Do you have a thorn in the flesh that gives you much heartache, dear reader? Remember, in the first place, that it is not pointless. So, learn not only to thank God for the roses in your lives. Learn also to thank God for the thorns. Roses without thorns are fake. They show the wisdom and power of man. But roses with thorns show the Lord’s infinite wisdom and mighty power.
As we begin the New Year of 2025 and observe the Lord’s Supper on this first Lord’s Day of the year, let us consider several things from the opening verses of Paul’s epistle to the Galatians.
Remember, O child of God, that all things are working together for your good even though they do not appear that way. Remember that God is cultivating Christ-likeness in you through what you are going through. Remember that Christ Jesus, your Lord and elder brother, will never leave you to fend for yourself. Nothing can separate you from His love for you, for He has already laid His life down for you. Amen.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of […]
Though God has begun to build the New Jerusalem, it pleases Him to bring us through a season wherein we will still suffer various trials and tribulations. But thank God we do not have to face them the way the world may. We do not need to be unsettled, fearful, apprehensive, pretentious, dissatisfied, disgruntled, whiny or grouchy. We can walk with joy, peace and hope.
Based on a series of sermons preached in PCC Prayer Meetings in 2023-2024 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not […]
The book of Lamentation, as its name suggests, is a lamentation. The prophet Jeremiah wrote it in the aftermath of the devastation of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC. It is a very sad book. If you can read it without feeling anything, you are probably not reading it with understanding. This is probably not a book that many of us will turn to when we feel discouraged. But in the midst of it is one of the most beautiful and comforting verses in the bible.
The LORD is against them that do evil and will cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. But He is a merciful God. He will hear the cries of all who come to Him in contrition and broken-heartedness.
The Lord Jesus was tempted in all points like are we are. He felt the desperation and fears we feel, but he was able to continue to the cross with confidence.
Dearly beloved sheep of Christ, if you have Christ as your Shepherd and hear His voice and follow Him closely, all is well. You can sing Psalm 23 with genuine affection and confidence in your heart.
