Archive of Days of Praise Articles
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...
Promises And Answers
“There is nothing too hard for thee” (Jeremiah 32:17).
In order to bring salvation to His people, God, on several occasions, simply by-passed human strength and brought deliverance on...
The Everlasting Covenant
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant” (Hebrews 13:20). This is the only...
The Day Of Visitation
“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation”...
Hearing And Seeing
“LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God” (II Kings 19:16).
In II Kings...
The Good Seed
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God” (Luke 8:11).
The word of God is pictured by many beautiful symbols in the Scriptures, and perhaps one of the most meaningful is...
Resurrection In The Old Testament
“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead” (Isaiah 26:19)....
The Powerful Hand Of God
“Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together” (Isaiah 48:13).
The human hand is an anatomical...
Committed To Thy Trust
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith”...
Dinosaurs In World History
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee” (Job 40:15).Evolutionary thinking notwithstanding, the descriptions given in Job of behemoth and leviathan fit very naturally that of land...
Dinosaurs In World History
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee” (Job 40:15). Evolutionary thinking notwithstanding, the descriptions given in Job of behemoth and leviathan fit very naturally that of land...
The Shame Of Entropy
“I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? No, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?” (I Corinthians 6:5). The word for “shame”...
Comfort Of The Scriptures
“I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself” (Psalm 119:52).
In this present evil world, there is no greater comfort than the word of God. The word is faithful...
The Sword Of The Spirit
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:17). In the battle which we are expected to wage against the principalities and the...
The Helmet Of Salvation
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12)....
The Shield Of Faith
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” (Ephesians 6:16). More than any of the elements of the defensive pieces...
The Shoes Of Preparation
“And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace” (Ephesians 6:15). In the armor of God described in Ephesians 6, the shoes seem somewhat mundane when contrasted to the...
The Breastplate Of Righteousness
“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness” (Ephesians 6:14).
The “stand” which the Christian is expected to...
The Girdle Of Truth
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand” (Ephesians 6:13). There are many military metaphors in...
The "Why" Question
“Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?” (Job 3:11).
Job’s basic question was why God had permitted his suffering. He realized...
The Philosophers
“Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he...
Christ And Clothing
“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed” (Genesis 2:25).
The attitude of our first parents to their nakedness changed dramatically after the fall. At first...
Meditation
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou...
Songs In The Night
“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song...
Looking Or Looked At?
“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 6:1). The “hypocrites” of Matthew...
The Sin Of Laziness
“As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed” (Proverbs 26:14).
This is one of the more colorful of numerous colorful verses in the Book of Proverbs which...
The Two Ways
“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish” (Psalm 1:6). This verse outlines the inescapable truth that there are only two roads and two destinations...
Good Affliction
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes” (Psalm 119:71).
This seems like a strange testimony. Affliction is often accompanied by complaining or...
Doctrines Of Devils
“Now the spirit speaketh expressly, that in the later times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils” (I Timothy 4:1). In chapter...
The Old Paths and the Good Way
“Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein”...
Bless The Lord Your God
“Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever” (Nehemiah 9:5).
Nehemiah had the privilege of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had utterly...
Renew Our Days
“Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old” (Lamentations 5:21).
The Book of Lamentations was written by the prophet Jeremiah after the people...
The World To Come
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea” (Revelation 21:1). As a new year begins, men and women customarily...
When All Things Made New
“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” (Revelation 21:5)
The coming of a new year...
Glorifying God Through Praise
“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God” (Psalm 50:23).
The great summarizing commandment of the apostle...
For Our Transgressions
“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). The 53rd chapter...
Profit And Loss
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26). In these materialistic days,...
Defending The Gospel
“But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel” (Philippians 1:17). Many Christians today decry the use of apologetics or evidences in Christian witnessing,...
That Ye Might Believe
“And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God;...
Crowding Out The Christ
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). The world does not...
Garments For The King
“All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad” (Psalm 45:8). One of the most beautiful of the Christmas hymns (though...
Joseph—the Fruitful Bough
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall” (Genesis 49:22). This is part of Jacob’s dying prophetic blessing on his twelve sons....
The Gift Of God
“Jesus answered and said unto her, if thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water”...
The God
“Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection...
He Shall Never Be Moved
“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?” (Psalm 15:1).
The first verse of the majestic 15th Psalm poses the question, “Who is worthy to be a...
Created…formed…made
“Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him” (Isaiah 43:7).
There are three main verbs used to describe God’s...
