Archive of Days of Praise Articles
God’s Singing Presence
“For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure,...
Abiding Words
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7). In order for the words of the Lord really to abide in us, it seems...
Jesus Christ Or Christ Jesus
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). The doctrine of verbal inspiration implies that not only are the...
Not Many Wise Men
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called” (I Corinthians 1:26). For the most part, the rich and...
Worship Of Idols And Demons
“They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not” (Deuteronomy 32:17).
This terrible indictment was...
His Way--my Way--perfect
“As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him. For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? It is God that girdeth...
Priscilla And Aquila
“And (Apollos) began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly” (Acts 18:26)....
Reasonable Service
“I beseech you therefore . . . by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to...
Beer
“Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered” (Genesis 16:14).
This unusual name for a well means “well of the living one who sees me.”...
Prayer Of The Whole Heart
“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:12,13)....
Immediate Results
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now” (Romans 8:22). Sometimes we don’t get to see the results of our work or choices soon enough...
The Spiritual Senses
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him” (Psalm 34:8).
Frequently, Scripture uses our five physical senses in a figurative way to help us comprehend...
Accepted In The Beloved
“To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:6). This wonderful verse assures that all who have been saved by God’s grace...
Working No Ill To Preborn
“Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:10). The claim has been made that the New Testament is silent on the subject of abortion,...
The God Who Saves
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower” (Psalm 18:2). What a testimony...
Casting Lots
“And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles” (Acts 1:26). This is the only instance in the New Testament where Christians...
The Message Of The Old Testament
“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:22).
Ever since sin entered into God’s created world, His message to...
The Judging Spirit Of God
“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years” (Genesis 6:3). This is a difficult verse,...
The Whole Heart
“I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee” (Psalm 138:1).
When we sing or testify of our praise to God, it should not be perfunctory praise...
Zechariah And Christ’s
“. . . for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the...
The Joy Of Reconciliation
“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement” (Romans 5:11).The Greek word for “atonement” in this verse...
The Joy Of Reconciliation
“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement” (Romans 5:11).
The Greek word for “atonement” in this...
Marital Problems
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him” (Colossians 3:17). Marriage has always had a high place—a...
The Secret Of The Lord
“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and He will shew them His covenant” (Psalm 25:14).
This is an amazing promise. The word for “secret” means the “inner...
Jesus Christ Is Lord
“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:11). Throughout the New Testament, we find there are three names in primary...
Stunted Growth In Carnal Christians
“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear...
The Virtue Of Having Enemies
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets” (Luke 6:26). It is no compliment to say about a Christian that he has no enemies, for...
Paths Of The Seas
“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee” (Job 12:8). Matthew Maury served as a U.S. naval officer before suffering an injury...
When The Boughs Break
“When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore He that made them will not have mercy on them,...
Watchman Of Our Words
“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties”...
The Indwelling Holy Spirit
“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). Note that...
Our “why?” Questions
“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?” (Romans 9:20). Every believer goes through difficult...
Mercy And Truth
“Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Psalm 85:10). The words “mercy” (Hebrew, checed, also often translated by “kindness,”...
The Secret Things
“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law” (Deuteronomy 29:29)....
The Outward Appearance
“Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s”...
Our Weekly Day Of Rest And Worship
“And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded...
Can God?
“Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?” (Psalm 78:19). The Bible dramatically states that God can do anything. “For with God nothing shall...
How Can Things Invisible Be
“For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse”...
Death By Sin
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12). This very important verse conveys several...
Israel’s Confession Of
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might” (Deuteronomy 6:4,5).
As stated...
Demonic Discouragement
“Behold, He put no trust in His servants; and His angels He charged with folly: How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”...
Long Enough
“And the LORD spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward” (Deuteronomy 2:2,3). This was the second time God had to rebuke Israel for staying...
Things Worth Knowing
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” (I John 3:2)....
The Oracles Of God
“Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?” (Romans 3:2,3)....
