Archive of Days of Praise Articles
The Way And The Glory
"Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people" (Exodus...
Saltiness Of The Saints
"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men"...
The Lord Our Maker
"O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker" (Psalm 95:6).
Psalms 95-100 seem to form a unit with several common themes running through them, all involving praise...
The Promise
"And saying, Where is the promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation" (II Peter 3:4).
Has Christ forgotten...
The Light Brigade
"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the...
Only The Good Shepherd
"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep" (John 10:11).
Who is our shepherd? Is it Jesus, the good Shepherd? Is it the One who knows His sheep by name--the One...
How To Take A Stand For God
"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he...
The Glory Of The Lord
"So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God" (II Chronicles 5:14).
With the coming of the Shekinah glory cloud...
Two Imperatives
"Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again" (John 3:7).
The term "born again" has come into such common use in recent years, even in political campaigns, that its tremendous...
Sitting At The Right Hand Of God
"The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool" (Psalm 110:1).
The 110th Psalm is one of the most significant of the so-called Messianic Psalms,...
It Is Finished
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross" (Colossians 2:14).
The "handwriting of ordinances"...
Christ Will Come Again
"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto...
Judging Others
"Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matthew 7:1).
This is a very familiar maxim, often cited by unbelievers and carnal Christians as a rebuke to Christians whom they regard as intolerant. These...
Confession And Forgiveness
"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy" (Proverbs 28:13).
Every person, even the most godly Christian believer, at least occasionally...
True Equality
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28).
One of the wonderful aspects of America's...
Redeeming The Time
"See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" (Ephesians 5:15-16).
This incisive expression--"redeeming the time"--occurs...
The Heavens Are the Lord's
"Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD"...
Waxing Old
"Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die...
Specific Creation
"All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds" (I Corinthians 15:39).
The doctrine of special creation...
The Abounding Life
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" (II Corinthians 9:8).
Jesus said: "I am come that...
One Another
"But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another" (I Thessalonians 4:9).
The Christian life involves both individual...
He Doth Devise Means
"For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth He devise means, that His banished be not expelled from...
Ten Thousand
"And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands"...
Running To Christ
"The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe" (Proverbs 18:10).
When one realizes that he is lost and that only Christ can save him, he should not delay...
Biblical Confession
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (I John 1:9).
Although few matters are more important than renewing a right...
Four Cosmologies
"Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (II Peter 3:13).
The cosmos consists of "all things"--every system,...
What To Do
"But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and...
Alive Into Heaven
"And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven"...
Coming In And Going Out
"And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which...
The Perfections Of God
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" (Matthew 5:48).
Since God is Creator of the universe, all that He does is right, and all He says is truth, by definition....
Feeding On Truth Or Wind
"Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed" (Psalm 37:3).
Although there are many promises in Scripture to the effect that the Lord will provide...
All The Lonely People
"I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul" (Psalm 142:4).
This is one of the saddest verses in the Bible. To...
Answered By A Word From God
"And no man was able to answer Him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask Him any more questions" (Matthew 22:46).
The two dominant sects among the Jews at the time of Christ...
Children Of God The Father
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named" (Ephesians 3:14-15).
The word "family" in this verse...
Setting Up An Ebenezer
"Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us" (I Samuel 7:12).
Many Christians have joined in the...
The "two" Books Of Isaiah
"Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the...
Walls And Archers
"Joseph is a fruitful bough . . . whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him" (Genesis 49:22-23).
Grievous persecutions can come from...
The Trinity And The Christian Life
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen" (II Corinthians 13:14).
The doctrine of the tri-une God is unique to Christianity....
Occupied Territory
"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"...
Cities Set On A Hill
"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid" (Matthew 5:14).
Cities in ancient times were often built on a hill, and this was especially important for those six...
As I Have Loved
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another" (John 13:34).
No Christian could ever question the preeminent importance of...
The Song Of Creation
"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? . . . When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (Job 38:4, 7).
It is significant that there was...
Strong And Courageous
"And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee,...
David's Son
"He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his Father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of...