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....
The Invisible God
“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him” (John 1:18). God in His essential being is omnipresent. “Whither...
Love Of The Father For The Son
“The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand” (John 3:35). The Gospel of John, in a special sense, emphasizes the love in the divine Trinity of the heavenly Father...
What Time Is It?
“Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered . . . What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter” (John 13:6,7). Jesus knew He had come from God...
The Rain And The Word
“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the...
Signs Of The Times
“When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the...
Walking Through Ephesians
“And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world” (Ephesians 2:1,2). Seven times the Apostle Paul...
The Sceptre Of Judah
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be” (Genesis 49:10). This is a remarkable...
The Christian’s Cleansing
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:9).
This familiar promise is often quoted as a sort...
Rest
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing” (Zephaniah 3:17).
In...
Pleasing God
“Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him” (II Corinthians 5:9). Paul’s great ambition was to please his Lord and Savior. In our text, the...
King Of Peace
“And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God” (Genesis 14:18). The mysterious king Melchizedek was at least a type—if not...
Particular Mercy
“Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me” (Luke 8:46). With crowds pressing in, the Lord Jesus was on His way to restore a young girl. But the need of another...
Prayers Answered
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear me” (Psalm 66:18).
There are many wonderful assurances in Scripture that our God is a prayer-answering God, as well as innumerable testimonies...
Double Trouble
“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’S hand double for all her sins”...
The Indispensables
“All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). There are not many people or things in life that are truly indispensable. Some are, however,...
The Mighty Word
“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29).
The power resident in the word of God—both His spoken word...
Forgiveness
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25). In Matthew 18:21 Peter asks the...
The Gift Of Suffering
“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake” (Philippians 1:29). According to the Bible, God both possesses infinite...
Word And Deed
“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1).
The contrast between our words and deeds is often quite notorious, with many...
Apostolic Thanksgiving
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thessalonians 5:18).
The apostle Paul refers to many things for which he was thankful,...
Days Of Old
“I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times” (Psalm 77:5). The Bible provides for us a fascinating perspective on the passage of time. Three thousand years ago, the...
Forty Days And Forty Nights
“And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights” (Genesis 7:12). There are nine forty-day periods in Scripture, but on only five of these the notation “and forty nights”...
Our Master
“Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto Him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master” (John 20:16).
The Christian calls Jesus Christ his Master, but do we really understand...
Read The Bible
“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them” (Deuteronomy 17:19)....
Questioning The Resurrection
“Now if Christ be preached that He rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?” (I Corinthians 15:12). Our text comes from one of the mountain-peak...
Form
“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. . . . Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me”...
The Thoughts Of God
“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!” (Psalm 139:17). The motivating inspiration for the greatest scientists of the past (Newton, Kepler, Maxwell,...
Adam And Mrs. Adam
“Male and female created He them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created” (Genesis 5:2). In these days of sensitivity concerning sexism, it is...
Peace Or No Peace
“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. He shall enter into peace: they...
The Entropy Of Unconcern
“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame” (I Corinthians 15:34).
In this verse, the Greek word translated “shame”...
Blessed Persecution
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10).
The eighth of Christ’s “beatitudes”...
The Business Of The Father
“And He said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?” (Luke 2:49). These are the first recorded words of the Lord Jesus Christ...
The Lord Is Merciful
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy” (Psalm 103:8). On one side of the coin of salvation is God’s grace, that is, receiving what we don’t...
Words Of Peace And Truth
“And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth” (Esther 9:30).
The Book of Esther is...
Lineage Of The Savior
“And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ” (Matthew 1:16). The lineage of Jesus Christ was remarkably prophesied, stage by stage, from the...
The Word Forever
“So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever” (Psalm 119:44). In Psalm 119 (the great “Song of the Word” with 176 references to the written word of God in its 176 verses),...
In The Midst
“And it came to pass, that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46). There is a fascinating...
The Roddery
“And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you”...
How To Save Your Life
“Remember Lot’s wife” (Luke 17:32). In this short verse, Jesus is commanding us to remember someone whose name we never knew! Nothing she ever said or did (with one exception) is...
Things New And Old
“Then said He unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old”...
Imputed Sin
“Therefore as 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)....
God And The Government
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God” (Romans 13:1).
Many difficult questions arise regarding a...
Great Promises To Those Who Pray
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jeremiah 33:3).
The Bible contains many wonderful promises of answered prayer,...
All The People Of The Earth
“That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else” (I Kings 8:60). This is the final and climactic petition in Solomon’s great prayer...
