Wednesdays with Watson is a weekly reading taken from my favorite Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. This week’s selection is taken from All Things for Good, and a continuation from last week’s post. (3) This word, “thy God”, implies the relation of a Husband. This is a near and sweet relation. The husband seeks the good […]
Read More The grand reason why all things work for good, Pt. 2Wednesdays with Watson is a weekly reading taken from my favorite Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. This week’s selection is taken from All Things for Good. The grand reason why all things work for good, is the near and dear interest which God has in His people. The Lord has made a covenant with them. “They […]
Read More The grand reason why all things work for goodWednesdays with Watson is a weekly reading taken from my favorite Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. This week’s selection is taken from All Things for Good. If the whole Scripture be the feast of the soul, as Ambrose said, then Romans 8 may be a dish at that feast, and with its sweet variety may very […]
Read More We know all things work together for good…Today the people of my state of Texas (and 12 other states) cast their votes in the primary election. There have been strong words and the divisions between the parties and there appear to be greater divisions and disharmony among the candidates within the same parties as well. Complaints and concerns about the candidates are […]
Read More A hymn for today – voting dayWednesdays with Watson is a weekly reading taken from my favorite Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. This week’s selection is taken from All Things for Good, and is continued from last week. I shall show you several ways how affliction works for good.… (6) Afflictions work for good, as they make way for comfort. ‘In the valley […]
Read More How affliction works to good for the godly (Pt. 2)Wednesdays with Watson is a weekly reading taken from my favorite Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. This week’s selection is taken from All Things for Good. I shall show you several ways how affliction works for good. (1) As it is our preacher and tutor — ‘Hear ye the rod’ (Mic. 6.9). Luther said that he […]
Read More How affliction works to good for the godlyWednesdays with Watson is a weekly reading taken from my favorite Puritan writer, Thomas Watson. This week’s selection is taken from All Things for Good. It is one heart-quieting consideration in all the afflictions that befall us, that God has a special hand in them: ‘The Almighty hath afflicted me’ (Ruth 1.21). Instruments can no […]
Read More The evil of affliction works for good to the godlyWhat is the reason that one man is called [to salvation], and not another? It is from the eternal purpose of God. God’s decree gives the casting voice in man’s salvation. Let us then ascribe the whole work of grace to the pleasure of God’s will. God did not choose us because we were worthy, […]
Read More He chose us because…Late in David’s life, he make a foolish and sinful decision. You would expect a man to mature with age and his decision-making to become more God-honoring the older he gets, and in some regards, that was the way David lived. But not on this day. As David prepared to transition the kingdom of Israel […]
Read More Who made David do what he did?This month Christian Audio is making J. I. Packer’s classic work, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God available as a free download. Just go to Christian Audio, enter your email address and download. It’s that simple. (Of course, then you also need to listen to the book to benefit from it!) To whet your appetite, […]
Read More Free audio book – Evangelism and the Sovereignty of GodIn yesterday’s post, “The evil of sin works for good to the godly,” Thomas Watson addressed the good that comes out of sins that are committed against the believer. But then he also adds a second benefit that arises from sin: the benefit that is derived from our own sin against others (be sure to read […]
Read More The evil of sin works for good to the godly, part 2Romans 8:28 tells us that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. We say we believe that, but often we resist the truthfulness of that statement. For instance, when others sin against us we pause before affirming Romans 8:28. And when others sin horribly […]
Read More The evil of sin works for good to the godlyCharles Spurgeon, “Three Arrows, or Six?” in Intended for Good: It is a very difficult task to show the meeting-place of the purpose of God and the free agency of man. One thing is quite clear, we ought not to deny either of them, for they are both facts. It is a fact that God […]
Read More God and man: sovereignty and responsibilityMelvin Tinker, Intended for Good: …it is in and through the ordinary day-to-day things of life and the most unassuming of people that God is mightily at work, moving secretly and silently to bring about his great plan of salvation for the world.…We are not to make the mistake of thinking that God is only […]
Read More God is working todayThe story about Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4) is remarkable — not only for the bizarre events that Nebuchadnezzar endured, but also the interpretation of his dream by Danie and the response of Nebuchadnezzar after the dream (vv. 34-37). Yet whatever else we learn about Nebuchadnezzar in this story, the story is not ultimately about him. The […]
Read More Some lessons in God’s story of Nebuchadnezzar
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