowship with Him and He. Although we have sinned, terribly missing the mark, that doesn’t stop that desire burning in God’s heart. Our sin has just placed an obstacle in God’s way. Thank God the Bible confirms to us that “nothing is More >

Day 116 | Read the Bible in a Year

read the bible in a year: day 116 Acts 11:1-18

1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles. 2 And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him, 3 Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them. 4 But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them, 5 I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great More >

Thought for the morning of Sun August 12, 2012

Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. On earth the Lord’s power as readily controls the rage of the wicked as the rage of the sea; his love as easily refreshes the poor with mercy as the earth with showers. Majesty gleams in flashes of fire amid the tempest’s horrors, and the glory of the Lord is seen in its grandeur in the fall of empires, and the crash of thrones. In all our conflicts and tribulations, we may behold the hand of the divine King.

“God is God; he sees and hears More >