"Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore" (Psalm 113:3). Here, on earth, we are learning to praise the Lord. He is preparing us for heaven, where we will praise him forevermore.
Day: January 5, 2020
Good News for sinners
"Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour" (Psalm 25:5). At the heart of God' "truth", there is this - he is our "Saviour." This is Good News for sinners. In our Lord Jesus Christ, we have a Saviour, who "is able to save to the uttermost all who come …
Great is Thy faithfulness …
"Great is your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:23). I knew the hymn, "Great is Thy faithfulness" before I found the verse in God's Word. It's hidden away in the short Old Testament book of Lamentations. Once you've found the verse, you'll remember it, and you'll say, "This is where the hymn came from." Here's a link to …
The Lord has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
In 1 Kings 18, we read about Elijah and the prophets of Baal. "Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made. 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he …
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Love – from our Saviour, Glory – to our Saviour
"To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ... 6 to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen" (Revelation 1:6). Love comes to us from our Saviour. May glory be given to him by us .
What a great love! What a great sacrifice! What a great miracle!
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends" (John 15:13). These words of Jesus speak to us of the greatest love of all - his love for us. Jesus gave his life for us. His death was a sacrifice for sin. In his loving sacrifice, there is suffering …
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Jesus – The Name That Is Above Every Name, The Name Of Our Salvation
Genesis 7:1-24 Here, we pick up on the words of verse 16 - ‘the Lord closed the door behind them’. What was going on outside of the ark is contrasted with the haven of salvation inside the ark. What was it that made the ark a place of salvation? - The Lord. What is it …
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