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“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...
Seducing Spirits
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (I Timothy 4:1).
These “latter...
God’s Foundation
“His foundation is in the holy mountains. The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah” (Psalm 87:1–3)....
No Help From The Hills
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help” (Psalm 121:1).
This oft-quoted verse seems to contradict many other verses in Scripture: “Truly in vain is...
Praising God In The Dance
“Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp” (Psalm 149:3). Although conservative Christians have long considered dancing to be a questionable...
Glorifying God’s Unique Son
“These words spake Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee” (John 17:1). These words, spoken by...
The Fellowship Of The Mystery
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 3:9). In...
Least In The Kingdom
“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall...
Pleasing God With Our Walk
“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more” (I Thessalonians 4:1)....
He Is Risen, As He Said
“He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay”(Matthew 28:6) Christ frequently predicted His coming death, but never did He predict His death without...
The Alabaster Box
“And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on...
Twelve Legions Of Angels
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53).
In I Chronicles 27:1–15, David assembled...
Under Sin
“But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe” (Galatians 3:22). The Scriptural doctrine of total depravity...
Our Sins
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:6). As Christ hung on the cross, the Jewish...
Redeemed!
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ,...
To Be Or Not To Be
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself...
This Is The Day
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).
This familiar verse is often quoted, or sung, on the Lord’s Day, or perhaps some other...
Besetting Sin
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that...
The Imperatives Of Redemption
“From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised...
Mind—heart—tongue
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:8). What enters the mind (seat of our intellect) affects the heart (seat of our emotions) and flows from the tongue. It is necessary...
The Way Of Man
“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps” (Jeremiah 10:23).
A Nineteenth-Century poet boasted: “I am the master...
The Writing Of God
“And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables” (Exodus 32:16). In this verse is the first occurrence in the Bible of the word “writing”...
Faith
“And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6).
It may come as a surprise to some that both Old and New Testament believers are justified only...
Silencing Foolish Men
“For it is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men” (I Peter 2:15). The blasphemous diatribes of modern evolutionary humanists against...
Our Reasonable God
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Isaiah 1:18)....
Great And Precious Promises
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust”...
The Divine Search
“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none” (Ezekiel 22:30)
The divine...
Thou Shalt Be Saved!
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” (Acts 16:31) This was Paul’s answer to the trembling jailer’s question: “Sirs,...
The Comfortable Church
“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked” (Revelation 3:17)....
The Rod From Jesse's Stem
“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit...
Only The Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Who is your shepherd? Is it Jesus, the Good Shepherd? Is it the One who knows His sheep by name—the...
Milk Or Meat
“For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses...
To The Looking Glass
“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner...
The Wolf And Lamb Together
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6)....
The Omniscience Of God
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me” (Psalm 139:1) The marvelous 139th Psalm consists of a prayer by King David to his King, the omniscient, omnipresent, holy, Creator God, the King...
The Great Divider
“Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division” (Luke 12:51). From the very beginning, God has been a great divider. On the first day of creation,...
The Scattering Hammer
“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29). One of the most picturesque of the figures used to describe the holy...
Spiking Your Behavior
“And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and His voice will we obey” (Joshua 24:24).
Shortly before his death, Joshua called all the tribes to Shechem where...
Like The Most High
“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High” (Isaiah 14:14). These are two of the “I will’s” of Satan—or Lucifer—as he aspired...
Exceeding Greatness
“And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power” (Ephesians 1:19). There are a number of Scriptural superlatives...
Logical Milk
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (I Peter 2:2). This exhortation is directed to young Christians who have only recently trusted God’s...
When I saw Him
“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last” (Revelation 1:17). Many are so tied to the things...
Fire In The Bones
“Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name. But His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not...
The Powers Of God
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8). In these days of rampant humanism, blatant...
King At The Flood
“The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. The LORD will give strength unto His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace” (Psalm 29:10,11).
There...
With Christ
“For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power” (Colossians 2:9,10). The Book of Colossians begins...
A Nail In A Sure Place
“And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and...
The Dead Are Raised
“And you hath He quickened [made alive], who were dead in trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1).
The Lord promised Abraham, before Isaac’s birth, that his descendants would outnumber...
Acceptable Sacrifices
“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ” (I Peter 2:5).
In the Old Testament...
Magnificent Obsession
“For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more” (I Corinthians 9:19).
In his letter to the Ephesians (4:11–16), Paul...
Pleasantly Full
“For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell” (Colossians 1:19). Oh that we could know what is in Christ so that we could experience His fullness! Scripture tells us...
The Sword
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword” (Matthew 10:34).
The Christian life is a life of war, and the Christian soldier must be a skilled...
Learning By Example
“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). When Paul wrote these words to Timothy,...
A Strange Teacher
“How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?” (Job 25:6). The Bible uses many different kinds of object lessons to teach spiritual truth, but none stranger...
The Blood Of Consecration
“And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot” (Leviticus 8:23)....
Carnival
“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:24,25). The familiar word,...
Honor To Whom Honor
“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor” (Romans 13:7).
On President’s Day each year,...
Unbreakable Love
“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall...
O My Soul
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance” (Psalm 42:5). This expression (“O...
The Light Of The Word
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105).
As the sun provides physical light for the world, so Jesus Christ is spiritually “the light of the...
Recycled Dust
“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they...
Given To Us Eternal Life
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son” (I John 5:11). Our text for today contains truths which provide great power and comfort...
His Master’s Crib
“The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider” (Isaiah 1:3). What an indictment this is—not only against the...
Jesus Christ As Creator
“For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created...
No Measure
“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man” (James 1:13).
In our text verse, there are two different Greek...
The Lord And King Cyrus
“That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid” (Isaiah 44:28)....
The Trinity In The Old Testament
“Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and His Spirit, hath sent me” (Isaiah 48:16)....
Places He Has Been
“And Judas also, which betrayed Him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with His disciples” (John 18:2). In the 18th and 19th chapters of John’s Gospel, there are...
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