Drawing Near to God

“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” James 4:8. The nearer we come to God, the more graciously will He reveal Himself to us. When the prodigal comes to his father, his father runs to meet him. When the wandering dove returns to the ark, Noah puts out his hand to…

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1 Kings 11

Click here to view this Bible Study. Solomon’s heart turns away from the LORD. (1-8) If our sinful passions are not crucified and mortified by the grace of God, they never will die of themselves, but will last even when opportunities to gratify them are taken away. Let him that thinks he stands, take heed…

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Prayer and spiritual development

On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky…

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The Care of the Poor

“The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing.” Psalm 41:3. Remember that this is a promise to the man who considers the poor. Are you one of these? Then take home the text. See how in the hour of sickness the God of the poor will bless the man who cares for the…

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