Archive for May 2010

May 31, 2010

All is well

They knew, those people of the new covenant, when death invaded their dearest and most precious relationships, when this grim ruthless fact — man’s ultimate […]

— James S. Stewart
May 30, 2010

Our never-fading identity

We are defined by our relationship with [God]! In a world that beckons people to define themselves by false and fading identities based on looks, […]

— Michael R. Emlet
May 29, 2010

Jesus at the Centre

There is nothing in the Gospels more significant than the way in which Jesus deliberately places Himself at the very centre of His message. He […]

— James S. Stewart
May 28, 2010

Where we shrink to our true size

Every time we look at the cross Christ seems to say to us, ‘I am here because of you. It is your sin I am bearing, […]

— John Stott
May 27, 2010

Take heart

God’s grace means that I can rest assured that I’ll have everything I need to be what he wants me to be and to do […]

— Paul David Tripp
May 26, 2010

Bound forever to the Giver

Grace binds you with far stronger cords than the cords of duty or obligation can bind you. Grace is free, but when once you take […]

— E. Stanley Jones
May 25, 2010

Why grace is given

Grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them.

— Saint Augustine of Hippo
May 24, 2010

Suffering with the Savior

It is clear from Scripture that suffering is a significant thread that runs through the story of God’s people. In Jesus and because of his […]

— Michael R. Emlet
May 23, 2010

A cosmic victory

The resurrection is not just a personal survival: it is a cosmic victory.

— James S. Stewart
May 22, 2010

Here in the resurrection of Jesus

Here in the Resurrection of Jesus is the fact which at the first launched Christianity upon the world and conquered the throne of the Caesars; […]

— James S. Stewart
May 21, 2010

He lives forever—to make you happy forever

In trusting your souls to him, you do not commit them to a dead Savior. It is true, he was once dead, but now he […]

— Samuel Davies
May 20, 2010

Your salvation makes amends for all His sufferings

Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied. (Isaiah 53:11) The happiness of Christ’s exalted state consists, in a great […]

— Samuel Davies
May 19, 2010

Godly sorrow

Godly sorrow can never be in us without some comfort of the love of God towards us.

— Walter Marshall
May 18, 2010

The secret of the gospel

The secret of the gospel is that we actually do more when we hear less about all we need to do for God and hear […]

— Kevin DeYoung
May 17, 2010

Union with the resurrected Jesus

By the Spirit who brings us into union with the resurrected Jesus, we share in our Lord’s knowledge of the Father. This is the ground […]

— Andrew Purves
May 16, 2010

A substitute has appeared

A Substitute has appeared in space and time, appointed by God Himself, to bear the weight and burden of our transgressions, to make expiation for […]

— R. C. Sproul
May 15, 2010

The father’s love for the world

Jesus came into this world of unbelief, rebellion against God, and disobedience to God’s commandments in order to reach the world with his love. He was […]

— Jerram Barrs
May 14, 2010

How we overcome

How dare you approach the mercy-seat of God on the basis of what kind of day you had, as if that were the basis for […]

— D. A. Carson
May 14, 2010

Behind Calvary is the throne of heaven

Behind Calvary is the throne of heaven. And if we have seen God acting at the Cross with power and great glory, if to that […]

— James S. Stewart
May 12, 2010

The greatest display of love

He [Christ] never more gloriously displayed his love to God and man, He never undertook a more excellent work, which the whole choir of angels […]

— Herman Witsius
May 11, 2010

The changing of a man

That the tide of sin, which before did run so strong — should be so easily turned; that the sinner who, a little before was […]

— Thomas Brooks
May 10, 2010

Demonstrating the Father’s Love

We are to seek to demonstrate in our lives the perfect love that has existed between the Father and the Son through all eternity. It […]

— Jerram Barrs
May 9, 2010

When Christ left the grave

When Christ left the grave, it was not merely an announcement that there is a hereafter and a life beyond, it was the shattering of […]

— James S. Stewart
May 8, 2010

The nails and the spear-thrust and the cross

The things that crucify Christ and wreck the whole world are the common sins of every day — self-centeredness, pride, apathy, cynicism, slackness, unkindness, every […]

— James S. Stewart
May 7, 2010

All blessings grounded in the blood of the Lamb

All Christian blessings and resources are grounded in the blood of the Lamb. Do you find yourself accepted before this holy God? If so, it is […]

— D. A. Carson
May 6, 2010

True and solid peace

It is the word of God alone which can first and effectually cheer the heart of any sinner. There is no true or solid peace […]

— John Calvin
May 5, 2010

The foundation of God’s love

God loves His glory more than He loves you, and this is the foundation of His love for us.

— John Piper
May 4, 2010

How faith works

Faith in a hearer relates to faithfulness in a speaker, and credits the word spoken.

— Ralph Erskine
May 3, 2010

Payment to the Father

When the Bible speaks of ransom, it speaks of that ransom being paid not to a criminal but to the One Who is owed the […]

— R. C. Sproul
May 2, 2010

We share in Jesus’ life and ministry

Through the Holy Spirit binding us into union with Jesus, we share in both his resurrected life and his resurrected ministry.

— Andrew Purves
May 1, 2010

Our great hope

The great hope for Christians, the thing for which we long and to which we look for strength and encouragement, is the day when our […]

— Greg Gilbert