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Do you have fond childhood memories of summer camp? For a chance at $250,000, campers must compete in a series of summer camp-themed challenges to prove that they are unbeatable, unhateable, and unbreakable. Host Chris Burns is joined by the multi-talented comedian Dana Moon to recap the first five episodes of season one of Battle Camp . Plus, Quori-Tyler (aka QT) joins the podcast to dish on the camp gossip, team dynamics, and the Watson to her Sherlock Holmes. Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/WeHaveTheReceipts Text us at (929) 487-3621 DM Chris @FatCarrieBradshaw on Instagram Follow We Have The Receipts wherever you listen, so you never miss an episode. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.…

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Pithy Gems from Richard Baxter 5:29

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You cannot have God as your Savior, unless you will have Him as your Sovereign.Will you waste your life chasing shadows, while your eternity hangs in the balance?Life is short, death is certain,judgment is final!Repent while the door of mercy is open!To trifle with your soul is the greatest folly. Eternal joy or eternal misery are before you.To delay repentance, is to gamble with your soul on the verge of eternity.The heart that refuses to bow to God now, will be crushed under His justice in eternity.The sinner's refusal of grace is the highest madness, for it exchanges Heaven for Hell.The door of mercy is open now, but it will not always remain so--enter while you can.Sin deceives, but it will not excuse.Sin entices, but it will destroy.If you love your sin more than your soul, then you shall have your sin--and lose your soul.Mercy pleads with you now, but justice will have the last word.The cost of following Christ is nothing, compared to the cost of rejecting Him.If you love your sin, then you do not love God.And if you do not love God, then you are lost forever.To live without Christ, is to live without hope.To die without Christ, is to die without mercy.You may escape the world's condemnation,but you cannot escape the wrath of God without Christ.To reject Christ, is to reject the only hope for your soul.He who will not repent now, will wish that he had in eternity.Your life is but a vapor, and your soul is everlasting.Why will you trade eternity, for the passing pleasures of sin?Time is short, and eternity is long.To neglect your soul's salvation, is the greatest of follies.The devil offers sin as sweet, but it leaves b…

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Enemies of the Cross--the peril of worldly ministers! 4:45

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How grievous is the spectacle of men who claim to serve Christ, yet crave the world! They mount the pulpit, carry the Bible, and speak much of love--but their affections are chained to the world. Their prayers are polished, their platforms are popular, and their names are praised--yet they are lost! They are enemies of the Cross, and the Apostle writes of them with tears.Such men are not pagans. They are professing ministers. They do not outright deny Christ--they dilute Him. They do not discard the Bible--they distort it. Their god is not Jehovah--it is their belly. That is, their god is their appetite, comfort, fame, security, applause. They speak of glory, but it is their own, not His.There is scarcely a more loathsome evil, than the perversion of the Gospel by those entrusted to preach it. The Lord does not take lightly, those who dare to trade His truth for treasure, or reduce His blood-bought Gospel into a scheme for gain.Micah thundered in his day, "Her priests teach for a price… yet they lean on the LORD and say, 'Is not the LORD among us?'" (Micah 3:11). The same spirit pervades much of modern ministry. "God is here," they say, while their lives deny Him. Smooth sermons, wide smiles, and packed churches--cannot hide the stench of compromise. God sees the heart. He knows who serves Him--and who serves Mammon.Jesus left no room for divided loyalty: "You cannot serve both God and Money." The servant of Christ must be crucified to this world (Galatians 6:14), emptied of self-interest, and consumed with the glory of God. He is a herald of the King, sent to preach repentance, judgment, and grace--whether men will hear or refuse.Dear reader, do not be seduc…

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The gospel hospital! 2:54

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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17When a man is absorbed by a new master-passion, what a different man he becomes. The passion for wealth will work marvels! We have known idle people become very diligent, and profuse voluptuaries become even self-denying to their flesh--in their ambition to acquire riches. In the same way, whenever God really saves a person, He gives that person a new master-passion--the passion of gratitude to Christ, along with love to the God who saved him. These always become a new master-principle which rules the entire man. From the moment that a man sincerely believes in Jesus, his nature becomes different from what it was before. He receives a new heart. Another influence takes possession of him--and another love engrosses him. He who once loved sin--now loves God and lives for Him.By the saving grace of God, this supernatural change is possible even to the most vile and degraded people. If a man has committed every crime in the whole catalog of villainy, and his heart has become as hard as the nether millstone, and his disposition altogether vile and detestable, and groveling, and sensual, and devilish--the Spirit can turn that man in a single moment, into a lover of that which is true, and right, and just! Yes, the Spirit can passionately inflame him with the desire to be perfectly holy! We do not teach that Christ forgives men, and then lets them continue to live in the hog pens as before! We assert that the moment He gives the pardon of sin, He gives the new nature as well. The gospel hospital is not merely a place where lepers are harbored, but whe…

