Archive of Days of Praise Articles
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...
To Die Is To Live
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it” (Mark 8:35).
The principle expressed in this...
Faith
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).
Scripture teaches that “by grace are ye saved...
Fear Not
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28). During the darkest...
Christ In Suffering And Triumph
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8).
In the final book of the Bible occur...
Walking In The Truth
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth” (III John 4). The important word “truth” is a key word in the apostle John’s vocabulary, occurring...
Specific Grace
“And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name” (Exodus 33:17). Moses had a problem. He...
An Ear To The Master’s Voice
“And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or...
The Will Of The Lord
“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17). There is no more exalted theme in the world than the will of God, nor is there a more important...
The Name Of The Lord
“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:14). This unique name of God was given to...
"I AM" In The Pentateuch
“And He said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it” (Genesis 15:7).
There are seven “I am’s” in...
The Gift Of Labor
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Genesis 2:15). When God first created man, He gave him work to do. Although “the LORD...
How To Pray
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full” (John 16:24).
Jesus promised that “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name,...
Bearing One Another’s Burdens
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). There are a vast number of burdened people in the Christian church today. These individuals need...
When God Repents
“And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent” (I Samuel 15:29). There are a number of Scriptures that speak of God repenting....
Good Courage
“Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them” (Joshua 1:6).
This admonition to...
That Old Serpent
“And He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years” (Revelation 20:2).
This prophetic vision given to John leaves no doubt...
Too Hard For God?
“Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son” (Genesis 18:14).
This rhetorical question...
Remember The Day Of Rest
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor...
A Still, Small Voice
“And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice” (I Kings 19:12).
Elijah was in hiding for his life, even though God had spectacularly...
Things To Flee
“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (II Timothy 2:22). There are times to stand and there...
The Sin Of The Devil
“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly He was above them” (Exodus 18:11).
This is the first mention in the Bible of the sin of...
The Vanishing Serpents
“For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods” (Exodus 7:12).
Like the future image of the beast, which will seem to...
Walking In The Midst Of The Sea
“But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left” (Exodus 14:29). Liberal theologians,...
They That Wait Upon The Lord
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)....
The Turning Of The Day
“Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light” (Judges 19:26). This tragic story took place in...
The First Love
“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world”...
Glorifying God
“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom...
Son Of Man
“And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle” (Revelation 14:14). This...
He Became Poor
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich” (II Corinthians 8:9). The...
Resisting The Devil
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished...
Saints And Sinners
“Then Job answered the LORD, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth” (Job 40:3,4).
It is remarkable how the saintliest of men often...
Catastrophe Or Cataclysm
“[God] spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into...
Dividing Light From Darkness
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness” (Genesis 1:3,4). Initially, the created cosmos...
Savor Of Life Or Death
“For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savor of death unto death; and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who...
The Paths Of The Lord
“All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies” (Psalm 25:10).
One of the great promises of the Bible is that God will lead those who follow...
Things To Pray For
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16).
A righteous man is one who has a right standing before God, one who has found his righteousness in Jesus...
The Stars Forever
“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).
The setting of this beautiful...
What Have We Now In Christ
“That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:15).
The one who is trusting Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord has many wonderful possessions which cannot...
Look Back
“Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged” (Isaiah 51:1).
While...
The Moments Of God
“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,...
Violence In The Kingdom
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12). When John the Baptist first began to preach...
Miracles
“And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible” (Mark 10:27). When Paul saw that King Agrippa was skeptical concerning...
Have They Not Heard?
“Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him” (Acts 10:34,35)....
The Royal Law
“If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well” (James 2:8).
The command to love our neighbors as we do ourselves is found...
This Same Jesus
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8). When the Lord Jesus rose from the dead, then later ascended into heaven, His body was immortal, no longer subject...
To The Fourth Generation
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of...
An Epistle Of Concern
“And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full” (I John 1:4).
In John’s first epistle, the apostle lists four basic reasons for writing this personal letter....
He That Is Spiritual
“But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man” (I Corinthians 2:15). The word rendered “spiritual” is the Greek word pneumatikos, from...
It Is Enough
“And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die” (Genesis 45:28).
When someone exclaims, “It is enough,” either a requirement...
The Meaning of "Day"
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day” (Genesis 1:5).
Many people today, professing to believe the Bible,...
Working Out Our Salvation
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12). ...
Be Fruitful and Multiply
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over...
The Unequal Yoke
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (II Corinthians 6:14)....
Prepared Hearts
“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments” (Ezra 7:10). It does not come naturally into our hearts to seek,...
True Learning
“And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them” (Deuteronomy 5:1)....
The Lamb’s Book Of Life
“And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life” (Revelation 21:27)....
God Knows What We Don't Know
“I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me” (Psalm 119:75).
One of the most perplexing aspects of the Christian life is trying to understand...
Made In Christ
“But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption” (I Corinthians 1:30).
The Greek word, ginomai, translated...
What To Put On
“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). People give much attention to what...
Yet Not I
“But by the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me”...
Mother Birds And Their Young
“If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not...
And Hezekiah Prayed
“And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD”...
Give Thanks
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thessalonians 5:18).
In everything give thanks? What about when we lose our jobs, or...
If I Perish
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in...
In A Moment
“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be...
Asking In Jesus’ Name
“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13). In the Gospel of John there are at least six promises that, if we pray...
The Truth In Us
“For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever” (II John 2). The word “truth” occurs more in the Gospel of John than in any other book of...
How Populations Grow
“And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them” (Exodus 1:7). Populations can grow very...
United We Stand
“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind...
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