The Devil And Halloween
“Neither give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:27).Halloween has long been claimed as the high, holy day of Satan worship. This is the day when witches and warlocks gather to praise their...
To Fill The Earth
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word” (Acts 8:4). God has given two great commissions to His people, both of which would require worldwide effort...
As Far As East From West
“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:11,12)....
A New Creation
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (II Corinthians 5:17). There is more to the creationists’...
Who Is A Christian?
“Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf” (I Peter 4:16). The term “Christian” has become so nebulous today...
The Living God
“For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?” (Deuteronomy 5:26).
This is the first time...
The Pillar And Ground Of The Truth
“These things write I unto thee, hoping to come into thee shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living...
The Desire Of Nations
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all...
The Old “new Age”
“Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us” (Ecclesiastes 1:10). People today are often like the first-century...
Waxing Old Like A Garment
“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture...
How To Be Vulnerable
“Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God” (Daniel 6:5).
When David committed his great sin...
A More Excellent Sacrifice
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh” (Hebrews 11:4)....
Leanness Of Soul
“And He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul” (Psalm 106:15). This sad and disturbing verse, recalling a tragic event in the history of Israel, provides a sober reminder...
The Crucial Point
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Galatians 6:14). Whenever people speak of...
The Good Pastor
“I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine” (John 10:14). The Greek word used here for “shepherd” is the same as for “pastor.” The Lord Jesus,...
Secrets
“Shall not God search this out? for He knoweth the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:21). Secrets are held by both God and man. God has secret things that belong only to Him. “The secret...
Nine Forty-Day Periods
“To whom also He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3)....
Obedience And The Presence Of God
“And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you” (Leviticus 9:6).
In Leviticus 9, Moses had promised the...
Imprecations In The Psalms
“O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones”...
Terrorism And Journeying Mercies
“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore” (Psalm 121:8).
This promise can be a great comfort and blessing to the one who must...
Reason—not Negotiation
“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)....
The Victor’s Crown
“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible” (I Corinthians 9:25).
Ancient athletes...
Our Sins In His Body
“Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed” (I Peter 2:24). When Christ...
The Witness Of The Creation
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God” (Revelation 3:14). This salutation...
Lifted Up From The Earth
“And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth” (Genesis 7:17). This first occurrence in the Bible of the...
The Last Adam
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit” (I Corinthians 15:45).
In the great “resurrection chapter,”...
The Subjected Creation
“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath subjected the same in hope” (Romans 8:20). Every creature of God (that is everything created by Him),...
The Dreamers
“It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and,...
The Tongue Of The Learned
“The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned”...
Heart-Felt Prayer
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens” (Lamentations 3:41).It is so easy to let our prayers become routine and repetitious, and we need to remember that God...
Heart
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens” (Lamentations 3:41). It is so easy to let our prayers become routine and repetitious, and we need to remember that God...
Afraid To Understand
“For He taught His disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill Him; and after that He is killed, He shall rise the third day. But they understood...
Preciousness
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”...
The Christian’s Calling
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called” (Ephesians 4:1). The Christian’s calling in Christ is a high calling....
Undeserved Suffering
“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1).
This cry of the psalmist has been echoed times without number by those persecuted for their...
These Are Written
“And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God;...
In His Pleasure
“But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own body” (I Corinthians 15:38). In this verse is a remarkable confirmation of one of the fundamental concepts...
The Circle of the Earth
"It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in" (Isaiah...
The God Of Heaven
“And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land” (Jonah 1:9). It was by these words that the prophet Jonah identified...
Showers Of Blessing
“And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing” (Ezekiel 34:26).
This...
To Be Like Him
“But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy” (I Peter 1:15,16). Scripture admonishes us...
Habitation For God
“Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. Lo, we heard of it at Ephrata: we found it in the fields of the wood. We will go into His tabernacles: we will worship...
The Flesh And The Spirit
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). The conflict between flesh and spirit is a frequent theme in Scripture, beginning...
Who Shall Let It?
“Yea, before the day was I am He; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?” (Isaiah 43:13). This is one of the classic “archaisms”...
Jesus In Mary’s Womb
“And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob again to Him” (Isaiah 49:5). Seven hundred years before it happened, Jesus was prophetically spoken...
According To His Folly
“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit” (Proverbs 26:4,5). These two strange...
Elioenai
“And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three” (I Chronicles 3:23).