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Your eyes will see the King in His beauty! 5:12

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Philippians 1:23, "My desire is to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far."The life of a believer is a journey through time toward eternity. Each day that passes, each trial endured, each breath drawn in this fallen world, moves the child of God one step nearer to the full enjoyment of what has been secured by sovereign grace--eternal life in the presence of Christ. For the person redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, the end is not loss, but gain. The grave is not a prison, but a passage. Death is not a defeat, but the door into everlasting joy--when faith gives way to sight, and hope blossoms into eternal delight. The Christian looks forward to this not with fear, but with longing. For to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord. The anticipation of Heaven is not centered on what will be enjoyed there, but Who will be seen there. The glory of Heaven is not in its beauty only, but mainly in its King.The true believer understands that Heaven is glorious, because Christ is there. Heaven is not merely rest, but fellowship--the unhindered communion of the saved sinner with his Savior. That which is begun now by faith, will be perfected in that day when we behold His face. The Christian's joy is not ultimately in a crown, but in the pierced hand that places it upon the brow. It is not the throne that satisfies, but the One who sits upon it.The pathway to that glory is often darksome. God, in His wisdom and mercy, weaves sorrow and affliction into the lives of His people. Yet even the midnight of suffering, is governed by the hand of a loving Father, and every moment of pain has a divine purpose. The believer, upheld by the Spirit, walks through th…

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#10. The Scriptures and LOVE 3:23

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1 Timothy 1:5, "The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." To profit from the Word is to grow in holy love. Love is not an abstract sentiment or a mere feeling--it is the fruit of divine life within, shaped and governed by truth. The one who truly feeds upon the Scriptures, is transformed into a vessel of love: love for God, love for His truth, love for His people, and even love for enemies. The Word not only instructs the mind, but inflames the heart with a fervent and pure affection that flows from the indwelling Spirit.The Scriptures reveal that God is love--not love as man imagines it, but love as God defines it. This love is holy, sovereign, and sacrificial. It is perfectly displayed at Calvary, where Christ "loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God!" (Ephesians 5:2). To read the Bible rightly, is to see that every line points to this redeeming love, and to be drawn more deeply into its embrace. The man who profits from the Word will not remain cold, harsh, or indifferent--he will be softened, sweetened, and sanctified by divine love.Love that is shaped by Scripture, is pure and discerning. It does not embrace error or excuse sin. It does not call evil good, or treat truth as negotiable. Love rejoices with the truth, (1 Corinthians 13:6) The more a soul is filled with God's Word, the more it loves what God loves and hates what God hates. This love, grounded in righteousness, becomes the believer's badge and evidence of saving grace.Such love expresses itself not in words only, but in deeds. It labors, sacrifices, and serves. It esteems others better than self.…

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#9. The Scriptures and JOY! 3:35

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Psalm 19:8, "The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart." Joy is not a fleeting emotion stirred by circumstances--it is a deep, abiding gladness rooted in the knowledge of the true and living God. The one who truly profits from the Word, is the one who finds in it the fountain of true joy. This is not the joy of the world--which is shallow, deceptive, and vanishing. It is the joy of Heaven--the joy of communion with God, of sins forgiven, of a conscience cleansed, of a hope of being forever with Jesus.The Scriptures reveal the God of joy. He is a loving Father who delights to bless His children. Every line of His Word is a channel through which this divine joy flows. The soul profits from the Word when it begins to say with the psalmist, "Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart!" (Psalm 119:111) This joy does not spring from emotional experiences, but from understanding, believing, and embracing divine truth.The joy that the Word imparts is a holy joy--a joy that rests in God Himself. It is not based on what we possess or what we experience--but on who God is, and what He has done for us in Christ. The promises of God kindle joy, because they assure us of His love and faithfulness. The doctrines of grace ignite joy, because they reveal the sovereign mercy that sought and saved us. Even the commands of Scripture become a source of joy to the heart that delights to obey.Yet this joy is often mingled with sorrow, for the more we are conformed to Christ through the Word, the more we will grieve over our sin. But even this godly sorrow leads to deeper joy, for it drives us again and again to the cross, where true gladness is…

