Psalm 141

  • April 9, 2017
  • BY Scott Lilly
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Set a Guard, O LORD, Over My Mouth Charles Leighton: The cure of an evil tongue must be done at the heart. The weights and wheels are there, and the clock strikes according to their motion.   Psalm 141 O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I … [Read More...] Psalm 141
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Psalm 138

  • March 12, 2017
  • BY Scott Lilly
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I Give You Thanks, O LORD, with All My Heart Charles Haddon Spurgeon: If ever our heart is whole and wholly occupied with one thing, it should be when we are praising the Lord.   Psalm 138 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I … [Read More...] Psalm 138
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Psalm 136

  • February 26, 2017
  • BY Scott Lilly
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His Steadfast Love is Forever Charles Simeon: Begin then this song: continue this song throughout the day: let every fresh occurrence call forth free acknowledgments of the mercy of your God: and rest assured, that the more you abound in these expressions of your gratitude, the richer displays you shall have of the Divine glory, … [Read More...] Psalm 136
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Psalm 135

  • February 19, 2017
  • BY Scott Lilly
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Praise the LORD, for the LORD is Good Charles Haddon Spurgeon: Let those who are themselves full of holy praise labour to excite the like spirit in others. It is not enough for us to praise God ourselves, we are quite unequal to such a work; let us call in all our friends and neighbours. … [Read More...] Psalm 135
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Philippians 3:12-16

  • December 11, 2016
  • BY Scott Lilly
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Born to Run J. Alec Moyter: For every believer there is an identical goal: to be satisfied with Jesus and to grow into His likeness.   Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his … [Read More...] Philippians 3:12-16
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Philippians 2:25-30

  • November 20, 2016
  • BY Scott Lilly
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Almost Dead (and Grateful) Harry Ironside: Those who believe themselves to be worthy of honor and esteem are not the ones whom God calls the saints to recognize. Rather, those who are willing to take the lowly path and not seek great things for themselves are the ones whom the Lord will exalt in due … [Read More...] Philippians 2:25-30
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Hosea 11:1-11

  • June 12, 2016
  • BY Scott Lilly
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LOVED Thomas Brooks: We may force our Lord to punish us, but we will never have to force Him to love us.   Hosea 11:1-11 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the … [Read More...] Hosea 11:1-11
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Hosea 7:8-16

  • May 8, 2016
  • BY Scott Lilly
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DEVOURED Charles Haddon Spurgeon: If there is no visible difference between you and the world, depend upon it there is no invisible difference.   Hosea 7:8-16 Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows … [Read More...] Hosea 7:8-16
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Hosea 6:11-7:7

  • May 1, 2016
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SURROUNDED Charles Haddon Spurgeon: Though my thought be invisible to the sight, though as yet I be not myself cognizant of the shape it is assuming, yet thou hast it under thy consideration, and thou perceivest its nature, its source, its drift, its result. Never dost thou misjudge or wrongly interpret me: my inmost thought is … [Read More...] Hosea 6:11-7:7
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Hosea 2:14-23

  • February 14, 2016
  • BY Scott Lilly
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BETROTHED John Calvin: Let us then know, that whenever we are deprived of the sense of God’s favour, the way has been closed up through our fault; for God would ever be disposed willingly to show kindness, except our contumacy and hardness stood in the way. But when he sees us so subdued as to be … [Read More...] Hosea 2:14-23
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