DECEMBER 22 I will strengthen you.(Isaiah 41:10) God has a strong reserve with which to discharge this responsibility, for He is able to do everything. Believer, until you can drain the ocean dry of omnipotence, until you can break into pieces the towering mountains of almighty strength, you never need to fear. Do not think…
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DECEMBER 12 His were the everlasting ways.(Habakkuk 3:6) What God has done on one occasion, He will do again. Man’s ways are variable, but God’s ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth. Among them are the following: The Lord’s ways result from wise deliberation; He orders everything according to the…
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AUGUST 26 He has commanded his covenant forever.(Psalm 111:9) The Lord’s people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of comfort to them as often as the Holy Spirit leads them into the banqueting house and waves the banner of love. They delight to contemplate the antiquity of that covenant, remembering that…
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To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:1-2). Introduction: I remember the letters I used to write to my ‘pen pals’ in my secondary school days. They began something like this: “Dear [Recipient], The…
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We love our titles, don’t we? During my undergrad studies, I recall a professor who got angry because a student referred to him by “Dr”. He pointed to the sign in front of his office door to remind the poor fellow how to address him properly. To this lecturer, his professorial title was a thing…
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The word canon means a standard or measure. Theologically, canon as Saucy puts it “is the ultimate rule of faith or the final authority by which Christian doctrine and practice are to be assessed”. In layman terms, the canon refers to the collection of books that we have in our Bible. But, many have asked,…
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