In discovering God’s will for us, how much emphasis can we place on circumstances in our lives? If, for example, I was contemplating a large change in my life which involved moving to another part of this country, would the quick sale of a piece of real estate be an indication to me that it […]
Can you, young people, without hesitation, present the basic reason why God saves us from our sins? Can you point out the chief purpose of the salvation which He realizes in Christ? Do you know what must be presented as the basic purpose of salvation? There are in Scripture, as you have been taught – […]
God’s work in this world is in the way which He has chosen to reveal himself, His triune nature. The father promises, the son procures, and the spirit secures the work of God. The ground of the church is the triune God. The purpose of the church is the glorification and enjoyment of the triune […]
Oh, dear Heavenly Father I sorrow all day long for the sins I have committed for all that I’ve done wrong. My sins are ever countless I’ve nothing for myself to say but thanks to Thee, oh glorious King for blessings day by day. Have mercy on me, oh Father, for this I pray to […]
“Children of the Living God” by Sinclair Ferguson (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1987; 163pp You all know the parable. A farmer had two sons. One day the younger son asked his father for his inheritance, and after receiving it, he spent it on riotous living. Being hungry and broke, he decided to return home and […]
Walking a holy life before God is a constant test of faith. God tells us in His Word how to go about such a Christian life, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world” (James […]
Editor’s Note: “Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the post of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.” Prov. 8:34-35 This rubric, a devotional guide, is named appropriately after this verse in Proverbs. May you watch daily by conversing […]
We are all, by nature, murderers. In Rom. 8:7 we read: “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” Notice: the carnal mind, man as he is by nature, is enmity against God. This is what we are. Enmity against God […]
I think I can safely say, that as young people we think of the future more than other age groups in the church. We may think of college, of getting a job, some of us may even wonder what high school will be like. We sometimes look a little farther down the road of life […]