“Christ is all!” Colossians 3:11 Christianity is all centered in a person! Conversion is not a mere change of human opinion; it is the devotion of the heart to a person. A converted man is not a man who just changes his views concerning certain facts, or theories, or doctrines - but he is a man whose heart has become devoted to a living Christ. All your religion, if it is worth anything - will be centered in a living personal Jesus. Your doctrines will all come from Him; your motives will be found in Him your joys will be found in Him; your acceptance will be found in Him; your completeness will be found in Him! “And ye are complete in Him!” Colossians 2:10 --Archibald Brown, 1884
******************************************************** O God, Be Merciful To Me Author: Cornelius Elven Tune: Just As I Am (W. Bradbury) * 1. With broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry; Thy pard'ning grace is rich and free: O God, be merciful to me! * 2. I smite upon my troubled breast, With deep and conscious guilt oppressed; Christ and His cross my only plea: O God, be merciful to me! * 3. Far off I stand with tearful eyes, Nor dare uplift them to the skies; But Thou dost all my anguish see, O God, be merciful to me! * 4. With alms, or deeds that I have done, Not one sin's pardon can be won; To Christ and He alone I flee; O God, be merciful to me! * 5. And when redeemed from sin and hell, With all the ransomed throng I dwell, My raptured song shall ever be, God has been merciful to me! *************************************************** “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18 *************************************************** The Links of the Golden Chain of Salvation “But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)” Ephesians 2:4-5 “...by grace ye are saved!” Ephesians 2:5 All the links of the golden chain of salvation are made up of free grace! The people of God are . . . freely loved, Deuteronomy 7:6-8; freely chosen, John 15:16-19, Ephesians 1:4; freely accepted, Ephesians 1:6; freely adopted, Ephesians 1:5, Galatians 4:5-6; freely reconciled, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20; freely justified, Romans 3:24; freely saved, Ephesians 2:5, 8. Free grace is the foundation of all spiritual and eternal mercies. Free grace is the solid bottom and foundation of all a Christian's comfort in this world. Were we to measure the love of God to us by . . . Our fruitfulness, our holiness, our humbleness, our spiritualness, our heavenly-mindedness, or our gracious behavior towards Him --how would our hope and our confidence be every moment staggered--if not vanquished! But all is of grace--of free grace! O sirs! it is free grace . . . which will strengthen you in all your duties, which will sweeten all your mercies, which will support you under all your changes, which will arm you against all temptations! “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God!” Ephesians 2:8 --Thomas Brooks --------------------------------------
Daily Readings May 26-June 1 26- 1 Chronicles 28-29 John 9:24-41 27- 2 Chronicles 1-3 John 10:1-23 28- 2 Chronicles 4-6 John 10:24-42 29- 2 Chronicles 7-9 John 11:1-29 30- 2 Chronicles 10-12 John 11:30-57 31- 2 Chronicles 13-14 John 12:1-26 1- 2 Chronicles 15-16 John 12:27-50
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