Monthly Archives: November 2022
The Promises of God are Sure
The Promises of God are sure.
The Promises of God are Sure.
If Thy Law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Ps 119:92
The Precious Promises of GOD’s Word are like cordials to a soul that is ready to faint.
They are full of virtue.
There is a Promise,
“The LORD, Compassionate and Gracious”
(Ex 34:6)
Here, God holds out the golden scepter
to encourage poor trembling sinners to come to Him.
GOD is more willing to pardon, than to punish.
Mercy multiplies more in GOD, than sin in us. Mercy is His nature.
The bee naturally gives honey, and it stings only when provoked.
“But”, says the guilty sinner, “I cannot deserve Mercy”.
Yet, GOD is Gracious. He shows Mercy,
not because we deserve mercy, but because He delights in Mercy.
“But, what is that to me”? “Perhaps my name is not in the Pardon”.
The bank account of Mercy is not exhausted. GOD has treasures lying by,
and why should you not come, for a child’s share?
There is a a Promise working for good
“I will heal their waywardness”.
Hos 14:4
HE has Promised to send His Spirit, Whose sanctifying Power
is like water which cleanses vessels,
and like fire which refines metals.
The Spirit of GOD shall cleanse and consecrate your soul,
making it share in the Divine nature.
There is a Promise working for our good.
“I will be with him in trouble”.
Ps 91:15
God does not bring His people into troubles and leave them there..
God will stand by them. HE will hold their heads and their hearts,
when they are fainting..
“He is their stronghold in time of trouble”.’
Ps 37:39
“Oh”, says the soul, “I shall faint in the day of trial”.
But, GOD will be the strength of our hearts. GOD will join His forces with us.
Either GOD will make the burden, which is placed upon us, to be lighter,
or HE Will make our faith stronger.
There is a Promise,
“Those who seek the LORD, lack no good thing”.
Ps 34:10
If it is good for us, we shall have it.
If it is not good for us, then the withholding of it is good.
This blessing falls, as the honey dew upon the leaf.
It sweetens the little we possess.
Although a child of God might be reduced to great troubles,
yet, they will not be forsaken. They are still an heir to Heaven,
and God loves them for Christ’s sake.
Thomas Watson
Fill our minds with Christ
LORD GOD, as we read Thy Word,
may we see Christ walking in the sweet shades of Divine Love towards poor sinners.
And so, may our faith revive, and our comforts be restored.
When our minds are empty of Christ, as in temptation and the lack of comfort,
then they grind against themselves like an empty mill.
So, fill our minds with Christ, through Thy Word ,
that we may be free from temptations and fears.
May the threats of Thy Word, lead us to its Promises.
And, may we, by relying upon Thy Promises, make them ours,
and find their power and strength.
Animate our study of scriptures,
and so,
pour wine and oil into our bleeding wounds.
And when You have spoken peace and comfort to us,
When Thy face has shone upon our souls,
May we comfort others, with the comfort which we have been comforted,
knowing that the more we spend, the more we shall have.
William Bridge
Let us live in the constant contemplation of the Glory of Christ,
and virtue will proceed from Him
to repair all of our decays, and
to renew a right Spirit with us,
and cause us to abound in all duties of obedience.
The way of producing these effects,
flesh and blood can not reveal, for the life of faith is a mystery
known only to them in whom it is.
John Owen
Ocean Swimming
Bicycle Tour
Flowers and Pots
The Gospel Preached Fall 2022
What doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, to keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart and be no more stiff-necked. For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, who regards not persons, nor takes reward:
Another season has come and gone; thanks be to God! A great opportunity to share the Gospel at colleges and on the city streets, and even a visit to the Creation Museum in Kentucky.
The Fall season started well with a one-week short term mission, working with the saints at Hallelujah Side Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio.
While there we shared the Gospel in downtown Dayton, and some streets in Cincinnati, and Columbus. We also preached at the following colleges in Ohio. University of Cincinnati, Wright State, Ohio State, and University of Dayton. One morning was spent preaching outside the abortion clinic in Kettering, Ohio.
After a quick trip back home, I then joined some friends in Boston to preach the Gospel in the Northeast. While there we preached on the streets of Boston and New Haven, and we preached at Harvard, Yale, UConn, Southern Connecticut, UMass Boston, and UMass Lowell. At the end of the week most of us made our way to West Virginia, where the following week we preached the Gospel at WVU for 2 days, then at VT for 2 days.
The Lord showed us favor and answered many prayers. There were countless conversations, many many Gospel tracts and Bibles given away, and the Word of God was preached.
Thanks, be to God, for His Mercies endure forever.