The Proverbial Tongue
“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise” (Proverbs 10:19). The Book of Proverbs has much wise counsel concerning the use of the tongue....
The "Shall Nots" of John's Gospel
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
There are many wonderful promises...
Victory Verbs
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,...
After The Flood
“Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth” (Job 12:15). The great flood of the Bible was such a traumatic global cataclysm...
Christ The Son Of God
“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:4). The opening verses of Paul’s epistle to the Romans...
Submission
“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:21). Normally in today’s world we are told to strive for the top. Desire to be “Number 1” overshadows...
The Trumpet Of God
“And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice” (Exodus 19:19). This is the first reference to trumpets in the...
The Beginning Of Months
“This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Exodus 12:2).
When the children of Israel came out of Egypt, not only was their manner...
How Many Days?
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).
This admonition is from the great psalm written by Moses as he was about to finish his long...
Instruction Contrary To Knowledge
“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge” (Proverbs 19:27).
One of the saddest realities in the modern world is that many of the leaders...
Job And Adam
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom” (Job 31:33).
The patriarch Job lived long before Moses and the writing of the Pentateuch, yet he knew about...
The Father Of Spirits
“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?” (Hebrews 12:9)....
Jehovah
“And, thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands” (Hebrews 1:10).
The primary name for God in Scripture is the majestic...
I Corinthians 13
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love” (I John 4:8).
True love, God’s kind of love, is defined in the great love chapter, I Corinthians 13. Thus, it is...
Shepherds In The Field
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night” (Luke 2:8). The date of Christ’s birth, as observed in the western world,...
Why Jesus Came Down From Heaven
“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven” (John 3:13). At the Christmas season, even the secular world makes much...
Opening The Ear
“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required” (Psalm 40:6).
That Psalm 40 is primarily a Messianic...
The Prepared Body
“Wherefore when He cometh into the world, He saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me” (Hebrews 10:5). The author of Hebrews had just pointed out...
God's Quickenings
“Quicken thou me according to thy word” (Psalm 119:25).
God’s word is the ultimate source of quickening for the believer. The theme of Psalm 119 is the word of God. Eleven times...
Atonement
“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch” (Genesis 6:14). It may be surprising to learn that God’s instructions...
The Watchers
“I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven” (Daniel 4:13). It is only in this chapter of Daniel (see also verses 17 and...
In The Midst
“And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you” (John 20:26). Jesus,...
Spiritual Genetics
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham;...
He
“And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy endureth for ever” (I Chronicles 16:41)....
Here A Little, There A Little
“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little” (Isaiah 28:10).
The setting of this unusual passage is most...
Christ The King
“Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (I Timothy 6:15). Of the many descriptive titles of the Lord Jesus...
Speak To The Rock
“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). Not long after the people...
Bruising The Devil
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen” (Romans 16:20).
This is an intriguing promise, suggesting that...
Gospel Apologetics
“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace”...
The Soul Exchange
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:36,37). The lives of many people revolve...
The Spiritual Rock
“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ” (I Corinthians 10:4). One of the most amazing miracles...
Who’s Rich?
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition” (I Timothy 6:9). When it comes...
Remember
“Yea, 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).
“Remember the Alamo!” was the battle cry which...
Never Too Late
“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:42,43)....
Spiritual Detours
“There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea” (Deuteronomy 1:2).
Detours, when we get off the main road, can be frustrating and time consuming....
Sowing And Sleeping
“So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption” (I Corinthians 15:42). When a believer’s soul and spirit leave the body and...
Peace Initiative
“And if the Son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again” (Luke 10:6).
Christ sent His seventy disciples out to witness “into every...
A Little Flock
“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). The world tends to measure success by size, and this seems generally true in...
The Holy One Of Israel
“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: And the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel”...
Buried With Him
“Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death, that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4)....
When . . . Then
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations” (Deuteronomy 7:9)....
His Own Place
“And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by...
The Living Savior
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9). There is a popular...