Knowing And Trusting
"And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee" (Psalm 9:10).
When one really knows the name of the Lord, that one will surely...
Posterity
"And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance" (Genesis 45:7).
The story about Joseph, his being sold into slavery by his...
Christ Our Intercessor
"Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us" (Romans 8:34).
One of the most...
Love Thy Neighbor
"But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29).
This question was asked Jesus by a "lawyer" (one who specialized in the interpretation...
King And Priest For Ever
"Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and He shall grow up out of His place, and He shall build the temple of the LORD: Even He shall build the temple...
Get Wise
"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding" (Proverbs 4:7).
As used in Proverbs, which is the book of divine wisdom, "knowledge"...
Daily Reminders
"Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11).
David was quick to acknowledge God's wondrous daily care in Psalm 68:19. "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even...
A Christian's Duty
"So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do" (Luke 17:10).
The concept of...
Elect Of The Father, Son, And Spirit
"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification...
The Lord Our Memorial
"Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations" (Psalm 135:13).
It is a good thing on Memorial Day to remember and thank God for all those who have...
Things Thought Impossible
"And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God" (Luke 18:27).
A good definition of a miracle is "an event which is impossible scientifically, but which happens...
Wise In Youth
"And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in" (I Kings 3:7).
When Solomon became King...
God's Favor To The Righteous
"Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor" (Proverbs 14:9).
The proverbs are designed to bring stability to those who heed them. These wise sayings cover many subjects;...
The Incorruptible Word
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever" (I Peter 1:23).
Everything in this present world is under the "bondage...
Jesus Christ: Past, Present, Future
"For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen" (Romans 11:36).
Modern Christians, being mostly self-centered rather than God-centered in their thinking,...
Imputation
"Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin" (Romans 4:8).
The doctrine of imputation is a blessed truth to all who can claim it, even though the word itself is not much used today,...
Building Our Faith
"But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life"...
The Lamb Of God
"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29).
Since the first entrance of sin into the world, the shedding...
Power In The Triune God
"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (Ephesians 3:20).
The "power that worketh in us" is...
Importance Of The Word
"Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded" (Proverbs 13:13).
This is a great watershed principle of the divine economy. A person's attitude...
Thirty, Sixty, And A Hundred Fold
"And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred" (Mark 4:20).
In the familiar...
The Substitutionary Sacrifice
"And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor" (Ephesians 5:2).
The Christian doctrine of the substitutionary...
Justified By Faith And Works
"And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified,...
We Can Know That We Know Him
"And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments" (I John 2:3).
The vocabulary used by the apostle John, both in his gospel and in his epistles, and even in Revelation, is...
Satisfaction
"Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness" (Psalm...
Greater Is He
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world" (I John 4:4).
Satan, our enemy, infiltrates better, it seems, if...
Living By The Word Of God
"But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).
Matthew 4:4 records Christ's answer to...
At God's Right Hand
"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Psalm 16:11).
This is the concluding verse of the wonderful 16th...
Abiding In Christ
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me" (John 15:4).
The great theme of abiding in Christ finds...
Profane And Vain Babblings
"But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness" (II Timothy 2:16).
This picturesque phrase is found also in I Timothy 6:20, where it is used as a synonym,...
Many Infallible Proofs
"To whom also He shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God" (Acts 1:3).
Jesus...
Caleb Followed The Lord
"But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it" (Numbers 14:24).
Caleb...
Remission Of Sins
"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:28).
These words are quickly recognized as the words of Christ at the last supper with...
The Doctrine Of Christ
"If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed" (II John 10).
This apparently harsh instruction seems at first to conflict...
Ministering Spirits
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14).
Although most Christians are aware of the Biblical doctrine of angels,...
Contend For The Faith
"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once...
Saving Faith And True Creation
"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" (Hebrews 11:3).
This is the very first object...
When The Earth Trembled
"Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because He was wroth" (II Samuel 22:8).
The terrible scenes depicted in verses 8-17 of this chapter (essentially...
The Essence Of Sin
"Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" (Genesis...