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#8. The Scriptures and the PROMISES! 3:17

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2 Peter 1:4, "He has given us His very great and precious promises!" The promises of God are not ornamental words meant to decorate the pages of Scripture--they are divine pledges, sealed by the blood of Christ. They are given to nourish faith, sustain obedience, and strengthen the soul in every season of life. To truly profit from the Word, is to lay hold of God's promises--not as abstract truths, but as living realities that anchor the heart to Him.Every promise is rooted in the character of God. Because He cannot lie, His Word is certain. Because He is unchanging, His promises endure. Because He is all-powerful, He is able to fulfill what He has spoken.These promises are not to be indiscriminately applied. "He has given US His very great and precious promises!" They are given to genuine believers alone, and made effectual to those who walk by faith.The promises are meant to be used. They are spiritual manna for the journey, oil for the lamp, and strength for the battle. In temptation, they shield the heart. In affliction, they soothe the soul. In trials, they inspire endurance. The one who profits from the Word, stores them in his heart, prays them back to God, and lives upon them as daily bread. They do not lead him to presumption, but to holiness--teaching him to walk in the fear of the Lord, while resting in His covenant faithfulness.God's promises are never intended to make us lazy or careless, but diligent and hopeful. As Paul said, "Since we have these promises, dear friends--let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit." (2 Corinthians 7:1) The promises stir us to persevere in the faith and in a holy life, to resist sin, an…

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#7. The Scriptures and the WORLD 3:36

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1 John 2:15, "Do not love the world or anything in the world.If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." One of the most searching tests of whether we are truly profiting from the Word is this: What effect is it having on my relationship to the world? The Word of God calls believers to a path of separation--a separation not of physical distance, but of moral distinction. The same grace that brings salvation, also "teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly passions." (Titus 2:12) The man who profits from Scripture, is the man who learns to view the world as God views it: ensnaring, wicked, fleeting, and hostile to Christ.The world is not neutral--it is at enmity with God. (James 4:4) It lies in the power of the evil one. (1 John 5:19) Its pleasures are deceitful and damning, its philosophies are godless, its aims are selfish. The cross of Christ is the great divider, and the believer, being crucified with Christ, is also crucified to the world. (Galatians 6:14) To profit from the Word is to have the world's luster dimmed, its music silenced, and its alluring dainties seen in their true light.Scripture renews the mind and reorients the affections. The more one is filled with the Word, the more he sets his heart "on things above, not on earthly things." (Colossians 3:2). The heart disentangles from the world's snares, and the believer begins to live as a pilgrim and stranger. He is in the world but not of it. He engages in it without being entangled in its deceitful meshes. He works in it without worshiping it. He does not follow its fashions, absorb its values, or crave its applause. He lives for a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.But this separ…

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#6. The Scriptures and OBEDIENCE 3:27

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The grand design of Scripture is not merely to inform, but to transform--not to fill the mind only, but to bring the will into glad submission to God. The one who truly profits from the Word is the one who is brought into a life of increasing obedience to its precepts. Anything less than this is self-deception. As our Lord solemnly warned, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven." (Matthew 7:21)Obedience is not optional in the Christian life--it is essential. It is the evidence of a heart made alive by grace. The Scriptures were not given to be admired from a distance, or merely studied as literature, but to be obeyed in the power of the Spirit. To profit from the Word, is to have its commands inscribed upon the heart, and worked out into the life by cheerful obedience.When the soul is brought under the rule of Scripture, obedience ceases to be a burden and becomes a delight. The believer no longer picks and chooses what to follow, but bows to all that God has spoken. Like Abraham, he obeys not knowing where it will lead. (Hebrews 11:8) Like David, he prays, "Teach me, O Lord, to follow Your decrees; then I will keep them to the end." (Psalm 119:33) And like Jesus he declares, "I have come to do Your will, O God." (Hebrews 10:7)This obedience is neither forced nor meritorious. It is the grateful response of a redeemed heart. It is the Spirit-wrought fruit of the new birth. The more the believer feeds upon the Word, the more he comes to love the God of the Word--and love always expresses itself in willing submission. "This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His c…

