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MORNING & EVENING
Amid the rabble rout which hounded the Redeemer to his doom, there were some gracious souls whose bitter anguish sought vent in wailing and lamentations—fit music to accompany that march of woe. When my soul can, in imagination, see the Saviour bearing his cross to Calvary, she joins the godly women and weeps with them;…
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COMPELLED TO WORSHIP
Connect The TestamentsDeuteronomy 12:29-14:29; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6; Pslam 36 When we experience God’s mercy, it shows. Our instincts change and our priorities shift from gratifying our own ego to making much of God. We stop fearing what others think of us and find our identity grounded in Christ. It’s a transformation that shows God is…
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MORNING & EVENING
Among other interpretations of this suggestive question, the following is full of teaching: “If the innocent substitute for sinners, suffer thus, what will be done when the sinner himself—the dry tree—shall fall into the hands of an angry God?” When God saw Jesus in the sinner’s place, he did not spare him; and when he…
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QUIET TIME DYNAMICS
I once went eight months without a quiet time. It was not a good time in my life, but it was a spiritually powerful time. During this period, I was spiritually nurtured by worship services and Christian friends. I struggled with feelings of guilt but just couldn’t bring myself around. For several months before this…
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MORNING & EVENING
An instructive writer has made a mournful list of the honours which the blinded people of Israel awarded to their long expected King. Evening In this SOLEMN CONFESSION, it is pleasing to observe that David plainly names his sin. He does not call it manslaughter, nor speak of it as an imprudence by which an…
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A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Connect The TestamentsDeuteronomy 9:1-10:22; 2 Corinthians 3:1-8; Psalm 35:1-11 We file letters of recommendation from pastors, past supervisors, and teachers that highlight our skills, attitude, and work ethic. They present us as ideal candidates, glossing over the things we lack and the ways in which we’ve failed. But Paul’s letter of recommendation tells another story:…
