Truth For Life Blog

“There is nothing little in God; His steadfast love is like Himself—it is infinite. You cannot measure it.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

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In Exodus 1, the people of Israel face an unimaginable problem: After enjoying years of favor in Egypt, they live to see the rise of a new pharaoh, who institutes a harsh policy of infanticide to quell the rising Hebrew population. If God is, as we say, the God in charge of history, how do we make sense of such an atrocity? In his sermon “In His Time,” Alistair Begg helps us to acknowledge the tension such a question raises:

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Among the many sayings in the book of Proverbs is one that pastor Charles Bridges called the polestar of the Christian life¹—that is, the fixed point in the sky by which one is able to navigate when no other landmark is in sight. In four lines, it reads as follows:

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We are building in sorrow
And building in joy
A temple the world cannot see,
But we know it will stand
If we found it on a rock,
Thro’ the ages of eternity.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

There’s a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar,
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.

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“We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.”
2 Corinthians 4:7

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Jesus, my Savior, to Bethlehem came,
Laid in a manger to sorrow and shame;
Oh, it was wonderful, blessed be His name,
Seeking for me, for me!
Seeking for me, seeking for me,
Seeking for me, seeking for me!
Oh, it was wonderful, blessed be His name,
Seeking for me, for me!

Topics: Hymns and Worship

In a world where many people think life lacks rhyme or reason, Christians are called to be different and to think differently. With our Bibles open, we affirm that God is both creator and sustainer of the universe He has made. In short, we believe in the doctrine of providence. In his sermon “The God in Charge of History,” Alistair Begg helps us to understand the biblical origin and definition of this important doctrine:

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Psalm 139 is a precious psalm, emphasizing the basics of God’s relationship to His children. In the first six verses, David says (to paraphrase), “God knows me intimately”; in verses 7–12, “God is with me constantly”; and in verses 13–18, “God has made me wonderfully.”

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Father, I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me,
And the changes that are sure to come
I do not fear to see;
But I ask Thee for a present mind
Intent on pleasing Thee.

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