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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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