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#5. The Scriptures and GOOD WORKS 3:55

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2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." The ultimate test of whether we are truly profiting from the Word is not how much we know--but how we live. Scripture never flatters the intellect while bypassing the life. It searches the heart and demands fruit. A head full of doctrine without a life full of good works--is a barren tree, destined not for praise, but for punishment. The Word of God rightly received, sanctifies the soul, and energizes the hands. It molds the heart after Christ, and moves the believer to live for the glory of God in every sphere of life.Good works are not the root of salvation, but they are the necessary fruit. They are not the means of gaining favor with God, but the inevitable result of having received His grace. As it is written, "We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10). The Scriptures instruct us in what is good, rebuke us when we fail, and spur us onward with divine promises and holy examples.A man profits from the Word when he is led to live a life of active godliness--when his thoughts, speech, and conduct, begin to reflect that of the Lord Jesus. The love of God revealed in the Scriptures, will stir him to love both God and others. The mercy of God extended to him, will cause him to show mercy. The humility of Christ displayed in the Gospels, will produce in him a servant's heart. The commands of God will no longer be grievous, but his delight.Let no one imagine that good works consist m…

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Groanings Heard! 3:28

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Romans 8:26, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express."The Christian life is not free from weakness, but rather full of it. We groan under . . . the burden of indwelling sin, the brokenness of the world, and the mystery of God's providence.Often, we find ourselves overwhelmed--our thoughts confused, our emotions storm-tossed, our words failing in prayer. Yet even in these frail moments, the believer is not alone. For within him dwells the Spirit of God, the divine Helper, who prays with and for him.In this verse, we see the intercessory ministry of the Holy Spirit, so often overlooked, yet profoundly necessary. The Spirit does not merely assist us when we are strong; He helps us in our "weakness". He comes alongside us when we do not know what to say. When the burden is too deep for words, when the pain is beyond expression, He intercedes with groanings that reach the heart of the Father. These are not groans of despair, but of holy longing, divinely wrought desires for the will of God, rising from within the soul.The Spirit's intercession is continual and unceasing. It is perfectly aligned with God's will. Unlike our prayers--so often mixed with selfishness or ignorance--His groanings are pure and effective. The Father, who searches hearts, hears not merely the faltering words of His children, but the Spirit's cry within them. And because the Spirit is God, His intercession always prevails.What comfort this brings to the struggling saint! Prayer is not a performance to be perfected, but a dependence to be expressed. Even when w…

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All Saints Give Honor! 2:14

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All saints, give honor to the Lord,For all He is and does.Praise Him in times of blessedness,And in your earthly woes.Your Father is too wise to err;He's too good to do wrong.His omnipotence is strong to save;So lift to Him your song.Are you downcast? Then lift your eyes,To God upon His throne.He will sufficient grace supply,To every needy one. If by His grace you have been raised,From death to life in Christ,Then set your love on things above,And find your joy in Christ.…

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Above All Worlds! 1:29

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Above all worlds, above all space,Where measures are unknown,Jehovah has His dwelling place,Immensity His throne!My soul, consider and adoreThe God of truth and grace.He is "the High and Lofty One,"Whose name is Holiness.Justice and Mercy are His hands,Omniscience is His eye,His Truth unchanged, forever stands,Though earth in ruins lie!With Grace and Glory He is dressed,Eternal are His days!He is "The Lord our Righteousness,"And good are all His ways!…

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Lured and dazzled, the worldling pursues the phantom! 1:42

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Lured and dazzled, the worldling pursues the phantom!by John MacDuffPsalm 16:11, "In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Fullness of joy! Can that be said of anything on this side of Heaven? There is a restless craving in the human bosom for something better than this poor world can give. There are aching voids--deep, yawning chasms in the soul of man, which the world and all its tinsel pleasures can never fill. The worldling will cleave to worldly vanities as the apex of its pursuits. He imagines that happiness consists in gathering up earthly trifles.Lured and dazzled, the worldling pursues the phantom! But each successive failure more painfully convinces him that all worldly joy is a vain delusion. Happiness, the object of his life search, is as far from him as ever!Only in Heaven will the soul have, in the enjoyment of God, the perfection of bliss. All earthly happiness has its bounds and limits. It is only in Heaven and in God's presence, that bliss will be unbounded and eternal!"In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Psalm 16:11…

