Archive of Days of Praise Articles
The Serpent In The Wilderness
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live” (Numbers 21:8)....
No More Problems
“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake” (Matthew 24:9). All too often in these days of “easy...
How To Handle A Multitude Of Sins
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins” (Proverbs 10:12). There is an old familiar cliché to the effect that we should “hate the sin, but love the sinner.”...
Believing God
“Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me” (Acts 27:25).
Most people believe in God—some kind of God—but it’s a...
Earnest Of The Spirit
“Now He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit” (II Corinthians 5:5). This is a fascinating concept and a wonderful...
Never Like This
“And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel” (Matthew 9:33). In His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus was fully...
On Eschewing Evil
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it”...
Preaching Against False Teachers
“But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matthew 18:6)....
Singing Garments Of Life
“The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing” (Psalm 65:13). This is the concluding verse of the beautiful 65th...
The River Of God
“Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it” (Psalm 65:9)....
The Blood Of Abel
“And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel” (Hebrews 12:24). There are three references to the blood...
Things To Be Aware
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (Matthew 7:15).
There are three Greek words translated “beware,”...
Life In Christ
“In Him was life; and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4). A host of biochemists and other scientists have tried for over a century to determine how life evolved from non-life. Such...
Lacking In One Thing
“Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me”...
The Three Appearings Of Christ
“When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory” (Colossians 3:4). The wonderful promise of this text actually refers to the third appearing of...
Who Gets Weary?
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding”...
Promised In Writing
“He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32). For those of us who have trusted God for salvation,...
Righteous Judgment To Come
“And He shall judge the world in righteousness, He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness” (Psalm 9:8). Judgment is coming for every person, “as it is appointed unto...
Christians And The World
“I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word” (John 17:6). In the wonderful intercessory...
The House Of The Lord
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple”...
Dark Sayings Of Old
“I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us” (Psalm 78:2,3). Most people do not think of parables—especially...
Walk As He Walked
“He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked” (I John 2:6). The idea of walking as Christ walked can be intimidating to a Christian. After all,...
The Father Testifies Of The Son
“Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again” (John 12:28). This is the last of three remarkable occasions...
The Creation Of Plants
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so” (Genesis 1:11)....
Justification
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). The Biblical doctrine of justification is a vital and spiritual truth. It means...
God’s Love For All The World
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9)....
Lifted Up From The Earth
“And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth” (Genesis 7:17). This first occurrence in the Bible of the...
The Last Adam
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit” (I Corinthians 15:45). In the great “resurrection chapter,”...
The Higher Law
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws” (Genesis 26:5). In the United States, the government should be a government of laws,...
Life—light—love
“All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended...
Position And Condition
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1). Christians have a glorious position before God. As...
Knowledge Of Eternal Life
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God” (I John 5:13)....
By Man Came Death
“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (I Corinthians 15:21,22). These verses,...
Fruitless Trees And Fruitless Lives
“He was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, He came, if haply He might find any thing thereon: and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not...
The Fourfold Witness To Christ
“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established”...
The Lord Jesus Christ
“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...
Blind Hearts
“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart” (Ephesians 4:18). It is a tragedy...
So Send I You
“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you” (John 20:21). For approximately three years the disciples had followed Jesus in His travels,...
Called And Chosen
“But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of...
Manifesting Majesty
“Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art...
What Shall We Do?
“Then said they unto Him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” (John 6:28). This question is often asked by people who try to work their way into heaven. It was also...
Paul’s Missionary Journey
“Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8). The Apostle Paul was...
Those Who Depart
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all...
How To Respond To Defamation
“Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being...
My Necessary Food
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). The Book of Job is probably the oldest book...
I Charge You
“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned” (I Timothy 1:5). The Greek noun parangelia and its corresponding...
The Law Of Christ
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). Although Christ has set the believer free from legalistic bondage, he is now under a still higher...
Can A Christian Not 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). If the question...