A Flying Eagle
"And the fourth beast was like a flying eagle" (Revelation 4:7).
Agur exclaimed that there were four things that were too wonderful for him which were hard to describe. The first was, "The...
True Discipleship
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31-32).
One...
Glorified In The Saints
"And they glorified God in me" (Galatians 1:24).
It is amazing to read in the Scriptures that the God of glory can actually receive yet more glory through His people. But that is what happened...
The Everlasting Gospel
"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with...
He Shall Prolong His Days
"Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD...
Fighting The Creator
"Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof...
Gambling At Calvary
"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture" (Psalm 22:18).
The Twenty-second psalm is justly famous as a remarkable prophetic preview of the sufferings and death of the...
Christ Our Passover
"And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land...
These Things Have I Spoken
"These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you" (John 14:25).
Before the crucifixion, our Lord gave a great amount of instruction to His disciples in John 13-17. Repeating...
When Rivers Run Dry
"He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth" (Nahum 1:4).
The short three-chapter prophecy of...
Waiting
"Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?" (Mark 13:4).
Within a week of His approaching death, Christ sat down with His disciples...
When Christ Is Welcome
"Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD" (Psalm 118:26).
This is the climactic verse of Psalm 118, one of the great Messianic psalms....
Good, Very Good, And Not Good
"And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31).
Six times during Creation Week, God saw His handiwork and pronounced it "good" (Genesis 1:4,10,12,18,21,...
Wisdom And Might Are His
"Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His" (Daniel 2:20).
Men have sought wisdom all through the ages, "ever learning, and never...
The Christian Rest
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His" (Hebrews 4:9-10).
This is an important...
Blessed In Christ
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ" (Ephesians 1:3).
This little phrase, "in Christ,"...
Twice Dead
"These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,...
Asleep In Jesus
"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope" (I Thessalonians 4:13).
The hope of the Christian...
Peter And The Name Of Jesus
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
This is the climactic declaration ending Peter's three...
Taking His Name In Vain
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain" (Exodus 20:7).
This is one of the Ten Commandments, of course,...
Diluting The Word Of God
"And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in...
The Great Commission
"And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15).
The so-called "great commission" of the Lord to His disciples is found in somewhat...
Blinded Minds
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is...
Be Not Deceived
"And He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them" (Luke 21:8).
There are many innocent...
Praying According To His Will
"And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions...
The Happy Poor
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3).
This first of the beatitudes--the opening sentence of Christ's great Sermon on the Mount--is often misinterpreted...
The Law And The Spirit
"Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD" (Leviticus 23:16).
This commandment represents the initiation...
Israel's Future
"Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem" (Zeph- aniah 3:14).
The last seven verses of the prophecy of Zephaniah contain a...
The Prayer Of Faith
"And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him" (James 5:15).
Without examining the various interpretations...
The Magnified Word
"I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name" (Psalm 138:2).
The word of God is not...
Nations That Forget God
"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God" (Psalm 9:17).
The subject of hell is widely ignored today, even by evangelical teachers and pastors. Heaven is commonly...
To The Praise Of His Glory
"Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted...
When The Lord Comes
"After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward" (Genesis 15:1).
This is the first of the great...
The Lord And Inspiration
"The LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying..." (Leviticus 1:1).
This introductory verse to what many erroneously consider a dry and difficult...
How To Please The Lord
"Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him" (II Corinthians 5:9).
In this verse, Paul expresses the strong desire to be "pleasing to" (the idea...
A Cup Of Water
"For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward" (Mark 9:41).
Giving a cup of water to a needy...
The Beginning Of The Creation
"For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be" (Mark 13:19).
The phrase "from the beginning...
Greater Works
"He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father" (John 14:12).
What possible works might followers of the...
The Saints
"Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household" (Philippians 4:21-22).
The apostle Paul...
The Incarnate Wisdom
"The LORD possessed me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was" (Proverbs 8:22-23).
The Book of Proverbs...
Destroy Them, O God
"Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee" (Psalm 5:10).
No less than 20 of...
The Importance Of Reading
"Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine" (I Timothy 4:13).
