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Great Encouragement in Christ JESUS ~ 15 May, 2026 A.D.

"But some are fallen asleep."   -I Corinthians 15:6 [KJV]   It is the united testimony of faithful witnesses, that Jesus is risen indeed. But what is this truth of a risen Saviour, to a dead sinner? He hears it, but without any affections of heart, joy of soul, desires to rise with Christ, or hopes of enjoying Him. But when, by the grace of Christ, the soul is quickened to know Him, then the believer rejoices in His resurrection, as the best news that ever saluted his ears, or reached his heart. Then, he delights to read the testimony of the witnesses, to this glorious event. Yea, he also becomes a witness of it himself, for he has an inward testimony of it by faith. My heart has felt joy on seeing Charity-children at Easter, with this label upon their breast, He is risen .    It is this blessed truth, which changes the king of terro rs into an angel of comfort: turns that frightful monster, death, into the image of sweet sleep. Fo r Christ died for OUR s...
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The Spirit of Truth Speaks of All the Spiritual Seed of Christ

“An Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile." -John 1:47 [KJV] And what are we to understand by our Lord's account, in this short but sweet history of Nathaniel, of an "Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile?" If, my soul, thou wilt do as thou art directed, (I Corinthians 2:13) attend "to the words which the Holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spiritual things with spiritual , " thou wilt soon arrive at a proper apprehension of the Lord's account, of "an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile."   It is our mercy that, on a point of so much consequence, we are not left to mere conjecture; for the Holy Ghost hath Himself pointed out what it is to be without guile, in one of the Psalms of David (see Psalm 32.) And in his comment upon it by the apostle, (Romans 4:12) he hath followed up the same doctrine more fully; "Blessed (saith he) is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the L...
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An Entrance of Gospel Light into the Prison-House

"Ye are bought with a price."   -I  Corinthians 6:20 [KJV]   How deep, how dreadful, of what awful magnitude, of how black a dye, of how ingrained a stamp must sin be, to need such an atonement—no less than the blood of Him who was the Son of God—to put it away. What a slave to sin and Satan, what a captive to the power of lust, how deeply sunk, how awfully degraded, how utterly lost and undone must guilty man be to need a sacrifice like this. "Ye are bought with a price."     Have you ever felt your bondage to sin, Satan, and the world? Have you ever groaned, cried, grieved, sorrowed, and lamented under your miserable captivity to the power of sin? Has the iron ever entered into your soul? Have you ever clanked your fetters, and as you did so, and tried to burst them, they seemed to bind round about you with a weight scarcely endurable? But have you ever found any liberty from them, any enlargement of heart, any sweet going forth from the prison-ho...
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EFFECTS OF BELIEF IN ELECTION

  When we truly realize that the Lord of heaven and earth CHOSE US in Christ to salvation, redeemed us by His blood, and called us by His gospel, it will have a seven-fold effect on us.   1 . It will cause us to REJOICE! " O blessed is the man whom Thou choosest and causeth to approach unto Thee. " Praise Him from whom all blessings flow.   2 . It will promote HUMILITY! " Who maketh thee to differ ?" Grace and pride are incompatible, impossi­ble to exist together. We rejoice in Christ and have no confidence in this flesh.   3 . It will COMFORT us in hard trials! " The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away ." Even these work together for our good and His glory. When we trust Him, we don't have to understand.   4 . It will SUPPRESS self and sin! " We are not our own ; " we are bought with so great a price. Therefore we desire to glorify our Lord in our souls and in our bodies.   5 . It gives us ASSURANCE!  If God foreknew us, predestinat...
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Charged By Whom?

"For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.  Teach me Thy way, O LORD; I will walk in Thy truth: unite my heart to fear Thy name.  I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify Thy name for evermore."   - Psalm 86:10-12 [KJV] -------0-------    WHO CAN CHARGE US?   Here is what every believer knows from the testimony of Holy Scripture and from the experience and conviction of his own heart ( John 16:8-11 ) . We know, recognize and confess the problem and plague of our own heart, is sin ( Romans 3:9-12; 5:12 ) .    But thank God, we also know the solution for sin, Christ and Him crucified ( I Corinthians 2:2 ), Christ our propitiation for sin ( Romans 3:25 ). Christ Jesus crucified ( Romans 4:25 ), the Substitute ( II  Corinthians 5:21 ), Surety ( Hebrews 7:22 ), Satisfaction ( I John 4:10 ) and Saviour ( Matthew 1:21 ) is our only answer to every just charge against us: ...
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WHAT A GRAND PROMISE!

“It shall be well with the righteous.”   -Isaiah 3:10 [KJV]       In spiritual things all your temptations, all your darkness, all your wandering God will overrule.  It shall be well with you.  There shall never be a night, but that morning shall come; there shall never be a day of trouble, but a day of prosperity shall follow; there shall never be an emptying, but there shall be a filling; there shall never be a bringing down, but that He will raise you up again.  Let it be either darkness or light, sorrow or grief, night or day, life or death, time or eternity, “It shall be well with the righteous.”                                                           ...
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Opportunity

Now to the Lord a noble song! Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue! Hosanna to His Holy Name And all His boundless love proclaim.   His glory shines in Jesus’ face The brightest image of His grace! God, in the Person of His Son Has all His greatest works outdone.    The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise, the mighty God And His rich glories from afar Sparkle in every rolling star.   But in our Lord a glory stands The noblest labor of His hands The love and mercy in His eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies!   Grace! ‘Tis a sweet, a charming theme My thoughts rejoice at Jesus’ Name Ye angels dwell upon the sound Ye heavens reflect it to the ground!      -Gospel hymn: “Doxology”       -------0-------      OPPORTUNITY   We have all heard the phrase, “opportunity knocks,” or “a door is opened.”  In the grave there will be no more opportunity.  As we have opportunity, Paul says, “As we ha...
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