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Delight in the Lord's Day (07/19/09 - 9 Comments)
Today is the Lord's Day and I thought I'd pass along some advice pertaining to the day. It comes courtesy of Donald Whitney. His book Simplify Your Spiritual Life offers a long series of short chapters, each offering wisdom on a specific part of the Christian's walk with the Lord. And here he offers some valuable wisdom for getting the most out of your Lord's Day. This is something I read quite a few years...
Prayer for the Lord's Day Evening (05/18/08 - 5 Comments)
Since I committed to daily blogging I've often joked that the day I don't post, lots of people will presume I'm dead. This is one of those days that saw me hurry through the morning and then head to church. After the service we enjoyed an afternoon of fellowship with a family in our church and we then went to the evening service. Suddenly it's 7:30 and I haven't blogged. We came home to a...
Prayer for the Lord's Day (02/02/08 - 2 Comments)
Last Saturday I shared a prayer for the Lord’s Day Eve. Like that one, today’s prayer is also drawn from that collection of Puritan prayers The Valley of Vision. This prayer is meant for the Lord’s Day and is a perfect way to begin Sunday looking to the Lord of that day. O Lord, My Lord, This is thy day, the heavenly ordinance of rest, the open door of worship, the record of Jesus’ resurrection,...
A Lord's Day Eve Prayer (01/26/08 - 4 Comments)
In the tradition I grew up in, Saturday was considered a prelude to Sunday. It was a day of preparation for the Lord’s Day to come. I recently read a biography of theologian John Murray and enjoyed reading about how he understood the day in the same way (which makes good sense since he was also Presbyterian). Saturday evenings, in particular, were to be set aside for Sunday preparation. It reminded me of my youth....
Day of All the Week the Best (11/11/07 - 2 Comments)
Today is the day of rest - the day God has graciously given us that we might rest in Him. Today, while digging around in my files, I came across a favorite hymn—“Safely through another week,” penned by John Newton. It seemed a good hymn to ponder on a Sunday afternoon (even though it is clearly intended for Saturday evening reflection). It speaks of God’s grace in granting health and safety through the week gone...