Girded with Truth » Thy Word is a Lamp http://www.girdedwithtruth.org "Your Word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path" ~ Psalm 119:105 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The Truth Will Make You Free http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/09/21/the-truth-will-make-you-free/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/09/21/the-truth-will-make-you-free/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:25:16 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=9945 It is by knowing the truth, then applying it to one’s life, that will make one free, according to the word of God:

So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed in Him, “if you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/09/21/the-truth-will-make-you-free/feed/ 1 Truth for Today – Undeserved Favor http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/16/truth-for-today-undeserved-favor/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/16/truth-for-today-undeserved-favor/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:05:39 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=6628 The following is from one of my daily devotionals, for today, namely “Truth for Today – A Daily Touch of God’s Grace” by John MacArthur

Undeserved Favor

“Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” Romans 5:20

Salvation does not come by confirmation, communion, baptism, church membership, church [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/16/truth-for-today-undeserved-favor/feed/ 0 Devotional J.C. Ryle (1) http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/07/devotional-j-c-ryle-1/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/07/devotional-j-c-ryle-1/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:12:26 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=6395 J.C. Ryle’s Daily Devotional book entitled “Daily Readings – From All Four Gospels” [published 1998] available from http://evangelicalpress.org)

Here is an excerpt from the ‘evening’ devotional for today with scripture reference John 1:14-18

The main truth which this verse teaches is the reality of our Lord [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/01/07/devotional-j-c-ryle-1/feed/ 0 The Good Shepherd http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/31/the-good-shepherd/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/31/the-good-shepherd/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:19:49 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=6333 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep!”

John 10:11

The shepherd is a favorite Scriptural picture of the divine love and care. In the Old Testament, the twenty-third Psalm gathers the whole wonderful truth in exquisite lines which are dear to [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/31/the-good-shepherd/feed/ 0 Trust in God – True Wisdom http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/22/trust-in-god-true-wisdom/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/22/trust-in-god-true-wisdom/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:13:48 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=6318 “He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”

Proverbs 16:20

Wisdom is man’s true path—that which enables him to accomplish best the end of his being, and which therefore gives to him the richest enjoyment and the fullest play [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/22/trust-in-god-true-wisdom/feed/ 0 Be Set Apart – C.H. Spurgeon http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/14/be-set-apart-c-h-spurgeon/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/14/be-set-apart-c-h-spurgeon/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:56:49 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=6222

Now, dear reader, the children of God are sanctified people, sanctified to offer spiritual sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ, and we have no right to do anything but serve God. “What,” you say, “am I not to attend to my business?” Yes, and you are to serve God in [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/14/be-set-apart-c-h-spurgeon/feed/ 0 Prayer Girds the Loins of God’s Warriors http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/11/prayer-girds-the-loins-of-gods-warriors/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/11/prayer-girds-the-loins-of-gods-warriors/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:46:03 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=6206 “Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”

Lamentations 3:41

The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/10/11/prayer-girds-the-loins-of-gods-warriors/feed/ 0 Bible Reading and Study (2) – C.H. Spurgeon http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/09/29/bible-reading-and-study-2-c-h-spurgeon/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2009/09/29/bible-reading-and-study-2-c-h-spurgeon/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:19:58 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=5799

Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time.

Read the Bible in a common-sense way. Do not read it on your knees, as I have known some people do, it is an awkward posture: get into an easy chair: read it comfortably. Pray after you have read it [Continue reading ...]

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“Live a courageous life, my brethren. Confess Christ before men. Whatever station you occupy, in that station confess Christ. Why should you be ashamed of Him? He was not ashamed of you on the cross. He is ready to confess you now before His [Continue reading ...]

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Scripture reading is our spiritual meal-time.

Dear friends, beware of reading the Bible for other people. Get your own text—your own morsel of marrow and fatness—out of Scripture; and do not be satisfied to be sermon-making or lesson-making for your class in the Sunday-school. Feed on the word yourselves, or [Continue reading ...]

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