Dear Redeeming Grace, Psalm 9 calls us to a grateful remembrance with these words: "I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds." (Psalm 9:1 ESV) As we began our Family Meeting last Sunday morning, we were reminded of God's faithfulness, recounting the wonderful deeds of how the Lord has been building and strengthening ...
Keep ReadingDear Redeeming Grace, What can revive your soul, make you wise, cause your heart to burst with joy and help you see clearly? What is everlasting, unchanging, righteous, more desirable than wealth and sweeter than honey? David tells us clearly in Psalm 19 that it is the Word of God. Last week, looking at Nehemiah 8, we saw these effects of God's Word on God's people. They...
Keep ReadingDear Redeeming Grace, As we continued our series in Nehemiah last week, we thought about ways to exercise faith over fear. I would suspect you've had some times this week where fear tempted or affected you. I'm led to think that because fear is such a common emotion. In fact it's so common that the most often repeated command in all of scripture is some form of "Fear not...
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