Complaints
“Then Job answered and said, Even today is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning” (Job 23:1,2). In the Old Testament there are only three notables who used the word...
Remember His Benefits
“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits” (Psalm 103:2).
The benefits of the Lord are, indeed, great and marvelous, and it would be an act of ingratitude not to remember...
Reach Out
“Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints” (Philemon 5). Here Paul is writing to a beloved Christian brother, Philemon. It is a message...
Flesh And Bones
“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have” (Luke 24:39). One of the speculations of modern liberals...
It Is Well With My Soul
“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul” (Psalm 66:16). The Bible clearly teaches that “the soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezekiel...
Preaching The Resurrection
“And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all” (Acts 4:33). There are multitudes today who believe that Christ’s...
Pleasures At God’s Right Hand
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Psalm 16:11).
The 16th Psalm contains the Bible’s first...
Love Or Lust
“My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: that thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge” (Proverbs 5:1,2). The entire fifth chapter...
The Living Word
“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 great verse...
The Fire Of God’s Judgment
“For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 4:24; also, Hebrews 12:29). God uses His fire either to purify and cleanse the believer (blessing) or to...
The Honest Apostles
“(We) have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s...
On His Side
“Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God He shall fight for you” (Deuteronomy 3:22).
As the people of Israel stood on the banks of the Jordan River facing the Promised Land, they...
A Song In The Darkest Night
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26).
Here is a verse which surpasses all understanding, for it tells how our Savior joined in singing...
The Firstborn Of Every Creature
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature” (Colossians 1:15). A widespread cultic heresy based on this verse claims that Jesus Christ was not eternal, but...
To End All Wars
“And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against...
The Suffering And The Glory
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (I Peter 5:10)....
The Blindness Of Israel
“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded” (Romans 11:7). One of the saddest aspects of our world is...
Reclaiming Dinosaurs For Jesus
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee. . . . He moveth his tail like a cedar. . . . His bones are like bars of iron” (Job 40:15,17,18). Every creature that was...
Not This Man
“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber” (John 18:40). Unfortunately, this is the attitude of every generation toward its Creator and...
Glory And Thanks
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful” (Romans 1:21).
There were at least two distinct times in the history of mankind when every living...
When Messiah Came
“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the...
Touch Not Mine Anointed
“And (David) said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD”...
Choose You A Man
“And he [Goliath] stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose you a man...
Deception—a Step To Death
“And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul” (I Samuel 28:12).
It was the night...
Principalities And Powers
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it” (Colossians 2:15). Although they are invisible to us, there does exist a great...
Captain Of Our Courage
“And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed” (Deuteronomy 31:8).
In the closing...
Be Sure
“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23). Most things in this life are uncertain; nevertheless, there...
What The Creator Requires
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all...
The Price Of Sparrows
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your father” (Matthew 10:29). This fascinating bit of first-century pricing information,...
Reporting On The Parables
“And He began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winevat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and...
Continual Christian Living
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of” (II Timothy 3:14).
Christianity is not to be a hit-and-miss, start-and-stop affair. One of the...
The Origin And Destiny Of Nations
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it” (Revelation 21:24). This somewhat enigmatic verse...
Living In The Real World
“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind” (Isaiah 65:17). People often think they are being practical when they place...
Settle It
“Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist”...
Breaking Bread
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body” (Matthew 26:26).
This is the first of twelve...
A Matter Of Loyalty
“And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him” (I Samuel 10:26,27)....
Seven Mountains
“His foundation is in the holy mountains” (Psalm 87:1).
It is fascinating to study God’s selection of several key mountains to mark key events in human history. Mount Ararat was...
The Transfiguration
“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: And His face did shine as the sun, and His...
Moses And Elijah
“And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem” (Luke 9:30,31).
This...
The Limited Knowledge Of Jesus
“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father” (Mark 13:32). This verse has always been difficult to understand....
The Unperfect Substance
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them” (Psalm 139:16)....
