Rev Donald A Davis's Blog – July 2011 Archive (31)

Bless the Lord O, my soul and forget not all His benefits.” - Psalm 103:2

It is a delightful and profitable occupation to mark the hand of God in the lives of ancient saints, and to observe his goodness in delivering them, his mercy in pardoning them, and his faithfulness in keeping his covenant with them. But would it not be even more interesting and profitable for us to remark the hand of God in our own…

Judges 16:6

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

Where lies the secret strength of faith? It lies in the food it feeds on; for faith studies what the promise is-an emanation of divine grace, an overflowing of the great heart of God; and faith says, “My God could not have given this promise, except…

^{(1 Corinthians 3:9-23)}

⁹For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

 ¹⁰According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth…

Brethren, pray for us.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:25

This one morning in the year we reserved to refresh the reader’s memory upon the subject of prayer for ministers, and we do most earnestly implore every Christian household to grant the fervent request of the text first uttered by an apostle and now repeated by us. Brethren, our work is solemnly momentous,…

Isaiah 26:4“Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.”  

Seeing that we have such a God to trust to, let us rest upon him with all our weight; let us resolutely drive out all unbelief, and endeavour to get rid of doubts and fears, which so much mar our comfort; since there is no excuse for fear where God is the foundation of our trust.

A loving parent would…

Persistent Prayer is Powerful

(Isaiah 2:2) In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

Isaiah looked with hopeful eyes to the day when faith would flourish and there would be times of real praying. Times in which our prayers would…

^{Call to be Saints}

^{Romans 1:7}

⁷To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We are very apt to regard the apostolic saints as if they were “saints” in a more especial manner than the other children of God. All are “saints” whom God has called by His grace, and sanctified…

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

 Sanctification begins in regeneration. The Spirit of God infuses into man that new living principle by which he becomes “a new creature” in Christ Jesus. This work, which begins in the new birth, is carried on in two ways-mortification, whereby the lusts of the flesh are subdued and kept under; and vivification, by which the life…

Psalm 103 (Good News Translation)

God’s Word Goes Forth: Tell of God’s Mercy and Forgiveness

Introduction

Psalm 103: Today’s psalm offers thanksgiving for God’s many gifts: forgiveness, healing, mercy, love, justice, kindness, patience and more. God’s expansive love is greater than the distance between heaven and earth. God relates to people like a loving parent,…

Discerning the Voice of God.

Discern means to separate mentally or distinguish: to know, perceive, have intelligence or understanding.

 How do we know when God is speaking to us? The more time that we spend time in prayer and reading is the easier it becomes to know when God is speaking.  We will become confused, if we fail to read our bibles, and go to church. Through personal…

Ephesians 6:1-24 (Good News Translation)

God’s Word Goes Forth: Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Introduction

Ephesians 6:1-24: Paul offers encouragement to help the Ephesians remain strong against what he calls “wicked spiritual forces” (6:12). He describes the armor of God that…