In this video age, Christians are in grave danger of forgetting the importance of reading. The word translated...
Song Of The Rock
"And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul" (II Samuel 22:1).
This is the...
Walking With God
"And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him" (Genesis 5:24).
This characterization, that a man "walked with God," is only used to describe two men in the primeval...
What God Keeps
"The LORD bless thee, and keep thee" (Numbers 6:24).
Since God is omnipotent, when He keeps something, it is permanent--a fact readily seen in Scriptures. The true child of God should constantly...
No King In Israel
"In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes" (Judges 17:6).
Four times in the Book of Judges we are told that "there was no king in...
David's Pride
"And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel" (I Chronicles 21:1).
One might think that Satan would have left David alone after he had brought him to such utter defeat...
Our Adversary, The Devil
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (I Peter 5:8).
This grave warning concerning the devil was given not only...
The Mind Of Christ
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:5).
Although salvation is free, it is not cheap, since it required the Creator Himself to become man and submit to an...
Adding To God's Word
"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book" (Revelation...
A Certain Young Man
"They all forsook Him, and fled. And there followed Him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: And he left the linen cloth, and fled...
The First Sacrifice
"Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21).
This action by the Lord is very significant. God Himself apparently sacrificed some of...
How To Know The Truth
"If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself" (John 7:17).
The apostle Paul, in his last epistle, wrote about certain philosophers...
Sinning Against The Lord
"And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die" (II Samuel 12:13).
A basic truth is expressed...
The Enduring Work Of God
"Whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him" (Ecclesiastes 3:14).
God is both omniscient...
He Hath Chosen Us
"According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love" (Ephesians 1:4).
Although we cannot really understand...
Dinosaurs And The Bible
"Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: . . . His...
Sweet Naamah
"Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green" (Song of Solomon 1:16).
These words begin King Solomon's tender expressions of love to his beautiful young wife. Solomon...
The Integrity of the Written Word
"Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you" (Deuteronomy 4:2).
In...
Searching The Scriptures
"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so" (Acts 17:11).
Various...
Limiting The Lord
"And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD's hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not"(Numbers 11:23).
It is very easy in our human nature to...
Earthen Vessels
"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us" (II Corinthians 4:7).
We are earthen vessels--pots made of clay. Paul's description...
In The Days Of Thy Youth
"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them" (Ecclesiastes 12:1).
Here is the wisest...
Where Is Jesus Now?
"Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the desert; go not forth: behold, He is in the secret chambers; believe it not" (Matthew 24:26).
The above warning was given by Christ...
The Gods Shall Perish
"Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens" (Jeremiah 10:11).
This is a unique verse....
The President's Heart
"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will" (Proverbs 21:1).
A river may seem to meander aimlessly, but it eventually reaches...
An Unlikely Testimony
"And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?" (Numbers 22:28).
This tale of a donkey talking...
A Rest For God's People
"Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it" (Hebrews 4:1).
Hebrews chapter 3-4 discusses an intriguing concept:...
Love And The Heart
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind" (Matthew 22:37).
According to Jesus, this is "the great commandment...
The Mercy Of The Lord
"The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy" (Psalm 145:8).
Not one of us deserves God's mercy, for "we have turned every one to his own way" (Isaiah...
The Two-Fold Call
"And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth" (I Samuel 3:10).
There are a number of other times in Scripture...
The Ninth Hour
"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46).
At the apex of the sufferings...
The Second Man
"The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven" (I Corinthians 15:47).
Paleoanthropologists, seeking to trace man's supposed evolutionary ancestry, have widely...
The God/man
"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life" (I John 1:1).
It has been...
The Scars Of Sin
"But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house" (Judges 16:21).
The sad end of mighty...
Perception Or Deception?
"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" (II Corinthians 11:3).
When Eve decided...
These Things
"For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ" (II Peter 1:8).
In this first chapter of Peter's...
Too Hard Or Too Small
"Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee." (Jeremiah 32:17)
This mighty declaration of faith...
Be Continually Being Filled
"For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb" (Luke 1:15).
This prophecy...
