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The Care of God to His Saints
This Psalms wonderfully expresses the care of the Good Shepherd Yeshua, who does not merely lead his sheep, but defends from threats whether visible or invisible. It is crucial to memorize this Psalm and have confidence that the Saints of YHVH are hidden in the veil (Hebrews 10:19, Exodus 26:31-34), the precursor was the Tabernacle…
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GREAT GOD OF WONDERS
Amazing Grace Samuel Davies, 1723–1761 O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. (Psalm 104:1) It is possible for Christians to lose a sense of the infinite power and greatness of God and make of Him merely a heavenly friend—a God who is no bigger than our mundane…
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The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It (Part 2)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 4An Exhortation to Improve Time Consider what has been said of the preciousness of time — how much depends upon it, how short and uncertain it is, and how irrecoverable it will be when gone. If you have the right understanding of these things, you will be more careful of your time…
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The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It (Part 1)
(DECEMBER 1734)“…redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:16) Jonathan Edwards TIME IS EXCEEDINGLY PRECIOUS As Christians, we should not only study to improve the opportunities we enjoy, but also labor to reclaim others from their evil course. We should do this so that God might defer His anger, and time be redeemed…
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BRETHREN WE HAVE MET TO WORSHIP
Amazing Grace George Atkins, 19th century Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name. Bring an offering and come before Him; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness. (1 Chronicles 16:29) The apostle Paul’s favorite name for fellow believers was “brethren.” He used this term at least 60 times throughout his various…
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Jesus Christ, The Same Yesterday, Today, And Forever
(DATED APRIL 1738)Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) THE EXHORTATION THAT THE WRITER OF HEBREWS GIVES BELIEVERS in the verse preceding our text is to remember and follow the good teaching and examples of their ministers. “Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word…
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O DAY OF REST AND GLADNESS
Amazing Grace Christopher Wordsworth, 1807–1885 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest … (Hebrews 4:9-11) Christopher Wordsworth, a nephew of the renowned English poet,…