Liberty And The Word Of God
“And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts” (Psalm 119:45).
July 4th is called Independence Day here in our country because on this date 225 years ago our Declaration of Independence...
The Philosophers
“Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered Him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because...
The Offended Brother
“It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak” (Romans 14:21). Here is a sound Biblical principle (not...
Church Leadership
“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed” (I Peter 5:1). ...
Abiding Fruit
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name,...
In Heavenly Places
“Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:20). This fascinating phrase (actually the Greek simply...
Great Swelling Words
“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage” (Jude 16)....
Unanswered Prayer
“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil” (I Peter 3:12). There are many wonderful...
All The Fountains Of The Deep
“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven...
Worshiping God
“And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you” (Genesis 22:5). We tend to think of “worship”...
No Other Name
“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). There are many famous names in the history of...
The Ministry Of The Saints
“Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs...
Summer Is Coming
“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts,...
The Watchman Held Accountable
“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: . . . When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning . . . the same wicked...
The Word Of His Grace
“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified” (Acts 20:32)....
The True Riches
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy” (I Timothy 6:17)....
The God Of Our Fathers
“And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know His will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of His mouth” (Acts 22:14).
This phrase,...
With Christ
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together” (Romans 8:17). One of the greatest doctrines...
Guarding The Word
“Blessed are they that keep His testimonies, and that seek Him with the whole heart” (Psalm 119:2).
In the remarkable 119th psalm, there are 176 verses (the longest chapter in the Bible)...
The Star
“In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me” (Psalm 56:11).
The familiar motto on our coins, “In God We Trust,” once was the motto of our nation....
The Invisible God
“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him” (John 1:18). God, in His essential being, is omnipresent. “Whither...
Offended at Him
“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not His sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him” (Mark 6:3).
There...
Open Doors
“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak”...
The Beginning Of Creation
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God” (Revelation 3:14). This salutation...
His Son’s Name
“Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in His fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is His name,...
Our Understanding Of Creation
“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest...
Everlasting Father
“. . . and His name shall be called. . . . The everlasting Father . . .” (Isaiah 9:6).
Christ’s being called everlasting Father should not clash with...
Together In Christ
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20).
This is a wonderful promise. Whether believers come together in church or...
Praise at the Incarnation
“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed His people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David.” (Luke 1:68,69)
These...
Why Praise And Glorify God?
“I will praise thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore” (Psalm 86:12).
In our text we see David’s deep desire to praise and glorify God...
In Christ Jesus
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). One of the key doctrines of Christianity is...
Searching For God
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33).
These are days when few people seem satisfied. Everyone seems...
Descriptive Attributes Of God
“And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran” (Acts 7:2).
There are seven beautiful...
The Blood Of The Lamb
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” (Revelation 12:11). This is the last reference in the...
Soldier’s Duty
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier”...
The Incarnate Christ
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death” (Hebrews 2:9). How important it was for Jesus Christ to become incarnate. “Forasmuch then...
Lest Thou Forget
“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy...
The Lord Our Maker
“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker” (Psalm 95:6). In the first chapter of Genesis we are told that God was to “make man in our image,”...
A Non-Citizen's Role in Society
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).
Speaking primarily to new Gentile believers,...
The Word Made Flesh
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). This is the definitive...
Jesus The Overcomer
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in His throne” (Revelation 3:21).
The Bible makes it clear that...
Wars And Rumors Of Wars
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet” (Matthew 24:6). Christians are often chided...
Walk—Don’t Walk
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of...
Two Unbreakable Covenants
“For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee”...
Enoch: A Man Of Faith
“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). Surely one of the most godly, as well as interesting, characters who ever lived was Enoch. He is one of only...
Handfuls Of Purpose
“And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not” (Ruth 2:16). This verse contains the unusual instruction of Boaz...
The Subjected Creation
“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath subjected the same in hope” (Romans 8:20). Every creature of God that is—everything created...
