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APOCRYPHA – 1 Esdras 4
1 Esdras 4 Of the strength of a King. 13 Of the strength of women. 34 Of the strength of truth, which sentence is approved. 47 And his petition granted. THEN the second which had spoken of the strength of the King, began to say, O ye men, are not men strongest, which bear rule…
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OUR GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
Amazing Grace Isaac Watts, 1674–1748 Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. (Psalm 90:1, 2) It has been wisely said that no thinking person ever regarded the beginning of a new…
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Morning & Evening
Jesus Christ is himself the sum and substance of the covenant, and as one of its gifts. He is the property of every believer. Believer, canst thou estimate what thou hast gotten in Christ? “In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” Consider that word “God” and its infinity, and then meditate upon…
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APOCRYPHA – 1 Esdras 2 & 3
1 Esdras 2 3 Cyrus gave leave to the Jews to return. 10 He sent the holy vessels. 13 The names of them that returned. 16 Their adversaries did let their building, and teh Kings letters for the same. IN the first year of the reign of Cyrus King of the Persians, to fulfill the…
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APOCRYPHA – 1 Esdras
********** In the next posts, I will enter the entire apocrypha contained in my 1560 Geneva. I will, where possible, render the Old English modern. ********** These books that follow in order after the Prophets unto the New Testament, are called Apocrypha, that is books, which were no received by a common consent to be…
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O, JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED
Amazing Grace John E. Bode, 1816–1874 God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them … show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. (Hebrews 6:10, 11) I asked…
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Morning & Evening
It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before we read, “Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord;” and just as we are about to close…
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ANOTHER YEAR IS DAWNING
Amazing Grace Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836–1879 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12) It is always challenging to approach a new year and to realize anew that our days upon this earth are so rapidly passing. How important it is that we pause with the…
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Morning & Evening
Israel’s weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which flowed with milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of the land. Perhaps this year, beloved Christian reader, this may be thy case or…
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THE LORD IS KING!Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace Freely adapted from Josiah Condor, 1789–1855 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. (Psalm 95:3) As we reflect on the joys, failures, and blessings of the past year, we can rejoice in the truth that we are personally related to the Lord Jehovah, who is king of…
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