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Great Encouragement in Christ JESUS ~ 25 June, 2026 A.D.


Christ as our Mediator stands

Between our souls and God

Upon both parties lays His hands

Presenting His precious blood.

 

Christ is my Rock, on Him I build

My life, my hope, my All

His promise shall be fulfilled

He will not let me fall.

 

                  - Isaac Watts

 

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"It is to me always sufficient if I find a truth taught in Scripture: I ask no more.  If I do not understand it, I am not particularly anxious to understand it: if it be in the Scriptures, I believe it.  I like those grand, rock truths of the Bible which I cannot break with the hammer of my understanding, for on these I lay the foundations of my soul’s confidence."  

      

 - C. H. Spurgeon

 

 

REDEMPTION WORTHY OF PRAISE

Revelation 5:9

 

When the saints in Heaven sing of the redemption which Christ accomplished by His death, they do not sing of the redemption of all men. Not at all. The theory of universal redemption is as foreign to the Scriptures as it is preposterous to reason. The saints in Heaven sing of a particular, personal, effectual redemption, limited not in power, merit, or efficacy, but most definitely limited in scope, intent, and design. “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.”   

 

 A redemption that redeemed everybody really redeemed nobody, and it can not do any good for anybody.  If Christ redeemed Judas, if He redeemed the multitudes in hell, what good is His redemption? What praise could such a redemption bring Him?  I say, universal redemption is worthless redemption!  It accomplished nothing!  What I need is a redemption that snatches me out of the hands of the law and the jaws of hell, and lifts me up to Heaven, and sits me down at the Throne of God, leaving nothing for me to do to complete it or make it effectual.  Our Lord Jesus Christ is a mighty, effectual, glorious Redeemer and is worthy of all praise!                                        

 

-copied 


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"Every discontented heart is a proud heart.  Instead of being angry with Providence for not making us greater than we are; the meanest (lowest) person of us all, if he rightly knew himself and God, would fall low at His footstool and adore Him for condescending to bestow ANY thought upon us, or take ANY care of us whatever.  As I once heard a valuable person remark, “God is often better to us than our fears; and always better to us than we deserve.”  We should be perfectly at ease, under every possible combination of circumstances, if we could but give credit to Infinite Wisdom for doing all things well."                              

 

-preacher Augustus Toplady

 

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