Psalm 29

Author: Thomas Sternhold Tune: Amazing Grace (N. Johnson)

1. Ascribe to God, ye sons of men,
Ascribe with one accord,
All praise and honor, might and strength
To Him the living Lord!

2. Give glory to His holy name,
And honor Him alone;
Give worship to His majesty,
And bow before His throne.

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3. The Lord doth sit upon the floods,
Their fury to restrain;
He reigns above, both Lord and King,
And evermore shall reign.
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4. The Lord shall give His people strength,
And bid their sorrows cease;
The Lord shall bless His chosen race
With everlasting peace.

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A Sure Rest and Hope
How can we know whether we have gone, not only from ignorance to knowledge, but also from knowledge to submission? It is primarily revealed in this: we cease from establishing our own righteousness before God. We glory in nothing other than Christ's cross, soothe our conscience with nothing but His blood, and rest our hope for favor with God on nothing other than Christ's acceptance before the Father. --Pastor Joe Terrell

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Therefore, Brethren, We ARE Debtors!
“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Rom 8:12-14
“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors!” Romans 8:12 Christian, stop and ponder for a moment, what a debtor you are to divine sovereignty! God could have destroyed you, if He had pleased - it is entirely of His own good pleasure that you are made one of His beloved children, while others are allowed to perish.
Consider, then, how much you owe to His sovereignty! If He had willed it - you would have been among the damned! If He had not willed your salvation - then all you could do would have been utterly powerless to deliver yourself from perdition!
Remember how much you owe to His sovereign love, which tore His own Son from His bosom - that He might die for you! Let the Cross and bloody sweat remind you of your obligation.
Consider how much you owe to His forgiving grace - that after ten thousand affronts, He loves you as infinitely as ever!
Consider what you owe to His power - how He has raised you from your death in sin; how He has preserved your spiritual life; how He has kept you from falling; and how, though a thousand enemies have beset your path - He has upheld you on your way!
Consider what you owe to His immutability. Though you have changed a thousand times - He has not changed once. Though you have shifted your intentions - yet He has not once swerved from His eternal purpose, but still has held you fast.
Christian, consider that you are as deep in debt as you can be to every attribute of God. To God you owe yourself, and all that you have! “Brethren, we are debtors!” --Charles Spurgeon

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Ebenezer!
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it ‘Ebenezer’ saying: Thus far has the LORD helped us!” 1 Samuel 7:12
What a retrospect will that be at the end of life’s journey! The rough paths, the jagged precipices, the valleys of humiliation - all will be seen to have been bathed in the luminous light of God’s love and wisdom. There will be nothing more but to erect earth's farewell monument, and to carve upon it, “Ebenezer!”
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose!” Romans 8:28 --John MacDuff

Dead to the World
I would fix all my thoughts and desires on Christ’s glory. The more I see of the glory of Christ--the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes--and the more I will be crucified to this world. It will become to me like something dead and putrid, impossible for me to enjoy. --John Owen

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Daily Readings June 30-July 6
30- Job 17-19 Acts 10:1-23