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Rock of Ages – Taking Christ into Our Boats on the Stormy Sea

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On August 16, 2014

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Rock of Ages – Taking Christ into Our Boats on the Stormy Sea

Rock of ages Taking Christ into Our Boats on the Stormy Sea

“If we take Christ into our boats on the stormy sea, we will ride on in safety through earth’s difficulties to heaven’s shore.”

“When Jesus comes to us our trouble ceases. At His command the wildest storm instantly becomes calm. The trouble itself may not leave us but it is no longer troublesome when He is with us. The wind may not stop blowing and beat upon our lives but He makes peace within us. It is far better to have so much grace that our hearts can be calm and quiet in the fiercest storm, than to have the storm itself quieted while our hearts remain restless. Peace within is far better than calm without.

In a gallery in Italy there are two pictures side by side by different artists. One represents a sea tossed by storms. Dark clouds hang over it and the lightning-bolts pierce the sky. The angry waves roll in anger. In the turbulent water a dead human face is seen. The other represents a sea similarly storm tossed; but in the middle of the angry waters is a rock. In the rock a gap, or cleft with green plants and flowers and in the middle of these is a dove quietly sitting on her nest.

These two pictures tell the whole story of human life in this world. The first is the story of life without Christ, unblessed by His presence and peace. There is storm everywhere with no shelter. The other picture paints the peace which Christ gives. Life is just as stormy. The waves roll just as high but now there is peace. The rock represents Christ; it is in the cleft of the rock that the peace is found. It is just like the old hymn states:

“Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.”

It is in the redemption of Christ alone that we can have peace. If we take Christ into our boats on the stormy sea, we will ride on in safety through earth’s difficulties to heaven’s shore.” 

Excepted from Peace In Storm, ” Daily Readings In The Life of Christ” Dr. James R. Miller Devotional

Jesus – The Rock of Ages


Rock of Ages- A Christian hymn composed by Augustus M. Toplady in 1775. Sung in the video by the Antrim Mennonite Choir, from their album ‘Amazing Grace.’

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What Shall a Man Give in Exchange for His Soul?

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On August 14, 2014

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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? – Mark 8:36 KJV

What Shall a Man Give in Exchange for His Soul?

“What shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Ah! that’s the trouble. When the soul is lost, there is no way of recovering it. When we have made our choice, and lived our life, whether right or wrong, there is no possibility of changing the results. Life is given to us only once; and if we live it wrongly, there is no chance to live it over again. A soul lost cannot be gotten back; no money will redeem it.” – Daily Devotionals with Dr. James R. Miller

The Greatest Loss: Gain the Whole World and Lose Your Own Soul – J. C. Ryle

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Christian Devotional: I am the Bread of Life

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On July 24, 2014

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“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” – Jesus Christ
John 6:36
I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty

How is Christ’ bread? We understand what the bodily needs are which common bread satisfies. What in the soul corresponds to these cravings? The most intense of the soul-cravings is for pardon. All men sin, but sin satisfies no one. Nor has the world any power to give peace to a troubled conscience. We cannot forgive ourselves, and no man can really forgive us. How is Christ bread to this hunger? He was the Lamb of God, taking away the sin of the world; and because He bore our sins He is able to forgive us. We remember how on earth the guilty crept to His feet when they saw Him, and looking up into His face heard the word which gave them peace.

Another craving is for holiness. The world has no art by which human souls can be restored into moral beauty. Men can restore paintings, and buildings over which the fire has swept, and they can be erected again into more than their original nobleness; but there is no human hand that can replace the glory of a ruined soul. Yet this craving Christ satisfies through the Holy Spirit, who enters the heart of every one who believes, and builds up anew the holy beauty which sin has destroyed.

Another of the soul’s cravings is for life, spiritual life here, and then everlasting life. Again, earth has no bread to meet the hunger. The searches for hope are among the most pitiable of this world’s experiences. But those who receive Christ have eternal life. He has opened the doors clear through into the glory beyond. He said, “Whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die.” He is the hope of glory to every one that receives Him. Said a martyr as he was led to execution: “I have only two stiles to get over to reach my Father’s house – one, the steps up the scaffold; the other, the ladder let down from heaven.”

Source: Spiritual Food
Daily Devotionals with Dr. James R. Miller

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Our God is God of Justice and Love

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On July 13, 2014

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“Judgment is consistent with love. A God of love must be a God of justice. It is because God loves that He is just. His justice balances His love and makes His acts of both love and justice meaningful. God could not consistently love men, if He did not provide for the judgment of evil-doers. His punishment of the evil-doer and His separation of the righteous is a manifestation of God’s great love. We must always look at the cross on the dark background of judgment. It was because God’s love for man was so intense that He gave His Son, so that man would not have to face judgment.” – Billy Graham Devotional
Our God is God of Love and Justice

10 Bible Verses about our God of Justice

“The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.”- Deuteronomy 32:4

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. – Psalms 9:7-8

“I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.” – Jeremiah 17:10

`Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’ – Deuteronomy 32:35

“Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice. – Job 34:12

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. – Romans 8:1-2

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. – Psalms 140:12

For the LORD will judge His people And will have compassion on His servants. – Psalms 135:14

“For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.” – Deuteronomy 10:17

Righteous are You, O LORD, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease? – Jeremiah 12:1

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Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled

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On June 29, 2014

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Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled …

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” – John 14:1-14

do not let your heart be troubled John 14
While we are waiting for Christ, we thank the Holy Spirit who is our helper, comforter, and teacher. This thoughts from Billy Graham tell us more about the Holy Spirit: “The moment that we receive Christ as Savior, the Holy Spirit comes to live in our heart. Our Body becomes the temple of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit helps us live the Christian life. There is not a person anywhere who can be a Christian without the Holy Spirit. There is not a person who can follow Christ without the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit sees everything that goes on. He knows what goes on in our hearts. He knows what goes on in our minds. Nothing is hidden from Him.”

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