"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)

"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)

TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL

Salvation

Sinners in the Hands of a Magnificent, Marvelous, Majestic MERCIFUL and GRACIOUS GOD!

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Sinners in the Hands of a Magnificent, Marvelous, Majestic MERCIFUL and GRACIOUS GOD! was originally published in January 2023.   “SALVATION IS OF THE LORD” (Jonah 2:9) (Psalm 3:8) (Psalm 62:1). This is a magnificent, marvelous, majestic truth proclaimed and demonstrated by God throughout the Bible, revealing to us His greatness and goodness displayed most prominently in […]

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Knowing The LORD, My Redeemer

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One of the most influential books in regard to helping me grow in my relationship with our LORD Jesus Christ, my redeemer, is a book by theologian J.I. Packer, titled “Knowing God”.  Packer made it very clear throughout the book that the Christian life was not just about gaining facts and information about God, but that

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I Asked the LORD

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I recently came across these words to an old hymn by John Newton, titled “I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow“, along with the related commentary below.  Newton is most famous for the hymn, “Amazing Grace“.  This hymn below reflects his prayer for God’s constraining grace that would put an end to his struggle

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“I Will Glory in My Redeemer”

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Once or twice a month I am privileged to teach the Bible at the local county jail.  At times I will begin the session with the question, “Why are you here?”.  Typically, the men attending will answer by reciting the various criminal offences that have made them “guests” of the county.  Then I clarify the

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“I Know That My Redeemer Lives”

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One of the earliest, most profound and sincere expressions of faith and redemptive hope found in the Bible comes from the lips of a man named Job.  Job, a man who was declared by the LORD God Himself to be righteous (Job 1:8), experiences over a very short period of time wave after devastating wave

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The Genesis of Grace – Part 2  

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“You will surely die”.  This was the gracious, but foreboding warning God had given Adam in the garden paradise where He and Adam lived together in perfect fellowship, a warning that Adam would share with his wife and helpmate Eve who would subsequently join them (Genesis 2:21-25).  It was a warning of the penalty they

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Why Love the Law?

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In my previous post I looked at King David’s writing in the Psalms of his deep affections for the “law of the LORD (YAHWEH)” or “law of God” (Psalm 1:1-3) (Psalm 19:7-11) (Psalm 119:1-97).  I noted that what he was referring to as “law” were the truths and instructions revealed in the first five books

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RESOLVED – To Live This Year (and every year) for the Glory of God

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The beginning of a new year is typically a time when we make what are referred to as New Year’s resolutions.  A resolution is a firm decision, a strong determination, an unwavering promise we make to ourselves or to others of our intent to live differently – to accomplish certain goals and objectives that we

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Christmas – “the Glory of the LORD” Beheld

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It began on an ordinary night in a little town called Bethlehem, of the province of Judea, of the nation of Israel, roughly 2000 years ago. Here, a child would be born to a young couple of little means or reputation.  Because there was no available lodging in that city, His birth would take place

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