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The blessedness of contemplating Jesus! 3:54

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The blessedness of contemplating JesusHebrews 12:2, "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus!"There is no sweeter occupation for the soul than to set its gaze steadily upon the Lord Jesus Christ. He who was once despised and rejected by men, is now exalted in the heavens. The heart that contemplates His beauty, drinks deeply of Heaven's own joy. The world seeks gratification in a thousand fleeting things, but the believer finds his satisfaction in contemplating Jesus. This contemplation is not mere wandering thoughts--it is a sanctifying gaze that changes the heart. "I meditate on You through the watches of the night." (Psalm 63:6). In the silence of the night, when all earthly distractions fade, the soul communes with its Savior--and finds in Him a peace which surpasses all understanding.The Scriptures declare that the man is blessed whose "delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night!" (Psalm 1:2) Even more so, what joy is found when the soul meditates upon the living Word Himself, Jesus Christ! To fix our eyes upon Him, is to behold the fountain of mercy, and the King of glory.This world with all its vanities beckons us to fix our minds below. But the Spirit calls us higher: "Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things!" (Colossians 3:1-2) True blessedness is not found by looking within or around--but by looking upward to the Savior who reigns.To meditate upon Jesus, is to be transformed into His likeness! (2 Corinthians 3:18) As we contemplate His lov…

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O wondrous Man! 4:40

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O wondrous Man!Various authorsIsaiah 32:2"A MAN will be as a hiding place from the wind, and a cover from the tempest, as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land."This glorious verse speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ--the Man of sorrows, yet the mighty Savior--who alone is the refuge and refreshment of His redeemed people. The Spirit here foretells a time when, amid judgment and desolation, a Man will arise as unspeakable consolation for His redeemed people. Jesus is not only God manifest in the flesh, but He is also that chosen Man, raised up by the Father to be all that His people need in time and eternity.1. Jesus is "A hiding place from the wind."Jesus is a shelter from the chilling winds of temptation, affliction, and satanic assault. The believer is often battered by the sharp winds of this wicked world. But Christ is a hiding place. He stood exposed to the full fury of God's wrath in our stead, so that we might hide ourselves in Him. When we flee to Jesus, we are safe beneath the cover of His righteousness and love, shielded from the condemning power of sin, and the storms of conscience. "You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance!" (Psalm 32:7).2. Jesus is "A cover from the tempest."This speaks of the violent storm--the tempest of divine wrath and judgment. At Calvary, Jesus stood as our Cover from the fiercest tempest ever unleashed--the holy vengeance of God upon sinners. He bore the storm in His own body, so that not a drop would fall upon His people. In Him, we are covered from the eternal wrath due to us. What peace to know that "there is now no conde…

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When the offspring is so hideous and so dreadful! 1:22

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When the offspring is so hideous and so dreadful! John Angell James, "Sorrow for the Death of Friends"How dreadful is the nature of sin! Sin is the parent of death. Death is the first-born of sin. What must be the parent--when the offspring is so hideous and so dreadful! Who can have watched the harbingers of death--the groans, the pains, the dying strife--without being struck with the fearful nature of man's revolt from God?Death in itself, and by itself--is horrid and revolting! To see all this inflicted upon a Christian, a child of God, an heir of glory; to see no way even to the kingdom of God, to the realms of immortality, but this dark valley of corruption, earth, and worms--this gives us a most impressive idea of the dreadful nature of sin! How such scenes should enlarge our views of the malignity of sin, and embitter our hearts against it!O sin--sin! What have you done!…

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Are you a speckled bird? 4:13

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Jeremiah 12:9, "Has not My inheritance become to Me like a speckled bird of prey, that other birds of prey surround and attack?"The imagery used in this verse is striking. A "speckled bird"--conspicuous, isolated, and targeted. This is how God described His people in the days of Jeremiah, and it remains a fitting picture of the true Christian in this Christ-rejecting world. Spurgeon, with his usual spiritual insight, applies this to the believer who has been redeemed by sovereign grace: He will soon become a speckled bird in the midst of this wicked world!Why is this so? Because the believer is no longer of the world. Though still in it, he is transformed by sovereign grace. The Holy Spirit has renewed his mind, opened his understanding, and given him a new heart with new desires. The result is inevitable: the Christian will think differently, live differently, and aspire after different things. The world will not understand him--nor will it welcome him.The Apostle Paul declared, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2. This is not a mild suggestion, but a divine command. The world marches to the rhythm of pride, lust, greed, and self-glory. The believer walks to the beat of a very different drum--Christ crucified, Christ risen, Christ exalted.The child of God does not conform to the world in its pleasures, pursuits, or values. Certain things that are perfectly acceptable--even celebrated by society--the Christian must abhor. Why? Because he is governed by a higher standard: the Word of God. He is not concerned with appearing "normal" to the crowd, but with being pleasing to his Savior.…

