psalm-51:17

In chapter 1, Peter is laying the foundation, but the subject proper to his epistle does not begin until chapter 2:11: "Dearly beloved, I beseech you," etc. In both epistles he lays the foundation of redemption, and then he proceeds to unfold the principles of the government of God under which the J... Read More

We now come to the Book of Deuteronomy, a book full of interest in its moral warnings as to testimony, but presenting fewer subjects for interpretation and exegesis than those, the summary of which we have hitherto sought to give. This book takes up Israel just on the borders of Canaan, and insists ... Read More

Christians A Chosen Generation, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation, A Peculiar People 5 Sermons 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.... Read More

Hope And Comfort Usually Follow Genuine Humiliation And Repentance Dated September, 1737 Hosea 2:15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of ... Read More

VI. Gracious affections are attended with evangelical humiliation. Evangelical humiliation is a sense that a Christian has of his own utter insufficiency, despicableness, and odiousnesss, with an answerable frame of heart. There is a distinction to be made between a legal and evangelical humiliation... Read More

Revival is Always Preceded by Brokenness by Mark Chester King David says it this way: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17) In the Welsh Revival of 1905, Christians came to understand that “there must be a bending before ... Read More

The Self Life by Doug Runtz Psalm 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." 1 Samuel 16:7b "man looks at the outward appearance but God looks on the heart." The biggest barrier to walking in the Spirit is dying to self. This is a dai... Read More

WHAT IS TOTAL COMMITMENT TO CHRIST? - Part 2 by Ralph Sutera 13 NOT indoctrination BUT inspiration John 4:23-24; II Corinthians 3:6 14. NOT license BUT liberty Galatians 5:1, 13 15. NOT service BUT surrender Romans 12:1,2 Psalm 51:6, 16-17 16. Not overworking BUT obeying I Samuel 15:22 17. Not DOING... Read More

"…This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints" (Rev. 13:10). As the days grow more difficult, and as pressures against our faith increase, I encourage you to renew your commitment to remain faithful to the Lord to the very end. The Lord deeply values faithfulness and ... Read More

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Psalm 51 Most believers are in agreement that the redemptive work which is to be accomplished on the earth at this hour i... Read More