Showing posts with label Bishop Hall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bishop Hall. Show all posts

Monday, February 25, 2013

Christ Our All and In All


Good morning!


Look not for any blessing outside of Christ; and in and by and from Him look for all blessings. Let Him be your life; and wish not to live longer than you are kept alive by Him. Find Him your wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption; your riches, your strength, your glory. ---- Bishop Hall.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing.... (Ephesians 1:3). 

He is the source of our life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. Therefore, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord" (I Corinthians 1:30).

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time, now and forever. Amen (Jude 24-25). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: BE THOU MY VISION. 


Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Saving Faith


Good morning!

 Saving Faith. The spiritual hand whereby we receive the sweet offer of our Saviour is faith; which in short, is no other than trusting in the Mediator. Receive peace, and be happy; believe, and you have received. ---- Bishop Hall. 1640. 

Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household (Acts 16:31). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: CHRIST, OF ALL MY HOPES THE GROUND.

Christ, of all my hopes the Ground;
Christ, the Spring of all my joy;
Still in Thee may I be found,
Still for Thee my powers employ,
Still for Thee my powers employ.