Pray Anyhow
"Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way" (I Samuel 12:23).
Samuel had served the children...
The Branch Of The Lord
"In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel" (Isaiah 4:2).
One of the fascinating...
Christ's Active Obedience
"When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith He to the disciple, Behold thy mother!" (John 19:26-27).
When...
Negatives To The Unsaved
"I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you" (John 8:37). The Bible graphically describes the person who gives no place to the word of God...
The Grace Of God In Creation
"He left not Himself without witness, in that He did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness" (Acts 14:17). There is abundant evidence...
John's Creator/Savior
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was...
The Gospel And Health
"And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people" (Matthew...
Lift Up Your Eyes
"Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: He calleth them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in...
David's Great Grandmother
"And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David" (Ruth 4:17). No one knows for...
Daniel And Peer Pressure
"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank" (Daniel 1:8). The Book of Daniel provides us with a...
God's Standards
"Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that...
In Him Is No Darkness
"This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all" (I John 1:5). Light is the most fundamental and important form...
Pride Goes Before Destruction
"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18). This is the middle verse of the entire Book of Proverbs, and, in view of the obviously structured original...
The Triune Comforter
"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are...
Thou Art The God
"And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven...
The Ape Cargo
"For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks" (II Chronicles 9:21)....
Speaking In Parables
"And He spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow" (Matthew 13:3). The Lord Jesus Christ, of course, often taught His disciples through parables, and...
Our God And Savior
". . . to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ" (II Peter 1:1). In this half-verse, note first that Jesus Christ...
Building On The Foundation
"According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon"...
"Wise" Fools
"As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; . . . Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back...
O Praise The Lord
"O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise Him, all ye people. For His merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord" (Psalm 117:1-2)....
The Seed, The Water, And The Word
"So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase" (I Corinthians 3:7).
This verse is a salutary corrective to the common, somewhat...
Face To Face
"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (II Corinthians 3:18). From...
The Man Of God
"But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness" (I Timothy 6:11).
There are just two places in the New Testament where...
God's Ways Are The Best
"And the word of the Lord came unto [Elijah], saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee" (I...
What's In A Name
"Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego" (Daniel...
The Brightness Of The Glory
"Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand...
Before The World Began
"In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began" (Titus 1:2).
There are some things that God, even in His omnipotence, cannot do. He cannot fail in His...
The Seventh Day
"For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it" (Exodus 20:11). God's...
Not Giving, But Sowing
"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" (II Corinthians 9:6).
As John Calvin pointed out long ago...
His Amazing Grace
"Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus...
The Peace Of The God Of Peace
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7).
For generations, most of the world's people have longed for...
The Psalmist's Resolutions
"I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me" (Psalm 119:30). As we Christians examine our weaknesses and failures in the past year (perhaps we could just call them...
The Land Of Forgetfulness
"Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy right-eousness in the land of forgetfulness?" (Psalm 88:12).
Psalm 88 could be considered as the mournful lamentation of its author, Heman the...
Contrasting Two Appearings
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation" (Hebrews 9:28). One can hardly imagine a more...
The Second Remnant
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros,...
When God Became Man
"Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands" (Hebrews 2:7).
We cannot comprehend what it meant for...
Light In The Darkness
"The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined" (Isaiah 9:2). This beautiful verse is treated...
Christ In The Flesh
"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God" (I John 4:2).
The great truth associated with Christmas is the glorious fact...
The Dayspring From On High
"Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us" (Luke 1:78). This is an unusual, but beautiful name for the coming Savior given Him by Zacharias when...
A Special Son
"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham" (Matthew 1:1).
These opening words of the New Testament identify this "book of the generation [literally...
The Unknown Creator
"He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not" (John 1:10).
This verse is surely one of the saddest, most poignant verses in all the word of God. In the Lord...
God's Infinite Universe
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:9). Since God's ways are infinite and His thoughts utterly...
The Lord Our Shield
"But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head" (Psalm 3:3).
The beautiful metaphor of God as our shield, and our protector from evil, is used over fifteen...