Be Ye Separate
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,...
Choose Life
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19)....
The Arm Of The Lord
“The LORD hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God” (Isaiah 52:10).
The human arm is often used in...
The Elect Lady
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth” (II John 1). The Greek word for “lady” (kuria)...
Made Sin For Us
“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight” (Psalm 51:4). The Lord Jesus taught that the Scriptures of the Old Testament testified about Him (John 5:39)....
Waxing Old, Like A Garment
“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture...
Scattered Abroad
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word” (Acts 8:4). God has given two great commissions to His people, both of which would require worldwide effort...
The Righteous Cut Off
“Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the righteous cut off?” (Job 4:7). The thought of the Messiah suffering and dying on a cross has been a stumbling...
Spiritual Entropy
“I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?” (I Corinthians 6:5).
The word for “shame”...
Face To Face
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” (I Corinthians 13:12). “One day at a time”...
By Many Or By Few
“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to...
Lineage Of The Savior
“And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ” (Matthew 1:16).
The lineage of Jesus Christ was remarkably prophesied, stage by stage, from...
Follow Me
“And He saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed Him” (Matthew 4:19,20). It was not unusual for a man with a political...
Hereby Know
“Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit” (I John 4:13). It is surprising to note that this phrase, “hereby know,” occurs...
The Sin Of Pride
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up” (James 4:10). The sin of pride is the most basic of all sins because it was the primeval sin of Satan which led him...
The Faithful Lord
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil” (II Thessalonians 3:3). The Lord Jesus Christ has many wonderful attributes, not the least of which is His...
Boldness In The Holy Place
“Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus” (Hebrews 10:19). In the ancient tabernacle only the High Priest was allowed to enter the “holy...
Forsake And Follow
“Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him” (Luke 5:10,11). Perhaps we take too lightly the fact...
Christ The Foundation
“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 3:11). The only sure and lasting foundation, for either a Christian institution or an...
The Lord Is
“The LORD is my light and my salvation” (Psalm 27:1). The Lord is many things. He is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and immutable. He is absolutely holy, and just, as well as merciful,...
Tasting Heaven On Earth
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead,...
Sowing Continually
“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good” (Ecclesiastes 11:6)....
Preached In All Creation
“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof...
The Trinity In Salvation
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (Hebrews 9:14)....
Ichabod
“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband” (I Samuel 4:21). Many...
Spiritual Anarchy
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25). This is the last verse of the Book of Judges, describing in a nutshell the...
Your Appointment
“Because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom He hath ordained” (Acts 17:31). Have you ever had fixed upon the calendar an appointment...
Spoiling Traditions
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” (Colossians 2:8). Being on guard...
The Furtherance Of The Gospel
“"But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel” (Philippians 1:12). The infrequently used...
Hints Of Redemption
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise His heel” (Genesis 3:15). When Adam and Eve rebelled...
The Gardens Of The Lord
“When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which He entered, and His disciples” (John 18:1).
As Jesus, after...
Assembling Together
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25). This verse...
The Awful Cry From The Cross
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” (Psalm 22:1).
This is the first verse in Psalm 22, surely one of the...
Without The Shedding Of Blood
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22). It is strange that so many people object to the Biblical doctrine...
The Family Of A Disciple
“Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the...
Secret Faults Vs. Presumptuous Sins
“Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression”...
What Sort Of Work
“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is” (I Corinthians 3:13)....
Branches Of Palm Trees
“And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.” (Mark 11:8). The account of the “triumphant entry” of the...
Be Instant
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine” (II Timothy 4:2). Paul’s “charge” to young Timothy,...
The Lord’s Controversies
“Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with His people, and He will plead with Israel” (Micah 6:2)....
Preservation
“Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast” (Psalm 36:6).
Preservation is a term used to describe God’s...
The Power In Us
“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). This amazing assurance of God’s...
The Father Of Glory
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (Ephesians 1:17). This is one of Paul’s...