David’s Bedside Command
“So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David” (I Kings 2:10).
About 1000 B.C., King David, second ruler over the unified nation of Israel, died in his capital...
One God
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4).
This great verse has been recited countless times by Israelites down through the centuries, setting forth their distinctive...
The Uttermost Parts Of The Earth
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession” (Psalm 2:8).
This colorful and comprehensive phrase, usually...
The Daily Cross
“And He said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23). This same conversation and challenge is also recorded...
All Rights Reserved
“And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand” (I Samuel 25:33).
Abigail was...
Fear Of Witnessing
“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus” (Acts 4:18).
Every Christian knows that he or she should witness for Christ, but most are...
Rejection At Home
“But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house” (Mark 6:4).
A town will give great honor to a “hometown...
With My Whole Heart
“With my whole heart have I sought thee” (Psalm 119:10).
The heart is that which thinks, wills, feels, and acts. It is the seat of our intellect and our emotions. If the Lord is in control...
With Christ
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:2,3).
The apostle Paul, looking forward to the...
Jesus The Bible Teacher
“And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in...
Allegories In Scripture
“Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the Mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar” (Galatians 4:24). This verse is often used as a...
The Higher Ways
“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). God’s thoughts and ways are by no means equivalent...
Epaphras
“There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus” (Philemon 23). The few bits of information we can glean about Epaphras make us want to learn more. Not only did Paul call...
Confirmation Of The Gospel
“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace”...
Quoth The Dove, “forevermore”
“I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death ” (Revelation 1:18). A familiar American poem by Edgar Allan Poe...
Creation And The Constellations
“Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south” (Job 9:8,9).
The Book of Job is...
All Things Well
“And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: He maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak” (Mark 7:37). Jesus indeed “hath done all things...
Finished
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. . . . And He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made” (Genesis 2:1). It is arresting...
The Living And The Written Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). The Holy Scriptures and the person of our Lord Jesus Christ are so inseparably bound together,...
Our Ministry To Angels
“To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God” (Ephesians 3:10). There is “an innumerable company...
Neither Wine Nor Strong Drink
“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)....
Good Is The Word Of The Lord
“Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? And from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from...
Prophets From The Beginning
“That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between...
Outward Appearances
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance,...
The “oh” Of 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). In verses one through five of this psalm, David relates his bitter and fearful experience....
Treasure In Heaven
“Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth” (Luke 12:33)....
Children In Heaven
“And (David) said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I...
The Elect Of God
“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth” (Romans 8:33). The doctrine of election is a key doctrine of Scripture, but it is also controversial,...
Whosoever Will
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17)....
A Model Church
“Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father” (I Thessalonians 1:3). Paul...
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 57:11). How tragic...
The Wonderful Angel
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?” (Judges 13:18).
This intriguing encounter occurred during one of Israel’s periods...
Father Of Believers
“And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6).
The key New Testament doctrine of imputed righteousness, received through saving faith in the...
Bearing Our Own Burden
“But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden” (Galatians 6:4,5). Every Christian...
The First Day Of The Week
“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight” (Acts 20:7)....
Prophecy
“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him” (Deuteronomy 18:18)....
Many Books
“And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh” (Ecclesiastes 12:12).
It seems amazing, at first, that...
The Golden Rule
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12).
This command of Christ is the famous...
Adam’s Rib
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made...
A Mighty Man
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor” (Judges 6:12).
Gideon was not a very promising leader to all outward...
Better And An Enduring Substance
“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:36).
As Christians, we have certain heavenly possessions, and this...
Thou Hast Made Me Glad
“For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands” (Psalm 92:4).
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises...
Four Fervent Things
“Fervent in spirit; serving the Lord” (Romans 12:11).
The word “fervent” or “fervency” is found only eight times in the word of God, all in the New Testament....
Salvation In The Spirit
“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5).
Nicodemus was confused that night when...
Witness
“My manner of life from my youth, which was at first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify” (Acts 26:4,5).