Claims Of God In The Prophets
"Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am He" (Isaiah 41:4). Major portions of the Old Testament prophetic writings...
The Angelic Shout
"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (Job 38:7). The phrase "shouted for joy" in this verse is actually a single word (ruwa) in the Hebrew,...
Dead Works
"Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God" (Hebrews 6:1)....
The Plant Of Renown
"I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more" (Ezekiel 34:29). This "plant of...
The Remarkable Psalms
"And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that He hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also...
Total Abstinence
"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul" (I Peter 2:11).
The command to abstain occurs only a few times in the New Testament,...
Who Shall Bring Me Down?
"The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?" (Obadiah...
Christ At Creation
"When He prepared the heavens, I was there: when He set a compass upon the face of the depth: When He established the clouds above: when He strengthened the fountains of the deep" (Proverbs 8:27-28)....
Before Their Time
"The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come" (Isaiah 57:1). How tragic...
Filled And Fulfilled
"For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding"...
Exalting The Anointed One
"The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall He thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and He shall give strength unto His King, and exalt the...
Author Of Peace
"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints" (I Corinthians 14:33). Although these words were written with respect to church order, they express...
Whence Come Wars?
"From whence come wars and fighting among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?" (James 4:1).
One of the perennial questions raised by skeptics is: "Why...
Rest With Us
"Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty...
Lord Of Hosts
"And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there"...
Be Truly Converted
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19). To be "converted" can...
The Truth
". . . God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth" (I Timothy 2:3-4). The verses preceding our text encourage believers to be in prayer "for...
Dark Waters And Thick Clouds
"And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and He was seen upon the wings of the wind. And He made darkness pavilions round about Him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies" (II Samuel 22:11,12)....
The Just Shall Live By Faith
"Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith" (Habakkuk 2:4). This great principle—"the just shall live by faith"—was...
The Lake Of Fire
“Moreover [King Ahaz] burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of...
Man’s Grief And God’s Compassion
“For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children...
Giving Thanks For Christian Friends
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers” (I Thessalonians 1:2).
We all have much to be thankful for. It is certainly appropriate to give...
Prayer For All Men
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men” (I Timothy 2:1).
The Book of I Timothy consists of...
Building On The Foundation
“According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon”...
Persecuted For Righteousness’ Sake
“Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake” (Luke 6:22)....
The Son Of Thankfulness
“And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing” (Genesis 29:35).
This verse is the testimony...
Jephthah’s Daughter
“Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD’s, and I will offer it up for...
The Creator Of Marriage
"Have ye not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall...
Carest Thou Not?
“And He was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say unto Him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?” (Mark 4:38).
There are times when we have...
The Wall Of Partition
“For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us” (Ephesians 2:14). This middle wall of partition is a figure with important symbolic...
The Father Of Lights
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17). God Himself is...
A Faithful Priest
“And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever”...
Misuse of the Bible
“. . . his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto...
The Valley Of Blessing
“And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day”...
The End
“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (I Peter 4:17). As...
The Certainty Of Persecution
“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (II Timothy 3:12).
This sobering prediction is placed in the context of the “last days”...
God's Final Word
“The LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one” (Zechariah 14:9).
God cannot be defeated in His creative purpose for this earth and...
The Last War
“And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army” (Revelation 19:19). The end of...
And If Any Man Sin
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (I John 2:1). John exhorts...
The Throne Of David
“And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever” (II Samuel 7:16). No other ordinary human being, not even the...
The Lord
“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are His. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (II Timothy...
The True God
“Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?” (Ezra...
The Whole Armor Of God
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand” (Ephesians 6:13). This modern age of terrorism, drugs,...
Seven Outgrowths Of Faith
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly...
Teaching Universe
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge” (Psalm 19:1,2). This familiar psalm,...
I Will Build My Church
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). This is the first of 115...
The Doctrines Of Salvation
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16). The great...
The Death Penalty
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and...
Prayer Is The Difference
“O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come” (Psalm 65:2). When we pray to God the Father, in the name of His Son our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we can be sure that...