He Counted Me Faithful
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (I Timothy 1:12). The testimony of a changed life is perhaps...
Wise In Your Own Conceit
“Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits” (Romans 12:16).
This biting phrase, so aptly descriptive...
From Disciples To Brethren
“Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God”...
Jostling Chariots And Judgment
“The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings” (Nahum 2:4). This strange...
Cleopas
“And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto Him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?” (Luke 24:18)....
God
“For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them,...
The Believer’s Source Of Peace
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). If we have experienced peace with God (Romans 5:1), we...
Delight In The Will Of God
“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart” (Psalm 40:8).
This remarkable testimony of David is actually also a Messianic prophecy, fulfilled completely...
The Redeemed Of The Lord
“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Psalm 107:2).
This hymn of praise for God’s providence centers around four examples of...
The Glorious Gospel
“According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust” (I Timothy 1:11). In the opening chapter of Paul’s first letter to Timothy, his “son...
The Works Of The Lord
“Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation” (Psalm 111:1). The first phrase of this majestic psalm of praise,...
The Same Mind
“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same...
Because He Prayed
“Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria. . . . I will defend this...
The Linen Clothes
“Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury” (John 19:40). The Jews of Jesus’ day prepared bodies for burial...
Lazarus And The Rich Man
“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried” (Luke 16:22). Many scholars believe that the...
Spirit, Soul, Body
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Thessalonians 5:23)....
In-Law or Outlaw?
“To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law” (I Corinthians 9:21).
The...
God’s Immediate Presence
“And He said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest” (Exodus 33:14). Moses was greatly concerned over the heavy responsibility of leading the nation of Israel into...
Like A Wave Of The Sea
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally. . . . But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven...
The Promise Of Liberty
“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage” (II Peter 2:19). This chapter...
The Spirit And The Word
“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” (Romans 8:9). As we see...
Things We Cannot Do Without
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” (James 2:20). There are many things in life we can well do without, but there are at least seven things a Christian...
The Christian’s Lifestyle: Our Relationships
“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:21). Our calling is to walk worthy. Our gifts are perfect and complete. Our behavior is changed by the new man....
The Christian's Lifestyle: Our Control
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18).
Two factors need to be identified with this verse: First, the immediately preceding context...
The Christian’s Lifestyle: Our Wisdom
“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:17).
The wherefore is preceded by the command: “walk as children of light” (Ephesians...
The Christian’s Lifestyle: Our Behavior
“This I say . . . that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk” (Ephesians 4:17). This succinct command quickly is followed by a sweeping description of the impotent mind...
The Christian’s Lifestyle: Our Gifts
“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ” (Ephesians 4:7). The grace that is given (Greek, charis) is a distribution by the Holy Spirit of...
The Christian’s Lifestyle: Our Calling
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (Ephesians 4:1).
As Christians, we are called “out of darkness...
Ever Onward
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17). Steady advancement in the Christian life is a sure...
The Resurrection And The Believer
“And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence” (Colossians 1:18). The resurrection of...
The Builder Of The House
“He who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house. For every house is builded by some man; but He that built all things is God” (Hebrews 3:3,4). Perhaps the single greatest...
Walking In Truth
“I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father” (II John 4). This beautiful metaphor, “walking in truth,”...
A Test For False Prophets
“Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear Him, and keep His commandments, and obey His voice, and ye shall serve Him, and cleave unto Him” (Deuteronomy 13:4).
Our text for today...
Where Are The Nine?
“And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” (Luke 17:17). Ten lepers, hopeless and incurable, had come to Jesus, begging for His help, and He had miraculously...
Ancient Times
“I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times” (Psalm 77:5).
The Bible provides for us a fascinating perspective on the passage of time. Three thousand years ago, the...
Action Verbs
“Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them to your...
Christ The King
“But His citizens hated Him, and sent a message after Him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us” (Luke 19:14). In this parable, the nobleman who had gone into a far country...