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How many more years will I live? 3:36

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PLEASURE, shaking her delights in her hands, cries, "Come over with me!" MAMMON, clinking his bags of gold, cries, "Come over with me!" AMBITION, pointing to the hazy mountaintop, and her coveted palace gleaming in the sun, cries, "Come over with me!" The day will come when these things will yield no pleasure; when they shall be seen in their true light, as the empty baubles of an hour! Oh, what though you may have all that now caters to the pride of life . . . affluence, prosperity, success in business, gaining the whole world?Are you imperiling, or impoverishing, your immortal soul? But Barzillai answered the king: "How many more years will I live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?" 2 Samuel 19:34What a solemn question for us all, amid the daily occurring proofs of our frailty and mortality. Oh, what a motto to continually consider, amid the wear and tear of life!Young man, with the flash of young hope in your eye; life extending in an interminable vista before you--ever pause on the enchanted highway, and put the solemn question to yourself: "How many more years will I live?"Man of business, in availing yourself of new openings in trade, accepting new responsibilities and concerns, involving yourself in new entanglements--have you stopped and probed yourself with the question: "How many more years will I live?"Lover of pleasure, plunging into the midst of foolish excitement; the whirl of intoxicating gaiety--have you ever, in returning, jaded, and weary, and worn from the heated ballroom--flung yourself on your pillow, and sunk into a feverish dream, with the question haunting you: "How many more years will I live?"Fruitless…

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A breath, a shadow, a mist! 3:40

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James 4:14, "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes!"Time is but the narrow porch to eternity. Life is a candle soon extinguished, a flower soon withered, a dream soon ended. The Lord calls us not to presume on tomorrow, but to live this fleeting day in the fear of God, and in preparation for the eternal world to come.Man is born to die. His cradle rocks upon the brink of the grave. His pulse beats a funeral march to the tomb. "Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble!" Job 14:1. He comes up like the grass in the morning, but before the evening he is cut down and withers.The world lives in a delusion. They build Babels of ambition, dig cisterns that hold no water, and heap up treasures for time--though eternity hastens toward them like a rushing flood. "This world in its present form is passing away!" 1 Corinthians 7:31. Yet who lays it to heart?David prayed, "Show me, O Lord, my life's end, and the number of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is!" Psalm 39:4. The godly wisely weigh time in the scales of eternity, and number their days as steps toward the day of judgment.Oh, how uncertain is our last hour on earth! Youth is no shield against God's summons to death. Strength cannot barter with the grave. Riches are no ransom. A thousand may fall at your side in a moment. You do not know what a day may bring forth.Lost sinner, what will you do when your hour comes? The clock of mercy now ticks--soon it will cease. "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation!" 2 Corinthians 6:2. Tomorrow is the devil's day--today is God's day.Thanks be to God, there is One who co…

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Reader beware! 3:34

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Matthew 23:28, "... on the outside you appear to people as righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness!" "... lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God: having a form of godliness but denying its power." 2 Timothy 3:4There is a solemn and searching truth that must be proclaimed with boldness and trembling: External religiousness, unattended by heart piety, has filled Hell with inhabitants! Multitudes have gone to the grave cloaked in the garments of religion, yet are now perishing in eternal fire—because their religion was but a form, void of the power of godliness. They claimed to know God, but in works they denied Him (Titus 1:16). Their profession was showy, but their hearts were dead. The danger is not with open atheism, but with a dead orthodoxy that lacks inward piety.Reader beware! Hell is filled with religious people. The Spirit of God declares that the one who says, "I know God!" but does not do what He commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him (1 John 2:4). Such people may have been baptized, and admired by men—yet they were never regenerated by the Spirit, and hence they never submitted to the Lordship of Christ. They . . . never came as helpless beggars to the cross, never mourned over their sin, never rejoiced in Christ alone as their righteousness. They knew about God, but they did not know Him. Their empty religion was the cause of their damnation. Hell will be filled with religionists who tithed, and fasted, and attended church--but whose hearts loved sin.True piety begins in the heart. It is wrought by the Holy Spirit, rooted in saving union with Christ, and evidenced by obedience. It is humble, broke…

