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“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved!” Ephesians 2:4,5 City Alight is a music ministry from a church in Sydney, Australia. They strive to write songs that are […]

“What is man that you are mindful of him?” Psalm 8:4 Throughout history, people have asked themselves: “Who am I”? A country song by Jessica Andrews that was released several years ago attempted an answer in these words: “I am Rosemary’s granddaughter, the spitting image of my father. And when the day is done, my […]

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 On May 2, 1915, John McCrae, a Canadian military surgeon, had the unenviable task of burying his good friend, Lt. Alexis Helmer, who was blown to pieces by a direct hit from a German shell. The same […]

“And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” But he remained silent and made no answer.” Mark 14:60,61 In the scene above, Jesus has been betrayed by Judas, and is now facing a council of men […]

“So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 Country music star Tim McGraw released a song in 2004 entitled, “Live Like You Were Dying”. The premise is if you were aware of the short number of days that you had left, you would live each day […]

“Beware of practising your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 6:1 The verse above clearly describes what the motive of our Christian service ought not to be. We ought not to act righteously to receive […]

“Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:20 William Cowper was born in 1731 in a small town not far from London, England. His mother died when he was six, and his father sent him to Pitman’s Boarding School, which young William absolutely […]

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Exodus 20:2 In so many ways, the Old Testament paints a physical picture of New Testament spiritual realities. The people of God were slaves to the Egyptians for generations – but God raised up […]

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!” Psalm 103:1 We don’t know the Psalmist’s frame of mind, when he penned these words. He may have been in deep despair or profoundly troubled. But he is not content to remain there, and he knows the solution. He […]

“While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day…and all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, as the Lord commanded Moses.” Numbers 15:32,36 How are we to apply this shocking and gruesome Old Testament situation to our […]