Joy In The Christian Life
“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full” (John 15:11). The word “fun” is never mentioned in the Bible, and “entertain”...
A First
“It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us: If we believe not, yet He abideth...
Cain And Abel
“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And...
The Ordinances Of Men
“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers,...
The Finished Work
“They shall come, and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that He hath done this” (Psalm 22:31). This is the last verse of Psalm 22, the marvelous prophecy...
Arrows In The Hand
“As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth” (Psalm 127:4).
This is the central verse in the 101 verses contained in a remarkable group of fifteen psalms...
Three Trees
“Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice” (Psalm 96:12). It has been said that all of creation points upward toward its Creator,...
The Battle For Purity
“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 2:19)....
Precious Treasures
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth . . .” (I Peter 1:7). Precious—“Of great price, costly, valuable, very dear,...
A Good Name
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
It seems odd at first that Solomon would link these two maxims...
Gospel By Revelation
“But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:11,12)....
God’s R.O.I.
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body,...
And Forty Nights
“And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights” (Genesis 7:12). There are nine forty-day periods in Scripture, but on only five of these the notation, “and forty nights,”...
Forty Days
“To whom also He showed 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)....
Born To Die
“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Especially as noted in the Gospel of John, Christ identified...
The Prophetic Christ
“Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me” (Psalm 40:7).
Throughout the Old Testament there are wonderful prophecies of Christ, covering His earthly life. Some of these...
Blessed Assurance
“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever” (Isaiah 32:17). As expressed in the old gospel hymn, the “blessed...
Man and His Labor
“Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening” (Psalm 104:23).
The 104th psalm is a beautiful psalm of creation and the flood, supplemented by God’s providential...
Judgment Is Coming
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God” (Romans 14:12).
There is only one thing that is absolutely sure to happen to every person—everyone will have to face...
Ye Or Thee
“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly” (Matthew 6:6)....
At Ease Or At War
“And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?” (Numbers 32:6). Just as the children of Israel were ready...
The Removal Of Sin
“And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more” (Hebrews 10:17). In contrast to the Old Testament’s yearly remembrance of sin, the New Testament believer’s sin is forever...
His Word Is With Power
“And they were astonished at His doctrine: for His word was with power” (Luke 4:32).
God’s words, whether spoken by Jesus or written in Scripture, are indeed full of power, and...
Revenge
“Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work” (Proverbs 24:29). When one has been injured in word or deed by someone else, especially...
The Aroma
“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 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”...
Mourning His Coming
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great...
Why Jesus Spoke In Parables
“And He said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand” (Luke 8:10)....
Progress Towards Holiness
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark...
These Are Written
“And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God;...
Bearing The Cross
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:27).
Bearing one’s cross means something quite different from bearing the ordinary burdens...
Joint Heirs With Christ
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that...
The Word Of The King
“Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?” (Ecclesiastes 8:4). Perhaps the arch-type of absolute monarchs was Babylonia’s King Nebuchadnezzar,...
Our Skillful Creator
“And his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean” (II Kings 5:14). Many evolutionists, wittingly or unwittingly, impugn the character of the Creator...
David’s Army
“David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress,...
The Settled Word
“For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89). There are yet quite a number of unsettled controversies among Bible scholars as to the original text of certain passages...
Why Judas?
“Ye are clean, but not all. For He knew who should betray Him; therefore said He, ye are not all clean” (John 13:10,11). Our Lord did not make a terrible mistake in selecting Judas to...
The Pierced Ear
“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...
Power In The Ark
“And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again” (I Samuel 5:3)....
David And The Attributes Of God
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me” (Psalm 139:1).
In Psalm 139 David understood the three doctrinal truths concerning God’s omniscience (all knowing), omnipresence (all...
The Fear Of The Lord
“And unto man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding” (Job 28:28).
This key phrase, “the fear of the LORD (Yahweh) occurs...
A Little Folly
“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor” (Ecclesiastes 10:1). It is often...
