It is important for us to be mindful of God’s objective in creation. The four and twenty elders, prostrate before him that sat on the throne of Him that liveth forever and ever say, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy ple…
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From grief and bitterness to joy
The woman sat motionless in the dark room, her body bowed in grief and despair. So deep was her sorrow that she barely heard the wails of the other women gathered there, much less could comprehend the well-meaning words addressed to her. _ is was darkness,…
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The challenge to return
“Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab” (Ruth 1:6). These words indicate what is a powerful secondary theme of this book. The word ‘return’ (Heb shuwb) is used in various forms fifteen times within the four chapters …
This is a unique book. Firstly, the subject, as far as I am aware, has never been written about before. Secondly it has been a lengthy labour of love by Brother Reuben Thomas and will probably be his only book.
Brother Reuben uses as his basis for the history, the Adelaide Ecclesial baptismal reg…
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This article sheds light upon how God in Scripture speaks ‘proleptically’; speaking of future events as though they had already taken place. The writer shows that because God possesses all knowledge, His intentions are sometimes recorded as having already taken place. This omniscience of God…
We need to take time to consider these final hours of the life of God’s beloved Son. Isaiah says, “Behold my servant, whom I uphold” (42:1). Life is so busy and prone to distraction and interruption that in order to appreciate the wonder and love of our Saviour we need solitude and time. We do…
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The greatest commandment, to “love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might”, is appended to the fundamental truth, “the Lord our God is one Lord” (Deut 6:4-5). The fact that there is only one God meant that the Israelites’ focus and devo…
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In August 1994, a prospectus was drawn up for a magazine, outlining its objectives and committee structure. Brother Barry Williams was asked to manage the production of this magazine, for which the name The Lampstand was chosen.
After 20 years of service in that role, Brother Barry …
TRUE prayer, like precious odours, is most fragrant when incensed or crushed; and confession without contrition is like an artificial flower, a mere semblance of beauty without life – a human attempt at the impossible. Perhaps that is why there are so many illustrations in the Scriptures of …
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