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6 illustrations for sermon preparation
The margin reads, "Set your heart to her bulwarks." This is no passing glance or negligent inspection; it demands wholehearted attention and deliberate investigation.
This seems counterintuitive until we understand what Spurgeon observed: the subjects of God's people's joy extend far beyond comfort and blessing.
John Owen, in his profound reflections on the church's preservation, identified three distinct dimensions within this declaration.
Spurgeon observed that as the name of God possesses certain magnificent qualities, so too must his praises reflect those same divine attributes.
The very repetition itself teaches us that our praises must be characterized by earnestness, frequency, delight, and universality.
A landlord cannot truthfully declare of his fields, "These are mine forever and ever." A king cannot say of his crown with certainty, "This shall be mine eternally." These earthly possessions inevitably change masters; their possessors soon mingle with dust,...
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