Statement Of Christ’s Purpose
“For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15). Schools, businesses, and institutions are all well advised to develop and live by a “statement...
The New Heavens And New Earth
“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind” (Isaiah 65:17). There is a glorious future awaiting the redeemed. Although...
The Terror Of The Lord
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences” (II Corinthians 5:11).
The...
In The Spirit
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). When a person accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, believing on Him as the Son of God and Personal Redeemer,...
God, Save Us
“And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?” (Isaiah 36:4).
Hezekiah had a visitor...
The Unmuzzled Ox
“Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn” (Deuteronomy 25:4). This Mosaic regulation would seem rather insignificant, except that it is quoted twice in the New Testament....
Wisdom And Prudence
“At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes” (Matthew 11:25)....
Lean Not
“For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water” (Isaiah 3:1).
Isaiah...
The Beginning Of The Year
“A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year” (Deuteronomy 11:12).
This phrase,...
The Watchful Christian
"But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. . . . And...
Six Slippery Steps To Sin
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also...
Four “be’s” Of Christian Awareness
“This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance” (II Peter 3:1). It is extremely important in these last days to...
The Flesh Of A Little Child
“Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean” (II Kings 5:14)....
The Godhead
“For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9). The term “Godhead” occurs three times in the King James translation. Each time it translates a slightly...
When The Angels Worshiped Christ
“And again, when He bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him” (Hebrews 1:6). Jesus Christ is “the only begotten Son, which...
Why Christ Came
“Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart” (Psalm 40:7,8).
Although these words were written...
God's Son In The Old Testament
“I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee” (Psalm 2:7).
There are many today (especially Muslims, Jews, and Christian “liberals”)...
Good News/bad News
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy” (Matthew 2:10). The familiar story of Herod and the wise men illustrates how news of the person and work of the Lord Jesus...
He Who Made The Stars
“Seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out...
Beginning Right
“And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel” (I Kings 22:41).
During the period when the Jewish nation was split into two...
He Shall Never See Death
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death” (John 8:51). This passage has been a difficult one for commentators. Most would interpret it to mean...
The Camels Are Coming
“And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming” (Genesis 24:63). At first glance, this might seem...
Seeking Signs
“An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s...
The Way Of Cain
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain” (Proverbs 25:14).
Cain initially was a religious man, evidently proud of his achievements as a “tiller...
By Any Means
“And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete,...
Stir Up
“Yes, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance” (II Peter 1:13). It is apparently rather easy, in this day of football games,...
Exhorting One Another
“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin” (Hebrews 3:13). The fascinating word rendered “exhort”...
The True God And Eternal Life
“And we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life” (I John 5:20). That the Apostle John is applying the title, “the true God,”...
Mephibosheth
“And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came...
The Payment Of A Ransom
“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us” (Hebrews 9:12). To purchase a slave on...
Bought Out Of Bondage
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree” (Galatians 3:13). Of the three Greek words...
Bought With A Price
“Ye are bought with a price; be not ye servants of men” (I Corinthians 7:23). There are three Greek words which are translated as “bought” or “redeemed” in English....
One For Many
“Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea . . . for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you” (Jonah 1:12). Though Jonah was willing to give his life (“cast...
A Time To Die
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted” (Ecclesiastes 3:1,2)....
Hallelujah
“Sing unto God, sing praises to His name: extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name JAH, and rejoice before Him” (Psalm 68:4).
The name JAH, by which this verse exhorts us to...
A Bondslave And A Freeman
“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God” (Romans 1:1). Paul identified himself as a “servant [literally, ‘bondslave’]...
Sifted
“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen...
Death In The Pot
“So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat...
Decently And In Order
“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (I Timothy 3:15)....
In Support Of The Ministry
“Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel” (I Corinthians 9:14).
This verse tells us that God has actually enacted an “ordinance”...
The Golden Sceptre
“And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther...
