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“Hitherto has the Lord helped us.” by Charles Spurgeon

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying: “Hitherto has the Lord helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12 The word “hitherto” seems like a...

Trusting God’s Mercy, by Charles Spurgeon

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever! Psalm 52:8 Meditate a little on the mercy of God. It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds. He is as...

Answered Prayer by Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. I asked God for strength. That I might achieve,I was made weak. That I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health. That I might do greater things.I was given infirmity. That I might do better things. I asked...

An Ever-present Help in Trouble, by Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Psa 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters...

All must drink of the bitter cup! Jared Waterbury (1840)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble!” Psalm 46:1 “Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upwards.” The world in which we dwell is but “a valley...

Abide with Me, by James Smith, 1859

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. One great part of the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart is to empty us. He strips us of self. He leads us to feel our own weakness. And He brings us as poor sinners to look to Jesus alone, as our wisdom,...

There is no Rock like our God! by James Smith, 1860

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. As creatures, we all need an object of trust, one on whom we can lean, one in whom we can confide, one to whom we may look for defense and safety. Every creature has some rock–some object of dependence and...

Sanctification of the Spirit, by James Smith, 1858

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “God has chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit.” 2 Thess 2:13 To sanctify is to separate and set apart for holy purposes and holy uses. The Lord has separated His people by...

Look up! A New Year’s Motto by James Smith,1865

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!” Luke 21:28 We are entering a new year. We shall have new toils, new trials, new temptations, and new troubles. Therefore, in...

The Christmas Story in Poetic Verse, by Alvy E. Ford (1918-2005)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Share the Christmas story with the young and young-at-heart by sharing chapters of the Bible presented in poetic words. Alvy Ford, a long-departed saint, created a beautiful work in which he summarized every...

The Gospel with Power, by J.C. Philpot, 1844

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.” 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Most men’s religion is nothing else but “a round of...

My Shield is God Most High! by James Smith, 1859

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The privileges of the godly are many and great, but this is a special one: “My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart!” Psalm 7:10 This implies exposure to foes–Satan, evil men,...

Sola Scriptura — Scripture Alone! by J.C. Ryle, 1816-1900

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Next to praying, there is nothing so important in practical religion as Bible reading. By reading that Book, we may learn what to believe, what to be, what to do, how to live with comfort, and how to die in peace....

What Did President Reagan Say About Racism, Marxism, and God?

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. What did President Reagan say about racism and Marxism? And what vow did he confidently make on behalf of our nation? How do his words speak to our nation today? And are we keeping the vow he made? Watch now!...

Glorify the Lord in the Fires of Affliction, by James Smith (1802-1862)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Glorify the Lord in the fires!” Isaiah 24:15 The fires are afflictions. And they are intended to try us, to purify us, and to endear the Lord Jesus to us. Every saint must pass through the fire. And...

How to Win Over Temptation, by David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Power to not yield to temptation does not come from stuffing our minds with scripture verses, making vows, spending hours in prayer, fasting, or even giving ourselves over to a great spiritual cause. These things...

The Glorious Gospel of Christ! by James Smith, 1860

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “The glorious gospel of Christ!” 2 Corinthians 4:4 The gospel is a glorious revelation of divine grace–a manifestation of the purpose and good pleasure of God, to save sinners in harmony with, and...

The Spirit of God is in Us, Yet We Still Sin, by Charles Spurgeon

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags!” Isaiah 64:6 The believer is a new creature. He belongs to a holy generation and a peculiar people. The Spirit of God is...

The Surpassing Love of Christ, by Alexander Smellie, 1907

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “The love of Christ which surpasses knowledge!” Ephesians 3:19 His love stoops! No love stoops like Christ’s love. It abandoned place and prospects and power–to save me! It traveled from...

“The Love of God is Greater Far” by Frederick M. Lehman (1917)

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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Love of God is Greater Far Author: Frederick M. Lehman (1917) 1 The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell. It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest hell. The...