The Holy Spirit is the great Saturator & Sanctifier
Provision
God’s provisions mean God remembers us and cause us to remember him.
Treading The High Places
This phrase is found in the last chapter of the remarkable prophecy made by Habakkuk and in the last verse. It is an appropriate expression of the ultimate triumph that the people of God shall experience since they serve a Sovereign God. There are two key verses (or series of verses) in Habakkuk that explicitly reflect the prophet’s dilemma and thanksgiving. Habakkuk 2:4 raises the question of how a man can be right before God. The answer is found in verse 4 – “the righteous shall live by faith.” This is, of course, simply a pointer to justification by faith as the sole means whereby any person is accepted before a holy and just God. This same verse is mentioned three times in the New Testament (Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38). The fact that any person can be said to be righteous is because of an imputed righteousness to him rather than an [Read more…]
The Great Privilege
Preaching is such a glorious privilege. The Word burns like a fire and must fall like a hammer – yet there must be tenderness towards sinners in wooing them to Christ – let us preach with tears and repentance burning in our hearts.
Encouragement Facing Temptation
“I ought to flee temptation – avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it and pass away. I ought constantly to pour out my heart to God praying for entire conformity to Christ – for the whole law to be written on my heart.”
R M M’Cheyne (Memoirs by A Bonar, p. 155)