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And David said unto him [Mephibosheth], Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually—2 Samuel 9:7 What a day it was when kindness came to the sad village of Lodebar to “fetch” a lame, lost, and fearful son of the covenant and carry him to be seated at the king’s table! Was this merely David’s kindness to a lame man? Was it only a kindness kindled by David’s memories of his beloved Jonathan? No,...

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water…. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced—John 19:34, 37 The victory cry of our Savior sounded forth from the cross, “It is finished!” It was a cry God’s people long needed to hear. Jesus-Savior by His death on the cross powerfully accomplished the salvation of those given Him of the Father in eternity. At the cross, He saved everyone who looked in faith to Him for that salvation in the Old Testament. He saved everyone...

…Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain—Proverbs 30:8, 9 Agur asks the Lord for food that will be convenient for him. What does that mean? An answer to this question is possible, provided we are willing to be led by God’s evaluation of things and relationships. And certainly this is not unseemly, if we remember that this God is our GOD, who created us. Therefore...

Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore—Joshua 3:4 Perhaps you find yourself sometimes thinking the words of this meditation’s title. Looking back to what happened in 2025 and what occurred in just the first month of this year, we understand that we did not know certain things would occur. So also, the weeks and months ahead are uncharted waters. Maybe you say today, or will say in...

For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come—Hebrews 13:14   On January 1 we enter another year, 2026. We wonder how many more we will see. We are, after all, pilgrims in the earth, on our journey to our heavenly home. Here we have no continuing city. In a city one abides, digs foundations and builds structures. A city is where people establish themselves, gather their treasures, seek their pleasures. And while we know the life of the city by our passing through, the fact remains, we are just passing through. Even if our lifetime...

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. And…there shall be showers of blessing…. And I will raise up for them a plant...

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy—James 5:11 Many of the saints were suffering terrible mistreatment at the hands of the ungodly rich. The rich kept back the wages they had agreed to pay the saints for working their fields. They took the saints to court to defraud them of the little they had. The result was that the saints were in desperate straits. Some were even dying because they lacked the basic necessities...

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly—Psalm 22: 9, 10 Forsaken and alone, David probably sat in some cave or in a tent in Philistia while writing this psalm. He was pursued by Saul the king of Israel, fleeing for his life, alienated from family, friends and his fellow countrymen. In his anguish David pours out his lament to God, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken...

Pastor of Trinity PRC in Hudsonville, Michigan and president of the 2024 PRC Synod   The standard Jesus Christ has set for synod is high, impossibly high. That standard is our text: “for it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us” (Acts 15:28). Every prayer, motion, discussion, and decision of Synod 2025 must have this standard as its goal so that all the delegates and churches may be able to say at its conclusion: “It seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us.” The synod may not be content to say only that it seemed good to...

was the first editor of the Standard Bearer and pastor of First PRC, Grand Rapids, Michigan for 40 years (1886-1965)   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him—Ephesians 1:3, 4 Blessed be He who blessed us! It cannot escape our attention that the same word is used twice: God blesses us, we bless Him! Yet, there is a profound difference in meaning between the two uses of the word. For, first of all, God’s blessing...