God alone reigns in absolute supremacy.
James Smith, 'The Love of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior's Grace Displayed!' Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:15 …
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'Bells Across the Snow' Streams in the Desert 12/24 O Christmas, merry Christmas,Is it really come again,With its memories and greetings,With its joy and with its pain!There’s a minor in the carolAnd a shadow in the light,And a spray of cypress twiningWith the holly wreath tonight.And the hush is never brokenBy laughter light and low,As we …
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The Light in the Clouds By Theodore L. Cuyler Thank God that never does He permit a cloud so dark but behind it is the light; and through the cloud streams the mercies; and from the cloud, descend plentiful and abounding blessings. I am confident that national humiliation, Church trials, and personal adversities are all God's measures for the purification of those with …
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. . . chastenings are the sure evidence of God's fatherly love. William Bacon Stevens, "The Rainbow in the Cloud" 1856 The furnace of affliction is but the purifying agent to purge away our dross--that the great Refiner may see His own image reflected in purified souls. In furnishing the strongest and most Scriptural consolation which can be offered …
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"Cast all your cares upon Him, as fast as they come in." James Smith, (1802—1862) "The Pastor's Morning Visit" Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Does God care about me? The Lord knows all His people, all their needs, and all their trials. He thinks upon them, to …
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Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. John 13:7 Table of Contents: What is a father's responsibility?What is the duty of children?Our Heavenly Father loves us. He wants us to be in close fellowship with Him.Do ALL things work for the believer's good?More on …
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O Christmas, merry Christmas, ‘Tis not so very long Since other voices blended With the carol and the song! If we could but hear them singing, As they are singing now, If we could but see the radiance Of the crown on each dear brow, There would be no sigh to smother, No hidden tear to flow, As we listen in the starlight To the “bells across the snow.”
A bar of steel worth five dollars, when wrought into horseshoes, is worth ten dollars. If made into needles, it is worth three hundred and fifty dollars. If made into into penknife blades, it is worth thirty-two thousand dollars. If made into into springs for watches it is worth two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. …
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And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. Matthew 8:23-24Had the disciples put out to sea without Christ's bidding, they would not have had the same reason to …
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He has enabled me to reply, "Blessed be the name of the Lord." Artwork by Noah Nolywaika | http://www.noahnolywaika.com Another comforting gem to add to the Grace Gems collection. (Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795)My good Friend, I never was more obliged to you than for your Christian sympathy with us in this time of need. …
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"We must sit at His feet, and believe that He does all things well. What we don’t know now, we shall know hereafter. The Judge of all the earth must do right." "Letters of Mary Winslow" 1774-1854 My heart feels for you, my dear friend, in your deep, deep trial. This present world is a …
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It is a Father's care which He exercises. It is a wise, holy, tender, and constant care. Therefore all will be well with you, only trust Him.
The objects of our hope are . . . all future, all good, and all promised. This present world is a land of hope. Heaven is a land of fruition. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 8:25 The highest object of our hope …
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In my flesh shall I see God. Job 19:26 "Take realizing views of heaven’s bliss; think what it will be to you. 'Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty.' All earthly brightness fades and darkens as we gaze upon it, but here is a brightness which can never dim, a glory which can …
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You Can Trust Him 