October 2024

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Dear Reader

We lose considerably, both in reading and hearing, by not meditating, thinking, and storing up the truth we may have received and, at the time, fel...

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“I come quickly”

The coming of the Lord Jesus occupied the minds of the saints of God down through the ages of the Old Testament, God Himself having first made the...

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“Dead in Sins,” and “Dead to Sin”

What an amazing difference these two conditions present. Few may be that thought of it, and yet each person is in God’s sight either “dead in sins,...

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Continuing in Prayer

God exercises our hearts and our faith by sometimes delaying giving the answers to our prayers. The earnestness of our prayer will be according to...

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Faith and Confidence of the Godly

The seventeenth Psalm is entitled “A Prayer of David,” and in it we have the exercises of the godly man in the midst of the wicked. David speaks to...

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Some Day!

Someday upon our raptured sight will dawn The perfect day; Some day will break the bright and cloudless morn When Christ shall sa...

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Instant Access

What marvels the ads for new mobile phones offer! Access—instant access—anywhere, anytime. (Of course, there must be a phone at the other end!) But...

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Search the Scriptures

Questions 1. Who is the first woman that went to inquire of the Lord? Which prophet saw a vision of the Lord standing on the altar? 3. How many fa...

Dear Reader

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“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus…” (Romans 10:9). One mark given in Scripture of a true Christian is that he confesses with his mouth the Lord Jesus, and one reason the Lord has in keeping us here is that we should carry the glad tidings of the already accomplished redemption of Christ to every creature. In former days, God’s people went everywhere preaching the word. Now, though all are not evangelists, all are called to confess Christ with the mouth, as well as in...

Perfected in Every Good Work

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“But the God of peace, who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep, in the power of the blood of the eternal covenant, perfect you in every good work to the doing of His will, doing in you what is pleasing before Him through Jesus Christ; to Whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen. But I beseech you, brethren, bear the word of exhortation, for it is but in few words that I have written to you” (Hebrews...

Redemption and Growth

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“Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold.... but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot ... ..As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby."—1 Peter 1:18 to 2:11. THERE is a striking difference between the writings of Paul and Peter, though both are indicated by the same Spirit. Paul generally looks at the saints as now in Christ, and in Ephesians as a...

An Ear to Hear

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I would note what a great thing it is to have an ear to hear. It was the mark of distinction between the corrupt mass of Israel and the true followers of the Lord Jesus. And Revelation 2 and 3 show us that it is still the distinguishing feature between the dead and the living. Surely it is the gift of God. “Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.” But, like every other gift, we must prize it...

He Giveth More Grace

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He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater, He sendeth more strength when the labors increase; To added affliction, He addeth His mercy, To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace. When we have exhausted our store of endurance, When our strength has failed ere the day is half done, When we reach the end of our hoarded resource...

Is It True?

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Have you noticed it’s getting harder to tell what’s true? We’ve gotten used to hearing half-truths and distortions on the news, but now propaganda and lies spread like wildfire through social media. Even worse, Artificial Intelligence drowns out reality by generating tidal waves of fake images and videos. Does Truth Even Exist? There are some who say that objective truth doesn’t really exist—that you can have “your truth” and I can have mine. When Abraham L...

Search the Scriptures

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Questions Who are the three writers of the Bible that use the expression “apple of the eye”? Who did the Lord Jesus describe as ravening wolves? Which book in the Bible mentions that the tongue is a fire?

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