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Grace

The God Of Rescue

PSALM 40:1-2 – I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. THEME OF THE DAY. THE GOD OF RESCUE. Every Christian knows about “spiritual rescue” from the hand of God. It…

Eternal Happiness: The Gift Of God’s Grace

PSALM 32:1-2 – Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. THEME OF THE DAY. ETERNAL HAPPINESS: THE GIFT OF GOD’s GRACE. Recently, my wife and I were meeting with a dear young couple who are going through pre-marital…

The Growing Preciousness Of Christ

1 JOHN 2:1-2 – My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. THEME OF THE DAY. THE…

The Preventing Grace Of God

GENESIS 20:1–6 – From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a…

Salvation’s Goals

EPHESIANS 1:3-4 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. THEME OF THE DAY. SALVATION’S GOALS. Goals in life are important. To…