Elioenai’s name is in a long list of names in the Book of Chronicles. In fact, it...
Headstone Of The Corner
“The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner” (Psalm 118:22). That this enigmatic verse is really a Messianic prophecy is evident from the fact that Christ...
Threescore Years And Ten
“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away” (Psalm 90:10)....
Peter’s Discussion Of Suffering
“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). Inspired by the Holy...
The Light And The Sun
“The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun” (Psalm 74:16). One of the traditional “discrepancies” attributed by the skeptics to the...
Christ Our Substitute
“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).
There are two specific...
Sowing And Reaping
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall...
My Glory
“O GOD, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory” (Psalm 108:1). This seems a somewhat strange expression. A similar statement is found in Psalm 30:12. “To...
Questions About Creation
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding” (Job 38:4). In chapters 38–41 of Job is recorded a remarkable series of 77 questions...
Inherit The Wind
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart” (Proverbs 11:29). This verse was selected to provide the title for one of the...
The Eternal Cosmos
“He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass” (Psalm 148:6).
In this central psalm of the last five psalms comprising the “Hallelujah”...
Personal Greetings
“Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them” (Romans 16:14).
An interesting phenomenon occurs in the closing chapter of many of Paul’s...
A Time To Sleep
“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison” (Acts 12:6)....
Praising The Lord
“Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul” (Psalm 146:1).
Each of the last five psalms (146–150) begins and ends with: “Praise ye the LORD”—i.e., “Hallelujah.”...
Jesus, The Man Of Letters
“And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?” (John 7:15). At the time of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus went up to the temple and taught. The...
Son Of God
“(God) hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:2). The unique divine Sonship of Jesus...
Prosperity Versus Contentment
“But godliness with contentment is great gain” (I Timothy 6:6). In this day of Madison Avenue sales pressures and an ever-increasing array of technological gadgets and creature comforts,...
Evil Tidings
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD” (Psalm 112:7). Many used to believe that, when anyone received a telegram, it inevitably carried bad...
The First Stone
“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not” (Ecclesiastes 7:20). When the self-righteous men in the crowd surrounding the woman caught in the act of adultery...
Paradoxes Of The Christian Life
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise” (I Corinthians 3:18). The true Christian life is so...
No Pleasure In Wickedness
“For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness” (Psalm 5:4). The term “hath pleasure” simply means God is pleased. David addressed his fervent pleas to “my King,...
The Duty Of Rejoicing
“But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee” (Psalm 5:11). It...
Babes In Christ
“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men” (I Corinthians 14:20). The Christian life is entered by the new birth so...
The Sun Of Righteousness
“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall” (Malachi 4:2).
This is the very...
The Ministry And The Word
“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” (II Corinthians 5:20). We, as emissaries...
The Deep Sleep
“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” (Genesis 2:21). This is the first of seven...
Building—vine—body
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3).
There are three wonderful figures in the New Testament which depict the relationship of the individual believer...
Easy Believism And True Faith
“And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things” (Luke 24:47,48). The above commandment...
The Indwelling Trinity
“To know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God” (Ephesians 3:19).
One of the great doctrines of Christianity is the doctrine...
Heaven Opened
“And He saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man” (John 1:51). In Jacob’s...
In Time Of Trouble
“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock” (Psalm 27:5).
In this psalm of praise,...
In A Moment Of Time
“And the devil, taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed unto Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time” (Luke 4:5). It is interesting that there are just three “moments”...
The Unjust Steward
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light” (Luke 16:8). This parable...
The Beginning Of The Creation
“But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female” (Mark 10:6). These words of the Lord Jesus Christ ought to settle once and for all, for those who take His words...
Justice or Mercy?
“Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing; the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man” (Psalm 5:6).
Thus ends a three verse passage that contains six actions the Lord’s...
Aceldama
“And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood” (Acts 1:19).
Never was a...
Settled In Heaven
“For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89). There are yet quite a number of unsettled controversies among Bible scholars as to the original text of certain passages...
Apostasy And Prosperity
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” (II Corinthians 9:8).
One of the most...
Another Jesus
“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well...
Another Jesus
“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well...
Formed To Be Inhabited
“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and...
Flee
“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body” (I Corinthians 6:18). Four times in the New Testament...
The Tender Plant
“For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him”...
How To Take Criticism
“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning” (Proverbs 9:9). One of the most difficult lessons for Christians to learn...
Seeing And Believing
“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” (John 20:29).
Jesus was willing to give doubting...