What Do Fig Trees Do?
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh” (James 3:12). The answer to these rhetorical questions obviously...
Serving In Truth
“Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you” (I Samuel 12:24). The admonition of Samuel to the people of God...
The New Testament Church
“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favor with all...
Stewardship Of Grace
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (I Peter 4:10).
In modern church literature, the term...
Boldness In Hebrews
“Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh”...
Follow The Leader
“Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble” (Proverbs 3:23). Many are the Christians who have claimed this precious promise, for it is as true today as it...
Repentance And Faith
“Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:21). Repentance and faith are like two sides of the coin of...
Propitiation
“And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (I John 2:2). Most of the words in the King James Bible are words of one...
The Similitude Of God
“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God” (James 3:9). Here inserted within a very sober condemnation of the misuse of...
Whom Do You Know?
“For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day” (II Timothy 1:12). A person who thinks he is a Christian,...
To Die Is Gain
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).
Although the glorious resurrection bodies which have been promised all believers must await the return of Christ,...
What Christ Looks Like
“His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire” (Revelation 1:14).
The only Biblical description we have of the physical appearance...
The Name Above Every Name
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name” (Philippians 2:9). There are three primary names for God used in the Old Testament, Elohim,...
Follow God Or Baal
“And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word”...
A Pragmatic Life
“And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come” (Luke 19:13).
This “parable of the pounds” indicated to His disciples...
The Dove And The New World
“And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth” (Genesis 8:11). When the terrible...
The Teacher
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient” (II Timothy 2:24). Patience and gentleness are invaluable Christian virtues in any...
The Vine
“What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?” (Isaiah 5:4). In...
Reconciliation
“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Romans 5:10). It is interesting to note that...
The Lost Tribes Of Israel
“And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed: . . . an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel” (Revelation 7:4)....
The Ministry Of Reconciliation
“And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation” (II Corinthians 5:18).
The great work of reconciling...
Bearing And Helping To Bear
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ . . . For every man shall bear his own burden” (Galatians 6:2,5). This is one of the most commonly cited...
Under The Sun
“What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 1:3). This is the first of 29 occurrences of the striking phrase, “under the sun,” found...
The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom
“Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars” (Proverbs 9:1). The foundation of the house of wisdom is “the fear of the LORD . . . the beginning of wisdom”...
Our Eternal Bodies
“Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself” (Philippians 3:21)....
Mortified
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” (Romans 8:13). To mortify something means to put it to death....
How To Know The Will Of God
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5,6). The key to knowing...
God And The Whirlwind
“The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet” (Nahum 1:3)....
Boldness In Prayer
“In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him” (Ephesians 3:12).
There is a wonderful exhortation and promise in Hebrews 4:15,16: “For we have not an...
The Jewels Of The Lord
“And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him” (Malachi 3:17).
The jewels of...
Make It As Sure As You Can
“Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch” (Matthew 27:65,66). ...
Chain Of Command
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Then Joshua commanded the officers...
The Danger Of Diluting Scripture
“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written...
The Danger Of Adding To Scripture
“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book”...
Delusion From God
“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” (II Thessalonians 2:11). This is a startling declaration! Why would God want to deceive people...
Thou Hast Rejected Knowledge
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I...
Understanding The Word Of God
“So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading” (Nehemiah 8:8). Most people—even most Christians—devote...
The Escapist
“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest” (Psalm 55:6).
This wishful thinking comes at the end of David’s graphic description of...
Jesus’ Response To The Gentiles
“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship. . . . The same came therefore to Philip . . . and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus” (John 12:20,21)....
Melting Elements
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works...
The Living Word
“And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God” (Revelation 19:13). This uniquely expressive name assigned to Christ, as He returns to earth...
Rejoicing Greatly
“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations” (I Peter 1:6). Our lives today are continually badgered by various...
Foolish Talking
“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks” (Ephesians 5:4). In the Book of Ephesians are included several guidelines...
Why Did Christ Die?
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according...
The Two Hosts Of Heaven
“Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and on His left” (II Chronicles 18:18).
This...
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