When you are oppressed with the weight of any duty or service in your calling, improve your trust in God’s power. Perhaps you find the duty of your calling too heavy for your weak shoulders: lay the heaviest end of your burden in God’s shoulder. When at any time you are sick of your work [...]
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One of the best things in starting a new year is the chance to start afresh with a new yearly devotional book. I must admit, I’m much better at starting these than finishing them, but they are there throughout the year, specifically dated so you can always pick up right where you’re supposed to be. [...] I’m reading from the Psalms today, 146 – 148, part of the closing section of five Psalms dedicated to praise. Each one starts and ends with the exhortation to “Praise the LORD! Here’s how each opens: Psalm 146:1,2 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD as long as [...] I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. From today’s reading in 3 John verse 4. Share this:EmailFacebookPrintShareDiggStumbleUponReddit In business, one of the ways to determine if spending money or time (which equates to money) is a good idea is to calculate a return on investment, or ROI if you like acronyms. As homeowners, we calculate a different kind of ROI – can we get our money back from the improvement when we [...] One Psalm, three great hymns. Read Psalm 117 in all its brevity, and then see how two different hymn writers interpreted it. The hymns came from C H Spurgeon’s Our Own Hymn-Book. Psalm 117 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of [...] How often do we struggle with our priorities in life? How do we respond to these struggles, and allocate our time appropriately? Here’s a quote on the subject from today’s reading in “Voices From The Past”, Puritan Devotional Readings, page 128. “In worldly concerns, men discern their opportunities, and are careful to improve them before [...] Here’s a quote from today’s reading in “Voices From The Past” Humble souls may groan under affliction, they will not grumble when things are calm. Proud hearts may speak of patience, but in the storm it is the humble heart that exercises patience. I am afflicted says the humble soul, but it is mercy I [...] Two more books were delivered today, and I am really looking forward to working through them. The first is “Our Own Hymn-Book,” and it’s subtitled “A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Public, Social and Private Worship.” It was compiled by C. H. Spurgeon in 1866. This version is a reprint by Pilgrim Publications, BOX [...] Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a preacher for most of the 20th century, with most of his time at the Westminster Chapel in London. Many of his sermons have been transcribed into books, including an outstanding series on Romans, which should be in every pastor’s library. Recently, I’ve been reading his book on Psalm 73, entitled [...] |
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