Archive for September, 2009

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

“A living dog is better than a dead lion.” - Ecclesiastes 9:4

Life is a precious thing, and in its humblest form it is superior to death. This truth is eminently certain in spiritual things. It is better to be the least in the kingdom of heaven than the greatest out of it. The lowest degree of grace is superior to the noblest development of unregenerate [...]

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

“Sing forth the honour of his name, make his praise glorious.” - Psalm 66:2

It is not left to our own option whether we shall praise God or not. Praise is God’s most righteous due, and every Christian, as the recipient of his grace, is bound to praise God from day to day. It is true we have no authoritative rubric for daily praise; we have no commandment [...]

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The commission of the call

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His body’s sake. Col. 1:24.
We make calls out of our own spiritual consecration, but when we get right with God He brushes all these aside, and rivets us with a pain [...]

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