The...
The Prayer Of Moses
“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14). This majestic yet reflective psalm is the oldest of all psalms. The superscript of the...
Teachers And Soldiers
“And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will” (II Timothy 2:26).
We are in a great battle for the minds of young...
Full
“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people” (Genesis 25:8). With the words of our text, Abraham ended a...
When Is Less More?
“Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him” (II Chronicles 32:7)....
Creation In Praise Of God
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands” (Isaiah 55:12)....
Obedience And Righteousness
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Romans 5:19). Certainly the focal point of all history and the...
Keeping And Avoiding
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called” (I Timothy 6:20).
Note that there are contained...
Faithful Sayings
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” (I Timothy 1:15).
The adjective “faithful”...
Jots And Tittles
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16). Concerning Scripture,...
Vain Repetitions
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking” (Matthew 6:7).
This command of Christ is an important...
An Honest Witness
“For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and...
The Eternal Flame
“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out” (Leviticus 6:13). The so-called “eternal flame” at the tomb of former President John Kennedy will surely...
Some Biblical Details
“It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus” (Luke 1:3). God used Luke to chronicle...
He Knows
“I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first” (Revelation 2:19). Seven times in the letters to His seven...
Watchful Sobriety
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (I Peter 5:8).
Several words are used in Scripture to imply...
Teaching Children
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). This verse does not mean that if parents teach their children the Biblical way...
Og, King Of Bashan
“And Og the king of Bashan: for His mercy endureth for ever” (Psalm 136:20).
The Lord Jesus likely meditated on and sang Psalm 136 during His earthly walk. It praises God for great wonders...
Continue
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them” (II Timothy 3:14).
This encouraging exhortation by the...
Italians And Israelites
“Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you” (Hebrews 13:24). The unknown author of the book of Hebrews (possibly the apostle Paul) was apparently...
The Prayer Of Nehemiah
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). Nehemiah is a great Old Testament illustration of this New Testament promise. He was a man of fervent prayer,...
Those Who Pass By
“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of His fierce anger”...
Scriptural Soul
“Of His own will begat He us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures” (James 1:18). Scriptural soul-winning is soul-winning based on the Scriptures...
Thanksgiving And Prayer
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers” (I Thessalonians 1:2).
Thanksgiving and prayer are inseparably joined together in the Scriptures....
Fringe Issues
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient” (II Timothy 2:24). One of the plagues of modern-day Christendom is that many take...
Renovation For God
“Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it” (Judges 6:30)....
Degrees Of Punishment
“But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you” (Matthew 11:22). The subject of eternal hell is so repugnant to the modern ungodly...
Salvation, A Gift From God
“As thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given Him” (John 17:2). If we trust Jesus for salvation, we can take no credit ourselves....
Divine Logistics
“And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy...
The Trinity In Ephesians
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all”...
The Lord Is Thy Keeper
“The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. . . . The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore” (Psalm 121:5,8)....
Keep Alive Thy Work
“O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy” (Habakkuk 3:2). Habakkuk...
Science…true And False
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and...
Origin Of The Races
“These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood” (Genesis 10:32). This is the...
Life In The Blood
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul” (Leviticus 17:11)....
How To Keep From Falling
“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” (Psalm 56:13).
Once a person receives...
A World Of Books
“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen”...
True Education
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which...
Unto Him That Is Able
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 24).
There are three wonderful doxologies in three...
Points Of Decision
“Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God” (Jeremiah 42:6)....
Mind Control
“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...
The Urgency Of Salvation
“For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (II Corinthians 6:2)....
Cursed Or Blessed
“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD” (Jeremiah 17:5).
Jeremiah provides for us a striking...
Direct Access
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:5). This is one of the key verses of Scripture for several reasons. In the first place,...
At Ease In Zion
“Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!” (Amos 6:1).
Zion (or Jerusalem)...
Joseph’s Adopted Son
“. . . Espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. . .” (Luke 1:27).
