As Thanksgiving approaches, we Christians, above all others, ought to be marked by a spirit of joy and thankfulness. The reason is simple: We have received innumerable blessings from the hand of our God and Father. In fact, the key to cultivating genuine gratitude in the Christian life is to appreciate this filial relationship that … More The Christian’s Double Satisfaction
PSALM 119 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: The general scope and design of this psalm is to magnify the Divine law, and make it honourable. There are ten words by which Divine revelation is called in this psalm, and each expresses what God expects from us, and what we may expect from him: 1. God’s law; … More Devotional thought for Today – 11/15/2022
See Friday’s devotional for chapter context. Friday’s devotional was in a way the end thought to today’s verse. Read together we get a better sense of the psalmist’s intent: Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/13/2022
Though election day is behind us and the direction of the country set, politics will most likely continue to overstep into most of our lives and our culture. After all, the presidential campaign season has already begun. Without abandoning the political sphere altogether or downplaying its importance, Christians must push back against the all-consuming nature … More Democracy Isn’t a Worldview: Politics Can’t Answer Our Deepest Questions
PSALM 33 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because God would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that blessed Spirit that moved and guided them. The psalmist, in this psalm, I. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/11/2022
ISAIAH 1 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: The first verse of this chapter is intended for a title to the whole book, and it is probable that this was the first sermon that this prophet was appointed to publish and to affix in writing (as Calvin thinks the custom of the prophets was) to the door … More Devotional thought for Today – 11/09/2022
JOB 28 Chapter CONTEXT From MHHC: The strain of this chapter is very unlike the rest of this book. Job forgets his sores, and all his sorrows, and talks like a philosopher or a virtuoso. Here is a great deal both of natural and moral philosophy in this discourse; but the question is, How does … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/07/2022
by William Boekestein In 1754 Benjamin Franklin published a cartoon called “Join or Die.” It pictured a snake cut into eights representing the British colonies in the New World. Franklin argued that unless the colonies formed one body they would never be able to resist the powerful threat of the French and their Indian allies… … More Why Should I Join a Church?
EPHESIANS 1 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: In this chapter we have, I. The introduction to the whole epistle, which is much the same as in others (v. 1, 2). II. The apostle’s thanksgivings and praises to God for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing Ephesians (v. 3-14). III. His earnest prayers to God in … More Sunday Sermon Series – 11/06/2022
DANIEL 9 Chapter Context from MHCC: In this chapter we have, I. Daniel’s prayer for the restoration of the Jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of God in their calamities, but pleads God’s promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them (v. 1-19). II. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/05/2022
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