Working By Faith
“So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first” (Matthew 20:8). This parable...
Him That Cometh To Me
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). In this verse and the verses to follow, we find Christ using a marvelous...
The Pattern In The Mount
“And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed thee in the mount” (Exodus 25:40). Nothing that God does is capricious or accidental. A remarkable object lesson of...
God Is Able
“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 Bible portrays God as omnipotent—all...
Shadows Of His Presence
“And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land” (Isaiah 32:2). In...
Being Thankful For Grace
“Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound” (Romans 5:20).
This is the day which Americans set aside to reflect on the...
The Hallelujah Psalms
“Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul” (Psalm 146:1).
The last five psalms in the wonderful Book of Psalms (Psalms 146–150) comprise what might be considered a great...
Christian Music
“And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD” (Psalm 40:3).
Over fifty times in the Bible the phrase “sing...
Praise Of The Generations
“That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children” (Psalm 78:6).
Each generation of people tends...
That Goodly Mountain
“And I besought the LORD at that time, saying, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according...
Everything We Need
“According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (II Peter 1:3)....
God’s Presence In Flood And Flame
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame...
On Raising Children
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). A popular book on raising children says, “Everyone,...
Jesus And The Charge Of Blasphemy
“Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death” (Mark 14:64). There are today many liberal theologians who profess to be Christians, but...
Help In Time Of Need
“Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 124:8).
On the front page of the Gideon Bible, found in almost every hotel room, is a list of Scripture verses...
Blessed Are The Dead
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do...
Witnesses Of The Trinity
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8). In this passage we see, perhaps, a hint of the triune...
He Shall Speak Peace
“And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and He shall speak peace unto the heathen: and His dominion shall be from sea even...
A Matter Of Life And Death
“For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given the Son to have life in Himself” (John 5:26). The Hebrew verb, bara, translated as “created” in the first chapter of...
The Peace Of Christ
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27). The peace of Christ...
The King Of Glory
“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully”...
The Election Of God
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God” (I Thessalonians 1:4). As important as our national and local election processes may be (and we are commanded to pray for those in...
Watching For Christ’s Return
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. . . . Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh” (Matthew 24:42,44)....
Humility
“He riseth from supper, and laid aside His garments; and took a towel, and girded Himself. . . . and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He...
Root Of Bitterness
“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled” (Hebrews 12:15). Bitterness and a bitter spirit...
Rest Only In Christ
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled...
Abel’s Timely Testimony
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh” (Hebrews 11:4)....
Laughing or Weeping
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better” (Ecclesiastes 7:2).
People like to be made to laugh, and many professional comics make...
The Mystery Of Darkness
“And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever” (Revelation 22:5).
The...
Beware Of Balaam
“O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD” (Micah 6:5)....
Both Together
“And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together” (Genesis 22:6). The...
The Master’s Questions
“From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, will ye also go away?” (John 6:66,67). During the early life of the Lord...
The Mercy Seat
“And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above...
Take Heed Therefore
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28)....
The Queen Of Sheba
“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions” (I Kings 10:1).
A thousand years after the...
God And The Nations
“Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, He taketh up the isles as a very little thing” (Isaiah 40:15).
God has a divine...
Altar Building
“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him” (Genesis 12:7). This is the first...
Immortality Or Resurrection
“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen” (I Timothy 6:16)....
God Never Sleeps
“Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Psalm 121:4).
The Christian today is on a pilgrimage to the heavenly Jerusalem. As he travels, he can rely upon three...
The Christian’s Partnership
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).
Prior to salvation, we are called “aliens...
The Christian’s Parentage
“And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1).
There are three descriptions of what we were prior to God’s work in us, as described in the second...
The Christian’s Power
“. . . the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe . . .” (Ephesians 1:19).
The power of the triune Creator, as displayed in the resurrection of Christ,...
The Christian’s Possibilities
“. . . may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened . . .” (Ephesians 1:17,18). The...
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