Some wonder how the Lord Jesus could be a descendant of David through Joseph and at the same...
Fainting
“When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD” (Jonah 2:7).
Faint: to be weary, become weak, be consumed, be feeble! Such are the characteristics of those who faint. Certainly...
The Law Of Liberty
“So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty” (James 2:12).
On Independence Day, Americans should give thanks to the Author of liberty that we have been...
He Rides Upon The Heaven
“There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in His excellency on the sky” (Deuteronomy 33:26).
Chapter 33 of Deuteronomy contains the last...
Faithful Stewards
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (I Corinthians 4:2). God’s word reminds us that “every one of us shall give account of himself to God”...
Eight Revivals
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6).
The number “eight” seems commonly to be associated in the Bible with a new beginning,...
Suffering And Helping
“For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ” (II Corinthians 1:5).
We are in constant need of God’s help. We find ourselves...
Biblical Sarcasm
“And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you” (Job 12:1,2). It is remarkable that the Bible, with its great variety of literary forms and numerous...
Poor And Needy
“But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God” (Psalm 40:17).
The church at Laodicea boasted that they were “rich”...
Lack Of 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...
Coming Or Given?
“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).
This promise of the Lord Jesus illustrates the beautiful yet paradoxical...
Adam’s Failure—christ’s Strength
“By the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life” (Romans 5:18). When Adam...
Inspired Words
“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away” (Luke 21:33).
The doctrine of plenary verbal inspiration, wrongly considered antiquated by many modern neo-evangelicals,...
Luck?
“Nevertheless 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). All...
The Lord Christ
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23,24)....
Summer Is Near
“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near” (Mark 13:28). When summer finally comes each year, most people...
Father And Son
“My son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also”...
Dangerous Counterfeits
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (I Thessalonians 5:21).
Human beings are very gullible, and counterfeiting is a profitable occupation for many deceivers. But spiritual...
Another Gospel
“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel...
Matthew The Publican
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed Him” (Matthew 9:9). ...
His Age
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (Romans 13:11). The Apostle Paul wrote these words over...
Our Banner
“We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions” (Psalm 20:5).
Today has been designated as a day to give...
True Compassion
“His compassions fail not” (Lamentations 3:22). Compassion has been defined as showing sorrow, pity, and tenderness toward those in need. The person evidencing true compassion not only...
The Faithful Creator
“Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator” (I Peter 4:19).
This is the only...
This Grace Also
“Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also (II Corinthians 8:7)....
A Marvelous Thing
“The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not from whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes” (John 9:30).
A “marvelous thing”...
Regeneration
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). Perhaps the greatest purpose of Christianity is to take that which is only flesh...
The Sleeper
“Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light” (Ephesians 5:14). The message in our text provides an attention-getting warning to those who claim...
The Blessing Of Prophecy
“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand” (Revelation 1:3).
There seems to...
The Basest Of Men
“This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to...
The Great Physician
“But when Jesus heard that, He said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick” (Matthew 9:12). It almost goes without saying that a person who is seriously...
Preaching The Word
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the Word” (Acts 8:4). Every believer has been called to preach God’s word, not just pastors of churches. When...
A Matter Of Unity
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Psalm 133:1). There are only five places in Scripture where we find the word “unity,” or “unite.”...
Maker And Owner
“I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by My great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me” (Jeremiah 27:5)....
The Center Of The Earth
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her” (Ezekiel 5:5).
It is doubtful that enough was known about...
God's Kingdom
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume...
Pilgrims on the Earth
“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the...
Characteristics Of Co
“I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea” (Romans 16:1). In Romans 16, thirty-five men and women are mentioned by name, all faithful...
Multitudes In Hell
“The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword” (Ezekiel 32:21). The subject...
Heir Of All Things
“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage” (Psalm 16:6).
Psalm 16 is a Messianic psalm, climaxing in the great prophecy of Christ’s resurrection...
Come Forth As Gold
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ”...
