Double Joy!

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Psalm 122:1 Charles H. Spurgeon, in  “The Treasury of David” Good children are pleased to go home, and glad to hear their brothers and sisters call them thither. David’s heart was in the worship of God, and he was … More Double Joy!

Cultivating contentment

“I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Philippians 4:11 C.H. Spurgeon comments in “Morning and Evening, (Feb 16)” THESE words show us that contentment is not a natural propensity of man. “Ill weeds grow apace.” Covetousness, discontent, and murmuring, are as natural to man as thorns are to the soil. … More Cultivating contentment

Fruit change

The nature of a tree determines or defines the kind of fruit it produces.  Jesus said in Luke 6:43-45 that the tree is known by its fruit. So, for our fruit to change, our nature must change. One false doctrine floating around out there is that we can change ourselves. But the Bible says, “Can the Ethiopian change … More Fruit change

D. A. Carson- “Only grace is a sufficient hedge.”

D.A. Carson on 2 Kings 22-23, in “For the Love of God, Vol 1, Nov 9”   THE LAST SERIOUS ATTEMPT at moral and theological reformation in the kingdom of Judah is reported in 2 Kings 22.After that, there is only the final slide into exile. King Hezekiah, the effect of whose reign was so largely good, was … More D. A. Carson- “Only grace is a sufficient hedge.”

Was Jesus funny?

In the passage for today, Luke 6:37-42, we read Jesus’ statements on judging others, including Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in … More Was Jesus funny?