When Jacob was on the other side of the brook Jabbok, and Esau was coming with armed men, he earnestly sought God's protection, and as a master reason he pleaded, "And Thou saidst, I will surely do thee good." Oh, the force of that plea! He was holding God to His word—"Thou saidst." The attribute of God's faithfulness is a splendid horn of the altar to lay hold upon; but the promise, which has in it the attribute and something more, is a yet mightier holdfast—"Thou saidst, I will surely do thee good." And has He said, and shall He not do it? "Let God be true, and every man a liar." Shall not He be true? Shall He not keep His word? Shall not every word that cometh out of His lips stand fast and be fulfilled? Solomon, at the opening of the temple, used this same mighty plea. He pleaded with God to remember the word which He had spoken to his father David, and to bless that place. When a man gives a promissory note, his honour is engaged; he signs his hand, and he must discharge it when the due time comes, or else he loses credit. It shall never be said that God dishonours His bills. The credit of the Most High never was impeached, and never shall be. He is punctual to the moment: He never is before His time, but He never is behind it. Search God's word through, and compare it with the experience of God's people, and you shall find the two tally from the first to the last. Many a hoary patriarch has said with Joshua, "Not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass." If you have a divine promise, you need not plead it with an "if," you may urge it with certainty. The Lord meant to fulfil the promise, or He would not have given it. God does not give His words merely to quiet us, and to keep us hopeful for awhile with the intention of putting us off at last; but when He speaks, it is because He means to do as He has said.
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Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind
On 31st October 1517 Dr. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg (Germany) as a protest against the selling of indulgences. These indulgences were in fact papal pardons that could be bought for a sum of money, for sins committed or one […]
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Date: Sun PM 29th October 2017
Preacher: Rev. David McLaughlin
Bible Reference: Galatians 3v11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Stand fast for the primacy of the Holy Scriptures
Stand fast for the preaching of the Saviour
Stand fast for the proclamation of Salvation
Stand fast for a practical Sanctification
Stand fast for a personal Supplication
Stand fast for the power of Speaking
Carryduff Free Presbyterian Church
Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind
