Psalm 143:8

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 4 Chapter 1—Of Predestination Section 12—Hilarius Pictaviensis. A.D. 360. Hilary, bishop of Poictiers, in France, was banished for his orthodoxy, A.D. 354, and died A.D. 371. It[1] appears from his writings which remain, that he held that there is an election of part... Read More

One of the marvels of modern technology is the Global Positioning System (gps). Through a series of satellites in the sky anyone with a receiver can determine their exact position here on earth. Aircraft and ships use this technology to find their way across the skies and oceans of the world. When t... Read More

The Lighting of the Paschal Candle In the darkness, fire is kindled; after which the Celebrant may address the people in these or similar words Dear friends in Christ: On this most holy night, in which our Lord Jesus passed over from death to life, the Church invites her members, dispersed throughou... Read More

The meek will he teach his way. Blessed are the meek. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill. — A man's heart deviseth his way: but the L... Read More

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! — Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. — I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth... Read More

This is a kind of supplementary book which unfolds to us the ways and dealings of God when Israel is brought back. It begins by recounting the vicissitudes of their return, and their being sunk down again, after having got into the land; but coupled with this, there is the testimony that God's mercy... Read More

FOR THY NAME'S SAKE - Part 2 by Ernie Klassen Quicken me, O LORD, for thy names' sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble." Psalm 143:11 In Psalm 143 David's focus is "For Thy Names' Sake." Why did he pray with that phrase? Daniel exhibits this same preoccupation and passion fo... Read More

Psalm 107(106) Confitemini Domino 1 "O give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his love endures for ever." 2 Let them say this, the Lord's redeemed, whom he redeemed from the hand of the foe 3 and gathered from far-off lands, from east and west, north and south. * * * 4 Some wandered in the dese... Read More

A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) JULY 1 John 9:6-23. Christ directs the blind man to wash in Siloam. There were many reasons that might have deterred the Savior from curing the blind man. It was the Sa... Read More

Psalm 143 Back in the spring I read a sermon that Charles Spurgeon preached in London about a century ago. The text he used in that sermon was Job 23:3,4 where Job says of God, "O that I knew where I might find Him! That I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before Him and fill my mo... Read More