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Prayer Day
May the Lord give us and our children, with the congregations, a deep impression not only of our dependency upon the Lord but also of our unworthiness due to the fall in Paradise and the knowledge that day after day we have no right to any outward or inward blessings. They have all bee ...
Coming to Christ
Is the expression “coming to Christ” a scriptural expression? We believe it is. In God’s Word we read the invitation, the call to come to Christ.We call the familiar words in which that invitation sounds, both the general, indefinite invitation as well as the addresse ...
The Contrasts of the Resurrection Morning
Dear readers,It is impossible to give a full account of the things which happened on that commemorable Easter when the Lord arose. We must confess, “This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.”In the gospel of Matthew, we find the time ...
To Jerusalem
Beloved, in the words of this text we read that the Lord Jesus announced His suffering to His disciples. In several other places we read that the Lord spoke of His suffering and death and of His resurrection, but the disciples understood none of these things. ...
Glad Tidings
Oh, may the Lord guide my pen and grant a little light to write something about the right and true meaning of the illustrious event which we now commemorate. We read in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with wh ...
Life Choices in the Final School Year
High school graduation and diploma exams! How many times these words may have been mentioned in the past few months at school, at home, and in peer groups. The final year is a special year in many ways. The atmosphere at school was different f ...
Christ Ministers unto His Disciples
It is the Lord’s Passover supper, and Jesus is gathered with His disciples. Usually when guests had traveled, their feet had to be washed by a servant. In the upper room there was no servant; therefore, one of the disciples should have performed this task. Everything was ready. There w ...
Two Kinds of Offerings on Thanksgiving Day
Cain and Abel both observed a Thanksgiving Day. After completing a period of toilsome labor, both sons of Adam and Eve had reasons for thankfulness. God’s faithful care was yet stretched out over them. The Lord had blessed the work of Cain, and he was permitted to enjoy the fruits of t ...
Waiting for Rain
In Job 5 we read that Eliphaz the Temanite admonished his friend to seek unto God and unto God to commit his cause. Why unto God? He “doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number.” Also, He “giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields.” What i ...
Captivity Led Captive
Ascension preaches unto us that Christ has not only ascended up on high but also that He has led captivity captive.In times past, prisoners were drawn along behind the victory chariot of the winners of the battle. In this manner the heaven-ascended King has bound all ...
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