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Psalm 112 2:13

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Psalm 112Verse 1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands. Verse 2 His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Verse 3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Verse 4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Verse 5 Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Verse 6 Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. Verse 7 He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. Verse 8 His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes. Verse 9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor. Verse 10 The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.…

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A mystery of unfathomable love! 2:18

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Ephesians 5:2, "Christ loved us, and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God!" In the sin-atoning sufferings and death of Christ, we behold the most astonishing exhibition of divine love that has ever been manifested to a lost world. Such love as is here displayed, is without a precedent. Yes, without a parallel in the annals of time, or in the records of eternity. To behold the Son of God, the Maker of worlds, bowing His head on the cross, and yielding up His immaculate soul amid the agonies of death, is the most amazing, the most affecting, the most melting sight that mortals ever witnessed! Around the Cross of Christ shine the most resplendent rays of divine love that ever beamed from the Sun of Righteousness--that ever emanated from the Deity. O, my soul, behold and wonder! Behold your Savior bleeding on the cruel cross! See Him bleeding from His head, His hands, His feet, His heart--that your sins might be washed away in the flowing stream! See Him pouring out His soul unto death for your salvation! Is not this a manifestation of unparalleled love to you? Christ's suffering and dying for us is a great mystery--a mystery of unfathomable love! How vehement was the love of Christ, that led Him to endure death in its most terrible form, even the death of the cross! Such is the love of Christ. All the waters of affliction and suffering; all the billows of divine wrath that rolled over our blessed Redeemer, were not sufficient to quench the ardency of that love which He felt for His beloved people!". . . the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me!" Galatians 2:20…

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So deplorable a state! 1:08

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So deplorable a state! Charles Spurgeon1 Corinthians 2:1, "When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God." Many pastors have grown 'professional' in their service, and preach like automatons, wound up for a sermon, to run down when the discourse is over. They have little more care for the souls of men, than if they were so much dirt! Too many pastors are fascinated with . . . technical trifles about words, fancies of speculation, or fopperies of oratory. God forgive us if we have fallen into so deplorable a state! "For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people." Romans 16:18…

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A feast for the worms! 1:06

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A feast for the worms! Thomas Boston"Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates." Psalm 49:14Do not value yourselves on your beauty, which "will rot in the grave." Remember the change which death makes on the fairest face, "You always overpower them, and then they pass from the scene. You disfigure them in death and send them away." Job 14:20Death makes the greatest beauty so loathsome, that it must be buried out of sight!And what though the body is gorgeously arrayed? The finest clothes are but badges of our sin and shame; and in a little time will be exchanged for a shroud, when the body will become a feast for the worms!…

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Frequent mingling with the professing church 1:18

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Frequent mingling with the professing church (Stephen Tyng, "Christ is All") The professing church is characterized by a worldly, covetous and frivolous spirit; which is manifested by distressing acts of inconsistency and folly. Far too often, when the true Christian associates with those within the professed communion of the followers of Christ, he is met with a low standard of personal piety. Frequent mingling with the professing church very rarely promotes, and far more frequently hinders--the growth of grace in the true Christian's heart.Much experience of this impediment to holiness, compels him to retreat, as often as possible, from the professing church, to seek for strength and refreshment at home, in secret with his Lord.…

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The astonishing love of Jesus for us! 3:13

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There is no greater wonder in all the universe than this: that the infinitely holy Son of God would set His heart upon vile, guilty, Hell-deserving sinners. "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us!" Not when we were seeking Him. Not when we were repenting. Not when we were bettering ourselves. But while we were rebels, with hearts full of enmity against Him--He loved us still. (Romans 5:6, 8, 10)Paul, once a blasphemer and persecutor of Christ's church, could only marvel: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst!" (1 Timothy 1:15). So it is with all who have been given eyes to see their corruption, and hearts to feel their need. When we know ourselves rightly, we are utterly astonished that Jesus would save such ungodly ones as ourselves.Our salvation was not the fruit of our seeking, but of His. "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost!" (Luke 19:10). It was the overflowing of His sovereign, unmerited love. Dead in sin, blind in mind, corrupt in heart—yet He loved us, and by His great mercy made us spiritually alive. (Ephesians 2:4–5).What love is this, that stooped so low? "He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities." (Isaiah 53:5). The pure and spotless Lamb bore the filth and condemnation of our sin. He who knew no sin, was made sin for us, "so that in Him, we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21).It was not out of obligation, but out of sheer grace. "When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy." (Titus 3:4–5). Christian! Jesus loved you before the world b…

