In natural creation, we see God’s sovereignty manifested which also shows us of God’s sovereignty in spiritual creation. God did not request the darkness’s permission or consent to impose light upon it. God simply said, let there be light and there was light. The same is true in regeneration: God says let there be light in your soul, and there is light. Then, the gospel gives us further light and illumination into the salvation we already have in Christ.
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When we are overwhelmed by physical or circumstantial suffering, we might be tempted to become hasty with our words and question where the Lord is at in the midst of this trial. The Lord reminds us he is on his throne, he is in his holy temple, he is still in control of this world and our lives. God is in his holy temple, and we need to be still, be silent, listen to the still small voice of the Lord and know that God is with us and for us.
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In the midst of his suffering, Job experienced a more sacred nearness with the Lord in his trial. Our desire is the same as Job’s, to feel our Savior near in our daily lives. We feel the Spirit ministering to the children of God who are laboring and heavy laden to give us a close presence and comfort of the Lord in our souls.
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In our concluding message on What Is Faith? series, we consider the intersection between faith and hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and we are also saved by hope. Hope is a stabalizing anchor in our lives that gives us confidence that God will always be true to his promises and true to his word.
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These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from May to October 2025. There is a fundamental misunderstanding of faith in Christianity today, and we consider the different aspects and variations of manifestations of faith from the word of God to rightly divide this vitally important topic.
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The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints
Vital Faith – Christ in You the Hope of Glory
Justification by Faith – The Example of Abraham
We acutely feel Habakkuk’s struggle of being called to wait in the midst of circumstances around him that are painful, burdensome, and ungodly, especially knowing things will be getting worse, not better. We cannot let the suffering of our current circumstances quench our faith and let Satan rob our joy. Those who wait upon the Lord shall review their strength and shall mount up with wings as eagles and soar over the tribulation of this world.
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We study together the parable of the unjust steward. This is not teaching a lesson to be crafty or wily in your business dealings, but rather teaching the importance of integrity in the way we deal with others and in business. We must be men and women of our word, honoring the Lord in all our manner of life and dealings with others.
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The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart in the ten plagues against Egypt is a very interesting study in the intersection between God’s sovereignty, God’s will, and also man’s responsibility and man’s sin. We are told that God turns the king’s heart whithersoever he will, and this is very clear with Pharaoh. “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” (Prov. 21:1) Who is responsible for the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart – God, Pharaoh, or just the general disposition of stubborn men and the unregenerate in this world? The answer is “Yes”. All three are true.
Many Christians can relate to the burden and struggle of Habakkuk. We see evil around us and things seem to be getting worse, not better, and might even feel that God is not listening to our prayers. In considering the problem of evil in this world, we must interpret events around us through the lens of God’s goodness and his holiness, and his triumphing over sin, never working on conjunction or synergy with sin.
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God gives his children faith in the new birth, but we have to be diligent to add to our faith and grow in discipleship. We add to our faith virtue, patience, and other spiritual disciplines to arrive at the pinnacle of charity to make our calling and election sure to ourselves and others.
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