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Observation Is A Good Teacher
Observation is the life of understanding, experience is the joy of faith, learning good from others harms is true wisdom. Can we look around us, among the circle of our professing acquaintance, and not see the awful effects of slothfulness in the ways of God. What supine indolence in the cause of Jesus, and careless indifference as to the health…
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Distancing Ourselves From The Lord
‘God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.’ Rom. 11:2. Zealous professors may become shameful apostates. God’s own children may awfully backslide from him, and sadly decline in their love to him and service of him. Such conduct is most base to the best of Beings, most ungrateful to the most loving Lord and Saviour, most wounding to…
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Nurtured Faith Strengthens Godly Fear
The form of godliness without the power, is sufficient to make men saints, good churchmen, honest souls in the eyes of the carnal world. But when, by the power of the Spirit, our hearts possess the faith of Jesus, it cannot be hid, but the life of Jesus also will be manifested in our walk and conversation. Then persecution awaits…
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Sip Not At The Streams
The gospel brings us from a hopeless into a hopeful state, but not into an independent one. We are never to expect freedom from trials and tribulations in this vale of tears; they lie in our way to the end of our hope, the enjoyment of God in glory. Faith takes hold of something that is material, and makes the…
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Ishbosheth Is Murdered
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In The Belly Of The Fish
Jonah was loved of God. He was one of the Lord’s elect who looked forward in faith to the coming of Christ. He was loved before he disobeyed. He was loved while being disobedient. He was loved following his disobedience. When the Lord loves someone He loves with everlasting, unchangeable, unconditional affection. God’s love manifests itself in kindness, care and…
