Monthly Archives: March 2015

How firm a foundation…

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

The self-centred person at best will have an element of weakness and instability. But where anyone has learned to love the Lord his God with all his heart, and his neighbour as himself, then he has firm foundation for life. … Continue reading →

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Too much and too little…

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Originally posted on Livin' in the foothills:
The discontented person thinks every thing he doth for God too much, and every thing God doth for him too little. Thomas Watson. The Art of Divine Contentment, p. 84

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A good man…

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

…he is not justly called a good man who knows what is good, but who loves it. Augustine, CoG, XI.28  

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Touch we now His garment’s hem…

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Originally posted on Livin' in the foothills:
Isaiah 61:10… I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the…

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That all the earth may know…

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Originally posted on Livin' in the foothills:
Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone. 2 Kings 19:19

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Avoid specious arguments…

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Originally posted on Livin' in the foothills:
Must we not all plead guilty to the fact that, though we claim to believe the whole of Scripture, in practice we frequently deny much of it by ignoring it, simply because it…

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Most sensible experience…

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Originally posted on Livin' in the foothills:
The people of God have the most sensible experience of His attributes in their sufferings; His holiness, justice, faithfulness, mercy and all-sufficiency. Thomas Case

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Or bang down a bottle of your favorite adult beverage…

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Proverbs is a collection of…well, proverbs! And proverbs by definition are short and pointed. They burst in the front door, bang a cup on the table, have their say, and then exit with a slam – leaving us blinking in … Continue reading →

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Wisdom taught…wisdom required…

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

…Proverbs both teaches wisdom, and requires wisdom for its correct interpretation and application. Dan Phillips, GWiP, 23

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Remember God’s benefits…

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Tom Brainerd

Originally posted on Livin' in the foothills:
John Calvin on Isaiah 64:5… You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. You are indeed angry, for we have sinned— In these ways we continue; And…

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