The Signs of John
Learning about Jesus is what we need today.
Ask the Lord to minister to you. Ask him to confirm and increase your faith. And then ask him to help you make it a practice of fixing your eyes on Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith. Disciplines and vocations have access points. When you enter college as an economics major... Continue Reading
Rise Early and Be Alone with God: Wise Counsel from an Old Divine
“But, above all, one certain benefit from this method you will be sure of having; it will best fit and prepare you for the reception of the Holy Spirit."
“When you thus begin the day in the spirit of religion, renouncing sleep, because you are to renounce softness and redeem your time; this disposition, as it puts your heart into a good state so it will procure the assistance of the Holy Spirit; what is so planted and watered will certainly have an increase... Continue Reading
Psalm 130:1-5 (Quick Devotional)
We who stand in a deep hole of our own making, we can serve the great and holy God because with him, there is forgiveness.
We can not only serve God, but we can serve him reverently! We can respect God’s Word, His Ways and His people! We who were once in a great pit are able to see the wide open spaces that God has called us to go. No longer are we surrounded by the all too close... Continue Reading
Then I Will Never Follow Him
"I get kidnapped by terrorists, I keep all my teeth. I come to America, I lose my tooth! Why?”
We all know that the truth of the gospel can be offensive. Some doctrines are naturally compelling to certain individuals and cultures while others are naturally offensive. Timothy Keller has called these the A doctrines and the B doctrines. For my friend, the call to love his enemies was a bridge too far. For many... Continue Reading
Richard Sibbes on Vainglory
We should, from the example of Christ, labour to subdue this infirmity which we are sick of naturally.
Therefore, let us labour to be good in secret. Christians should be as minerals, rich in the depth of the earth. That which is least seen is his riches. We should have our treasure deep. For the discovery of it we should be ready when we are called to it, and for all other accidental... Continue Reading
Shaking Off Some Lifelessness with the Psalms
Your Spirit drives me along and surrounds me. He is making sure that I will find my home in you, Jesus.
Not every psalm can be nudged toward its full potential as a New Testament psalm. For example, “blot out my transgressions” (Ps 51) would still be about us more than Jesus, though the full redemption found in Jesus could be inserted after each verse as, “The steadfast, forgiving love of Jesus endures forever.” Otherwise, be... Continue Reading
Accused No More
Christ’s people, living in the time after He has paid the price, cannot be accused before the throne of God.
I’m not sure we fully appreciate how secure our standing is in Christ. If you are a believer, you cannot be credibly accused by the enemy of your soul before a holy God. That is a mind-blowing truth. We have to balance this reality with the fact that on earth, we are not all that... Continue Reading
Our God Is a Teacher at Heart
Jesus is the single greatest teacher the world has ever known.
He taught Adam in the garden, and taught Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. Through Moses, he taught the people. Torah, the name for the first five books of the Old Testament, means instruction or teaching. Through prophets and kings and sages as his mouthpieces, God taught his people, and is still teaching. Imagine it’s the first day of... Continue Reading
The Position of Correspondent Love for God
No love for God is possible without true conversion and regeneration.
Love for God requires a new heart, with new relish, new perception. A regenerate believer, through his or her union with Christ, is in the presence of God through the indwelling Spirit, and can now perceive and love the glory of God as revealed in Christ. One’s nature determines much of one’s desire for... Continue Reading
How to be a Modern Progressive
But remember: "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil."
Insist that there is no objective standard of good and evil and that good and evil are relativistic concepts. Insist that my progressive views are objectively good and that anyone who has different views is objectively evil. Ignore the irony. Step One: Insist that there is no such thing as the truth. Insist that... Continue Reading
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