The Holy Spirit In The Old Testament
“Then He remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is He that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of His flock? where is He that put His holy Spirit within him?”...
Unto Me
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his maker: but he that honoureth Him hath mercy on the poor” (Proverbs 14:31). Jesus said, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least...
The Third Firmament
“And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above” (Ezekiel 1:22). The English word “firmament”...
Ezekiel—Son Of Man
“And He said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee” (Ezekiel 2:1).
This is the first of more than 90 times in which the prophet Ezekiel is addressed by...
Sins Of The Fathers
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 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 them...
Certain Hope
“Who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil” (Hebrews 6:18,19)....
Christian Metaphors
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). The Christian believer and his characteristics are described in terms of many colorful metaphors in the Bible....
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety” (Psalm4:8).
“I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep.” Our familiar childhood prayer really has...
Memory Marker
“Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers” (Jeremiah 17:22).Jeremiah the “weeping...
Where To Get Counsel
“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory” (Psalm 73:24).
One of the marks of these latter days is a great proliferation of counseling needs and services. Not...
Precious To The Lord
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints” (Psalm 116:15).
Ever since Eden, death has been mankind’s greatest enemy. We do all we can to put it off, spending billions...
Marcus My Son
“The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son” (I Peter 5:13).
Though Peter was married (Mark 1:30; I Corinthians 9:5),...
The Deceitfulness Of Riches
“And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and...
The Wisdom Mine
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?” (Job 28:20).
In one of his monologues, the patriarch Job compares his search for spiritual understanding to man’s...
Self Esteem
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves” (Philippians 2:3). There is a great emphasis these days, even among...
Shadows
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me” (Psalm 23:4). There are at least eighty references in the Bible to shadows—an...
Jesus' Care for His Mother
“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! And from that...
Results Of Witnessing
“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples” (John 15:8).
If any Christian ever becomes discouraged in his witness for Christ, he should remind...
Sufferings
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps” (I Peter 2:21).
Peter’s first epistle, written...
Blood On Our Hands
“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity;...
Publishing The Word
“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it” (Psalm 68:11).
The 68th Psalm prophesies the ascension of Christ. “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast...
Line Upon Line
“The Word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken,...
Cleaning Up
“And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that...
Lovers Of Self
“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy” (II Timothy 3:2).
One of the dangerous teachings...
The Washing Of Regeneration
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost” (Titus 3:5).
The word “washing”...
The First Christian
“He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light” (John 1:8).
Perhaps the least understood and appreciated man in the Bible is the man who was the first Christian soul...
Picking Up Sticks
“And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day” (Numbers 15:32). Many young children play a game called “Pick-up...
Men From Mars
“The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath He given to the children of men” (Psalm 115:16).
Science fiction and star-wars movies have conditioned people...
Adam And The Animals
“And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living...
Be Patient
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh” (James 5:8). Many of us have been looking for the return of the Lord Jesus for a long time. The writer...
Ambassador In Bonds
“The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen” (Colossians 4:18). Paul wrote six epistles from Rome where he was imprisoned during the final years...
The Bible Stands!
“Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever” (Psalm 119:160).
Very few books survive very long. Only a few survive the first printing,...
Understanding The Times
“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their...
Meditation
“Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works” (Psalm 119:27).
The remarkable 119th Psalm, with its 22 eight-verse stanzas, is the unique “song...
Authority And Obedience
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer...
Mistaken Chronology
“Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?” (John 8:57). The response of the Lord Jesus in the very next verse makes it clear that the claim made in our text was wrong....
What “therefore” Is There For
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (I Corinthians 15:58)....
Many Called, Few Chosen
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen” (Matthew 20:16). These words of Christ make it clear that being called by God and being chosen by Him...
His Truth
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of His mercy and His truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s...
The Discerner
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the...
The Great Congregation
“But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which...
Those Who Rule Over You
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation” (Hebrews 13:7). The very idea that...
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