Grieving Sin

Grieving Sin

September 14, 2024 I acknowledged my sin unto you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. – Psalm 32:5 David’s grief for sin was bitter. Its effects were visible on...
Grieving Sin

This Man

September 13, 2024 This man receives sinners. – Luke 15:2 Observe the condescension of this fact. Jesus, holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners, who towers above all other men—this Man receives sinners. This Man, who is no other than the eternal...
Grieving Sin

Big with Mercy

September 12, 2024 I will sing of steadfast love and justice. – Psalm 101:1 Faith is triumphant in trial. When reason has her feet fastened in the stocks of the inner prison, faith makes the dungeon walls ring with her happy notes as she cries, “I will...
Grieving Sin

Add No Stumbling Blocks

September 11, 2024 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies. – Psalm 5:8 The enmity of the world is bitter in its assault against the people of Christ. Men will forgive a thousand faults in others, but they will magnify the most trivial...
Grieving Sin

The Danger of the Evening Wolf

September 10, 2024 Evening wolves. – Habakkuk 1:8 While preparing the present volume, this particular expression recurred to me so frequently that in order to be rid of its constant demand I determined to give a page to it. The evening wolf, infuriated by a day...
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Near the Throne

September 09, 2024 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments. – Revelation 4:4 These representatives of the saints in heaven are said to be “around the throne.” In the passage in...

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