The Foundation Of The Ministry
“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see:...
Truth And Love
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). There are many Christians who are sticklers for what they consider...
Inoffensively Offensive
“Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!” (Matthew 18:7). The word translated “offend”...
Enduring Forever
“O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for His mercy endureth for ever” (Psalm 136:26).
This is the final verse in the unique Psalm 136 in which all 26 verses end with the thrilling...
Survival Of The Unfit
“Ye were . . . redeemed . . . with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” (I Peter 1:18,19).
Darwin’s theory contemplates...
Waiting For Jesus
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation” (Isaiah 12:2).
It is fascinating to note...
Why The Righteous Suffer
“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:5,6). God had said that Job was “a perfect...
Ownership Clause
“The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1).
“Earth” means the habitable part of our world as we know it...
A Glorious Calling
“This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”...
Now We Are Free
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). We have been using the words of the rich old hymn, “Free From the Law,” to aid our study, basking...
Once For All
“But now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many” (Hebrews 9:26,28). How often we know...
Free From The Law
“By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:20,23)....
The God Of The Gourd
“And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd” (Jonah 4:6)....
My
"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).
David,...
Lessons For Angels
“Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost...
The Offense Of The Cross
“And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offense of the cross ceased” (Galatians 5:11). The cross is profoundly offensive to the natural...
Alive With Christ
“Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over Him” (Romans 6:8,9)....
Have We Got Our Ears On?
“A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke” (Proverbs 13:1). In this couplet resides the summary of everyday experience; the person who listens...
The Omniscience Of God
“Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:5). Consider the great rhetorical question asked by the apostle Paul: “For who hath known the mind...
Paul’s Method For Success
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark...
Glorious Liberty
“Because the (creation) itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Romans 8:21). This is the first of eleven occurrences...
Shaking The Earth Terribly
“And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth” (Isaiah 2:19)....
Filling The Earth
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth . . .” (Genesis 1:28).
Man in his rebellion has resisted God’s purposes...
Creation Evangelism
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name” (John 20:31).
John’s Gospel is perhaps...
Creation Evangelism
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name” (John 20:31).John’s Gospel is perhaps the best...
Creation Evangelism
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name” (John 20:31).
John’s Gospel is perhaps...
A Matter Of The Will
"I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD" (Psalm 116:13).
Notice the "I will's" of this great psalm:
"I will take the cup of salvation"...
The Coming Generations
“That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children” (Psalm 78:6).
Each generation of people tends...
Given By Inspiration
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished...
Does God Dwell In Temples?
“But Solomon built Him an house. Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands” (Acts 7:47,48).
Scripture teaches that the Creator God could not be confined to a man-made...
Where Is Wisdom?
“But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?” (Job 28:12). Men have been searching for this most valuable of all treasures since time began. Eve first fell...
Paul’s Prayer Life
“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers” (Romans 1:9).
The apostle Paul was a great...
Foundations Out Of Course
“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course” (Psalm 82:5).
Christians sometimes wish they could call down...
The Father Of All
“Have we not all one Father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?” (Malachi 2:10). The message...
Filling The Earth
“And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Genesis 9:1).
This was the first command given by God to mankind in the new...
The Omnipotent God
“Then Job answered the LORD, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee” (Job 42:1,2). This was Job’s testimony at the end of...
Whom I Serve
“And He said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto Him, Caesar’s. Then saith He unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto...
God Our Habitation
“LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations” (Psalm 90:1). These are the tremendous opening words of the oldest psalm in the Book of Psalms called, in its superscript,...
Saving Faith
“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?” (James 2:14). The well-known apparent “conflict” between James and...
Chosen Vessels
“But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). The Lord here was speaking...
Youthful Warriors
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (I Timothy 4:12). Many has been the time...
The Angel Of Redemption
“The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the...
Strength And Grace And Glory
“They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God” (Psalm 84:7). The Christian life should never be a stagnant life, satisfied with the spiritual status...
Mine
“For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills” (Psalm 50:10).
What does God own? What belongs to Him? What does God say is “mine”? The answer...
Grace And The Law
“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).
Some have argued that the Old Testament God was rigid and legalistic, whereas the God of the New...
Ashamed Of The Lord
“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God” (II Timothy 1:8)....
Let Them Pray
“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. . . . Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the...
In The Image Of God
“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them” (Genesis 1:27). The Lord Jesus Christ “is the image of God” (II Corinthians...
But God
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)” (Ephesians 2:4,5)....
In The Way
“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...
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