Counting The Cost

Grace for every day

2009-03-24T22:09:29+00:00

“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace, nor are your best days ever so good that you are beyond the need of it.” - Jerry Bridges

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Fire-loving Bloggers

2009-03-11T22:33:05+00:00

Even though the blog madness of a few years ago seems to have died down, I am constantly surprised at how many blogs there are in the cyberworld. It seems like someone is always telling me, "You just HAVE to check out this new blog." My response usually is, ...

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The price of a soul

2008-09-06T20:56:37+00:00

"Eternal and most glorious God, you have stamped the soul of humanity with your Image, received it into your revenue, and made it part of your treasure; do not allow us so to undervalue ourselves, so to impoverish you, as to give away these souls for nothing, and ...

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Salvation for ALL who ask for it

2008-08-28T22:22:23+00:00

"God has given His Son to die for sinners. Are you a sinner? Then God gave His Son to die for you. You may ignore it. You may neglect it. You may walk away from it, but you can never change it. He gave His Son to die for you. It does not make any difference who you ...

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Guilt or grace? Um...I choose grace!

2008-08-26T22:30:48+00:00

“The Christian life is built upon the foundation of (1) facing who you really are and (2) trusting who Christ truly is. Everything you do will be shaped by the degree to which you act on the blessings that are yours in Christ. If you only look at yourself and carry ...

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Pain and God's glory

2008-08-24T22:07:27+00:00

"God uses hardships to improve our character, remove sinful habits, make us heaven-hearted, and instill compassion toward others, to name a few. But answers and reasons, no matter how good and true they are, cannot be the coup de grace. Purified ...

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Deal with my own sin? Yikes!

2008-08-21T23:02:50+00:00

"Somewhere along the line in your own prayer life you need to get honest. You need to begin to say to God, “I want You to reveal my sin, I want You to stir it up in me. I want You to show it to me. I want You to blow away the dust that is covering it. I want ...

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Getting back to the Word

2008-08-19T23:39:33+00:00

"Have you ever thought about what life would be like if God had never given us His written Word? Of course, we'd know that there is a God. Psalm 19 tells us that "the heavens declare the glory of ...

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Knowing God

2008-08-13T23:10:50+00:00

"Not a single loophole for worry or fear is left to the soul that knows God. "Ah, yes," you say, "but how am I to get to know Him? Other people seem to have some kind of inward revelation, but I never do; and no matter how much I pray, ...

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When things don't work out as planned

2008-08-09T16:56:51+00:00

Unfulfilled dreams and wishes can break your heart. They can also put a wall between the heart-broken and the Lord. These are two things that I've experienced in my own life, and they were also brought to my mind this week as I read "The Single Soul" on ...

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