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Reformation Day
When the conscience is awakened by the power of the Holy Spirit, it is experienced that our own righteousness can never give peace. The poet of Psalm 71 has learned to understand this by the quickening power of the Holy Spirit. David had nothing to report of his righteousness; it was a ...
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 ...
Philip’s Request
John 14 leads our thoughts to the Easter room in Jerusalem. There we meet Christ in the circle of His disciples. It is the night in which He will be betrayed and over which the shadows of suffering fall; they lead toward Calvary with the Surety. While His heart and thoughts are focused ...
Ascension
The third degree of Christ’s exaltation is the sitting at the right hand of God. It points to the habitation (Dutch: firmness—Ed.) of His throne. No power of hell is able to overthrow this throne. Christ is Zion’s eternal, triumphing King.It is ...
At the Beginning of a New School Year…
Isaiah 29:10-14As we are at the beginning of a new school year, it is good to reflect on the work that awaits. As a starting point I refer to Isaiah 29:10-14, a worrisome chapter. The prophet foretold the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, and what do ...
For Our Graduates
First of all, congratulations on the conclusion of your last school year—a very special school year in many ways with quite a few additional uncertainties for you. Therefore, a heartfelt congratulation is in order.There are crossroads in your young life. Crossroads— a ...
At the Close of 1949
Beloved Friends:At the end of this year, we together may well declare: “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not” (Lamentations 3:22). May deep humility fill our hearts. In the course of this year, several members from amo ...
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 ...
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