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Meditation Two: Isaiah 9:6 The dawn of God’s glory was the first coming of Jesus Christ. The high noon of God’s glory will be the second coming of Christ. And that is where the sun will stay forever and ever.

Even though Psalm 19 says that every day “The heavens are telling the glory of God,” nevertheless there is coming a time when the glory of the Lord will be revealed in a way that it has never been revealed before.

Christianity is much more than getting your doctrine right. But it is not less. You can have right doctrine and not be a Christian. You can know all sorts of true things about Jesus and not be saved. The Devil is not unaware of who Jesus really is. The first beings in the Gospels to recognize…

Several times during his public ministry Jesus spoke words of forgiveness and peace, and in the upper room he referred to the communion cup as his “blood of the covenant . . . poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:28). Thus he linked our forgiveness with his death.

How do you counsel young Christians about growing in holiness? First, I explain to them that if they have been saved through Christ they are already positionally holy in Him and so what they must now do is live out what they already are in Christ. I remind them that the Holy Spirit has provided…

Holiness – God’s first priority [cont’d] “Be holy as I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16; Lev 11:44, 45) Are the Ten Commandments important in setting before us the way of holiness? Yes, the law plays a major role in cultivating holiness in us. The law is like a fence to corral us into God’s pathways. I was preaching once in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and when I woke up in the…

Holiness – God’s first priority “Be holy as I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16; Lev 11:44, 45) How are we meant to understand a believer’s growth in holiness? Some preachers in fundamentalist churches describe holiness in terms of women forgoing make-up, low-cut dresses and jeans and they say that men should stop drinking, gambling and swearing. Is that what it means to be…

God’s Garden A holy heart is the garden where God plants the flower of His love. God’s love to His people is an ancient love, it dates from eternity. (Ephesians 1:4)

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shalt be delivered. (Joel 2:32) Why do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbour and that when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why do I sit down and devise schemes and invent plans!