Category: Devotional

Assurance of Faith

Post author By Stephen Hamilton
Post date April 1, 2021

There are two great questions all of us should be concerned with: How can I be saved? and How can I know that I am saved? The Bible teaches that sinners can be saved. This is the reason Christ came into the world, “to save sinners.” The Scriptures also teach…

Post author By Stephen Hamilton
Post date January 5, 2021

Dr. Archibald Alexander of Princeton was a preacher of Christ for sixty years and a professor of divinity for forty. On his deathbed, he said to a friend, “All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass— Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.” The Bible reveals that…

Post author By Stephen Hamilton
Post date October 1, 2020

“And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment” (1 John 3:23). Salvation is given to those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Sinners are saved by grace alone, through faith alone,…

Post author By Barbara Mooney
Post date July 5, 2020

gray and white pathway between green plants on vast valley

None of us will ever forget the year 2020 when the world shut down amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Worry about sickness, coping with sudden changes, and fear of the unknown have stressed both the world and our hearts. While we may not fix the world, living with anxious hearts is…

Post author By Stephen Hamilton
Post date July 1, 2020

“To as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (John 1:12). This is one of many promises of God held out to believing souls. It is a sad fact, however, as C.H. Spurgeon once…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date October 11, 2019

I understand that not all who read this article attended the Youth Camp in July. If you’re reading these truths for the first time, that’s good. May the Lord bless them to your heart. Repetition is the way for God’s people to learn His truth. I pray that this will be…

Post author By The Editor
Post date January 8, 2019

Mothers-in-law often get a bad rap. Not too often do their sons and daughters-in-law have too much good to speak of them. However, I have to say that I was blessed to have a mother-in-law who was a real gem: a humble, hard working, gracious Christian with a big heart…

Post author By The Editor
Post date July 2, 2018

A patch of thorns is not the first place you would expect to see lilies growing, is it? No matter what kind of lily you are thinking of —some are large and some are small — they are all beautiful and delicate flowers. They are not like hard and sharp…

Post author By Geoff Banister
Post date March 10, 2018

Throughout the course of history, Christians have suffered hardships in many different ways. Perhaps you’ve heard the suggestion that if you want to know why Christians suffer, read the book of Job. At first, Job receives a high commendation from God: “And the Lord says unto Satan, Hast thou considered…

Post author By Reggie Cranston
Post date October 6, 2017

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“Stay with me, I cannot bear to be left alone. O Lord help me, what have I done to suffer so much? What will become of me hereafter? No, don’t leave me, stay with me. Send even a child to stay with me, for I am on the edge of…

Post author By The Editor
Post date July 1, 2017

As I sit down with the challenge to write about my favorite hymn from among the many I love so well, I am immediately settled in my mind because today is our twelfth wedding anniversary. There is such an abundance of rich, precious hymns in our hymnal to choose from, but for…

Post author By The Editor
Post date February 12, 2017

Did you pray for your minister this week? Will you pray for the man of God who is charged with feeding your soul? If no-one in the church prays for the man called to preach the Lord’s word to precious souls he will be left to carry the load alone.…

Assurance of Faith

Him That Cometh

A Command To Believe

Surrender to Submission

Trusting The Lord

A Youth Camp Reminder

Troubled But Care Free

The Lily Among Thorns

The Mystery of Suffering

There Is Hope

I Have a Shepherd

Do You Pray For Your Minister?