Spencer DeBlog (Page 94)
my heart
My heart is a vain heart; a vagabond and unstable heart, seeking rest, finding none. It agrees not with itself; it alters its purposes, changes its judgments, frames new thoughts, pulls down the old, then builds them up again; it wills, and wills no…
Be wise, be patient, overlook it
Opened the Word this morning while munching raisin bran.
This verse stuck with me.
Proverbs 19:11
A man’s wisdom gives him patience;
it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
It is wisdom that gives one patience.
And it is patience that enabl…
weak as you are, you shall not faint
Be strong in the strength of the Lord.
Stand firm in the faith.
Grip the shield of faith moment by moment.
These lines from John Newton put it very well.
Though many foes beset your road,
And feeble is your arm,
Your life is hid with Christ …
This place is a mess
What am I doing this weekend?
I should post a picture of the two tables in our living room.
One table is covered with 22 books (all opened and marked up) and a notebook computer.
The other table is covered with about 200 photocopied p…
not one single instance
Charles Simeon (Pastor and friend of William Wilberforce) preached several messages on the shield of faith.
Here is his conclusion about the tremendous promise which belongs to those who have faith.
I found these words to be tremendously comforti…
The best night of the week
Tonight is the best night of the week, though this week has already presented some great ones.
Sunday night we had a good time of singing and then enjoyed journeying through Psalms 147, 23, 103 and others in the Psalms class.
Monday night we chee…
something to think about
Charles Hodge’s comment on the fiery darts of Ephesians 6:
“It is a common experience of the people of God that at times horrible thoughts, unholy, blasphemous, skeptical and malignant, crowd upon the mind, which cannot be accounted for o…
a well-worn book
Just pulled Future Grace by John Piper off the shelf to look something up that I kind of recalled.
What I found to be actually in the book was even better than what I had recalled.
What a helpful book!
That book explains the Christian life in a way th…
Happy Birthday
This has got to stop.
Seriously.
It is a certain Pastor’s birthday today.
I don’t want to embarrass him here on the blog.
Therefore, I will refrain from giving his name.
(Three small hints: He is tall but not Wayne. He did the baby a…
Providence
Providence is the name of the biblical teaching that God not only planned His work, but actively works His plan.
Since we know that “all things work together for good to those who love God” (Romans 8:28), we can be assured that He is work…