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24 The GOSPEL OF GOD'S GRACE 2:17

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The gospel is not human counsel, a moral code, or religious sentiment. It is the divine proclamation that the thrice-holy God saves guilty sinners—freely, sovereignly, and eternally—through the sin-atoning death of Jesus on the cruel cross. It is the gospel of grace: unmerited, unprovoked, and unconditional.Grace authored salvation in eternity past. Grace sent the eternal Son, clothed in frail humanity. Grace . . . sustained Him in Gethsemane, nailed Him to the cross, and raised Him in triumph! That same grace now . . . calls the unworthy, convicts the hard-hearted, converts the dead in sin, and preserves them to the end.The gospel lays man in the dust, and crowns Christ with glory.It shuts every mouth, and opens hearts to worship. It declares with finality, that salvation is of the Lord—from beginning to end. The condemned are pardoned. The dead are made alive.Rebels are adopted as sons and daughters.Let us . . . proclaim it with boldness, treasure it with reverence, and walk in its power daily. In the hands of the omnipotent Spirit, the gospel is God's gracious message that saves un-deserving, ill-deserving, and Hell-deserving sinners!The Gospel is the refuge of the desperate, the song of the redeemed, and the everlasting praise of Heaven. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me!…

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23 The GUIDANCE of God 2:36

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Psalm 32:8, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." Left to ourselves, we are blind wanderers in the maze of this world—inclined to err, and unable to discern the way. But the Lord, in His wondrous mercy, does not abandon His people to their own devices. He is our Shepherd, wise and watchful, ever guiding those who trust in Him. His direction comes through the unchanging truths of His Word, the inner witness of His Spirit, the workings of His providence, and often through the godly counsel of those who walk closely with Him.His leading is never hurried, never late, always tender, and always sure. Sometimes He brings us beside quiet waters--at other times He takes us through the valley of deep shadows. Yet in every season, His purpose stands—to conform us to Christ and to glorify His Name. "In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight!" Proverbs 3:6Often, His guidance is veiled in delay, or revealed through a closed door. But He is never mistaken, never indifferent, never unaware. By withholding immediate answers, He teaches us to not lean on our understanding, but to rest in His perfect wisdom. His call is not merely to know the path—but to trust the Guide.So then, believer, walk in quiet confidence. Fix your gaze on your infallible Shepherd.Hear His voice in the Scriptures.Seek His face in prayer.He will never mislead you—for He is the unfailing God, infinitely wise, perfectly good, and sovereign over every step you take. "You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory." Psalm 73:24"In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed…

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22 The GIFTS of God 2:52

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Romans 8:32, "He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?" God is the fountainhead of all goodness. Every breath we take, every drop of rain, every morsel of food, every kindness we taste, every joy we experience, every provision we receive—flow from His sovereign grace. He gives, not because He must, but because it pleases Him to do so. All that is good originates in Him, and apart from Him, there is no good at all.He grants the gift of life and sustains it with breath. He bestows family, health, daily bread, and shelter. Yet these temporal blessings, however generous, pale in comparison to the spiritual riches which He lavishes upon His people in His beloved Son: election, redemption, regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification!These gifts are never random. They are sovereignly appointed, wisely measured, and lovingly given. Sometimes God's gift is joy--and at other times His gift is sorrow. Sometimes it is abundance--and other times affliction. But always, they are suited to the eternal good of those who love Him. All His gifts serve His purpose—to conform us to the image of His darling Son, and to magnify the glory of His grace.How then should we respond? With awe. With gratitude. With humble trust. "What do you have, that you did not receive?" 1 Corinthians 4:7. Everything we possess is a trust from God, to be used for His glory and the good of others. We are God's stewards, not owners of all the good things He has blessed us with.He gives freely, fully, and forever. The gift of His Son is the fountain of every other gift. In Him are hidden all the treasures…

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