Drawing near to heaven
I have as yet to meet someone who doesn’t want to go to heaven. Many believe that hell isn’t real but they are sure about Heaven–it just has to be. But like hell, heaven is not just a word. It’s a destination. So what does …
Devotional
Hymn: O haste away, my brethren dear
O haste away, my brethren dear, And come to Canaan’s shore,We’ll meet and sing forever there, When all our toils are o’er. How sweet to hear the hallowed theme That saints shall ever sing,To hear their voices all proclaim, Salvation to the King. Around His …
Biblical serendipity
Do you read the Bible methodically or are you a lucky dipper? Do you start at the beginning of a book and work your way through, or do you merely open the Bible and let your eyes alight upon the first thing you see and …
Hymn: When we cannot see our way
When we cannot see our way,Let us trust, and still obey;He who bids us forward go,Cannot fail the way to show. Though the sea be deep and wide,Though a passage seem denied;Fearless let us still proceed,Since the Lord vouchsafes to lead. Though it seems the …
Hymn: A little while
“A little while,” our Lord shall come,And we shall wander here no more;He’ll take us to our Father’s home,Where He for us has gone before. “A little while,” He’ll come again;Let us the precious hours redeem;Our only grief to give Him pain,Our joy to serve …
Communication problems
Most of us have tried having talking with someone and realised our words were like water rolling off a duck’s back. The other person heard our words but did not understand them the way we meant. No matter how we tried to explain our position, the …
Hymn: In thy name, O Lord, assembling
In thy name, O Lord, assembling,We, thy people, now draw near:Teach us to rejoice with trembling;Speak, and let thy servant hear,Hear with meekness,Hear thy word with godly fear. While our days on earth are lengthenedMay we give them, Lord, to thee,Cheered by hope, and daily …
Such a good heart
Don’t you just hate it when people try to sugar-coat bad behaviour? Someone can commit any number of offenses–exhibit rudeness or pride, be vindictive, covetous, or contentious–and yet there will be those who pronounce with great solemnity, “But he has (or had) such a good …
Hymn: We’ll sing of Christ
We’ll sing of Christ, no matter who Should disapprove the theme:When He is precious in our view, We can’t but sing of Him. And He is precious in the sight Of all who know His voice:’Twas He who brought them to the light, And taught …
Death will come for you
Death is shocking even when the doctors have told us there is no hope and just a matter of time. It still shocks when it happens. It is never convenient and for many it is utterly terrifying to contemplate. For some, death holds little fear. …
Hymn: All that I was, my sin, my guilt
All that I was, my sin, my guilt, My death, was all my own:All that I am I owe to thee, My gracious God alone. The evil of my former state Was mine, and only mine:The good in which I now rejoice Is thine, and …
Hymn: Away with our sorrow and fear
Away with our sorrow and fear! We soon shall have entered our home;The city of saints shall appear, The day of eternity come.From earth we shall quickly remove, To dwell in our native abode,In mansions of glory above, Prepared of our Father and God. Ah! …
Hymn: O Lord, who now art seated
O Lord, who now art seated Above the heavens on high,The gracious work completed, For which thou cam’st to die,To thee our hearts are lifted, While pilgrims wandering here,For thou alone art gifted, Our every weight to bear. We know that thou hast bought us, …
Hymn: What cheering words are these
What cheering words are these; Their sweetness who can tell?In time and to eternal days, “ ‘Tis with the righteous well.” In every state secure, Kept as Jehovah’s eye,‘Tis well with them while life endures, And well when called to die. Well when they see …