As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Nanci sometimes felt anxious throughout those difficult years, but she instructed herself by God’s words, and the anxiety was replaced by peace and hope and rest in the great God she knew to be her Father.” - Randy Alcorn
“This season can be a painful reminder of who is and isn’t in the room and at the table. One who was with us last year may now be gone from this world. Another may have chosen not to join the family to celebrate Christmas. They may be in pain, and the rest of the family may be experiencing pain and confusion or dismay. Yet to those who love Him, ‘God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” ’ (Hebrews 13:5).
“This month marks five years since my family and I survived a plane crash. When landing, the plane skidded off the runway and down a steep incline, breaking in two before it ran into a concrete barrier that stopped it.” - 9 Marks
“Christian confidence, at its heart, is a response to the Word of God. It is confidence that what God has said, He will do.” - Ligonier
“One day it will be said of all those who are his that God was faithful to his every word and true to his every promise.” - Challies
“Contentment in the midst of chaos is a powerful testimony to a solid foundation and a confident purpose. We have what we need. God is enough.” - Olinger
“One of the most worshipful things we can do is to praise God for blessings He has promised that we have not yet received.” - C.Leaders
I enjoy playing vintage hymns with my concertina. It is a pleasure to hear songs that, in some cases, I haven’t sung in decades, hymns you may never have heard, like, “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning,” “The Old Fashioned Way,” and “He the Pearly Gates Will Open.”
But there is one hymn with a few lyrics that trouble me, namely, “It Is No Secret What God Can Do.” Although the premise of the hymn is fine (God’s work is renown), one statement ruins it for me: “what He’s done for others, He’ll do for you.”
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