Archive of Days of Praise Articles
Shall Not Stand
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous” (Psalm 1:5). Psalms begins by identifying and defining what is important for man’s...
How To Train A Child
“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 proverb has been widely quoted, but almost as widely misunderstood. The...
We Will Serve The Lord
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites,...
The Eternal Earth
“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever” (Psalm 104:5).
Secular astronomers and geologists have become increasingly concerned that the earth might...
Separation From God
“And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden” (Genesis 4:16).
This is a very sad and ominous verse, foreshadowing the tragic fate...
The Ways And Works Of God
“He made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel” (Psalm 103:7). We have a distinct privilege, as believers, to know something of the “acts” of God. Scripture...
He Gave His Only Begotten Son
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). The six words listed in the...
The Title “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 word “Christian” occurs only three times in...
The Futile Wrath Of Man
“Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain” (Psalm 76:10). One of the most amazing anomalies in human life is the oft-repeated testimony to...
Lively Hope
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (I Peter 1:3)....
Now Is The Time
“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...
The Precious Blood
“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,...
Our Creator God
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The truth that a personal God created the universe and man permeates the entire Bible. From Genesis to Revelation...
Scripture Songs
“Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel” (Deuteronomy 31:19)....
Lessons From The Rich Fool
“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” (Luke 12:20). This sobering verse gives,...
Perilous Times And The Word Of God
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” (II Timothy 3:1).
These sobering words introduce the last message of the apostle Paul just before his martyrdom....
The Good Fight
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses” (I Timothy 6:12). Scripture frequently...
You All
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy” (Philippians 1:3,4).
One would suspect from his frequent use of the...
By Faith
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).
This great verse, evidently a definition of faith, appears to be somewhat obtuse, but...
Wall Of Fire
“For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her” (Zechariah 2:5).
This beautiful promise applies explicitly to Jerusalem...
Hardness Of Heart
“Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen”...
Thoughts Of The Heart
“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that He had made man on...
Behold, He Cometh
“Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him” (Revelation 1:7). This striking verse,...
The Cycle Of Discipline
“For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers,...
The Names Of God
“And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in” (Genesis 7:16).
Many stirring books have been written on the general...
The New Birth
“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). The term “born again” has come into wide use in recent...
Haste Makes Waste
“Therefore thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation; he that believeth shall not make haste” (Isaiah 28:16)....
Strive For The Work Of God
“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). Paul reminds us that...
The Indwelling Christ
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). The fact that Jesus Christ...
Paul’s Growth
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every...
Forget Not All His Benefits
“Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people” (I Chronicles 16:8).
In this chapter, King David delivered an address to the people of Israel...
The Communion Of The Saints
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ” (I John 1:3)....
We, Being Many
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another” (Romans 12:4,5). All...
Joy Is Better Than Fun
“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts” (Jeremiah 15:16).
People today...
Nests In The Ark
“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch” (Genesis 6:14). Details surrounding the story of Noah and the flood...
A Large Place
“I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place” (Psalm 118:5).
God delights to provide abundantly for His children. He puts them “in a large...
The Qualifications Of Leaders
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work” (I Timothy 3:1). The qualifications for spiritual leaders are given in I Timothy 3:1–9....
Confidence Or Shame Before Christ
“According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life,...
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 mother, and shall cleave...
The Holy City
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle...
Prerequisites To Real Prayer
“And it came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). One of the most beautiful glimpses...
The Tumult Of Unbelief
“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1).
The first three verses of the second psalm describe in brief an evolutionist. A “vain thing”...
Single Yields More Than Double
“And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word”...
King Of All The Earth
“For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding” (Psalm 47:7). This stirring psalm of praise which celebrates the reign of Christ over all the earth, finds its...
Rejoicing In Tribulation
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience” (Romans 5:3).
One of the most powerful evidences of the saving power of the Christian...
Praise From The Creation
"Let the heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein" (Psalm 69:34).
We may not yet understand the full purpose of God in creation, but at least one aspect of...
One With God
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” (John 17:21). Our study hymn these...
Toil And Tribulation
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). The church...
Heretical Divisions
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able...
Unity In Diversity
“For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit” (I Corinthians 12:13)....
The Church’s One Foundation
“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 3:11). Paul, who had planted the fledgling church in Corinth, had seen them begin to...
Divine Selection Of Behavior
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place” (Judges 7:7)....
What Is His Name?
“They shall say to me, What is His name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto...
Spiritual Warfare
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints” (Ephesians 6:18).We are in a state of spiritual...
Rest For The Restless
“Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him” (Mark 5:4).Southeast...
The Veil Over The Nations
“And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations” (Isaiah 25:7).Many people feel that every nation should...
Declaring The Unknown God
“As I . . . beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you” (Acts 17:23).The...
Christ: Our Redeemer
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth” (Job 19:25).This famous testimony of Job has encouraged many. He knew, as we can know, the...
Great Reward
“Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets” (Luke 6:23).Sometimes great rewards...
The “no Mores” Of Eternity
“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12). When God’s great plan of redemption of His creation...
Tragic Ignorance
“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not” (Hosea 7:9). One of the saddest dramas in human experience...
Jehovah
“And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen” (Genesis 22:14).
“And . . . God did tempt...
Times And Seasons
“It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power” (Acts 1:7). Just before Christ ascended into heaven, His disciples asked Him, “Lord,...
Jewels
“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought...
Why?
“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?” (Romans 9:20).
In this scientific age, it is essential...
Giving And Receiving
“Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only” (Philippians 4:15)....
The Gift Of Grace
“But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble” (James 4:6).
The grace of God is not something to be earned, for it is “unmerited...
The Ocean
“He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses” (Psalm 33:7). The ocean, the virtually unexplored mass covering seventy-one percent of the...
God In The Garden
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed” (Genesis 2:8). This was the world’s first garden, and it must have been a beautiful...
Spiritual Hygiene
“Exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come”...
Interpreting The Bible
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by...
Cosmetology And The Christian
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible,...
The Prayer Life Of Jesus
“And He withdrew Himself into the wilderness, and prayed” (Luke 5:16).
God’s word abounds with commands, examples, and promises which are encouragements to pray. If we do not learn...
The Books Of God
“A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened”...
What Christ Was Made For Us
"And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross" (Philippians 2:8).
We can never fully comprehend the condescension...
Believers And Palm Trees
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon” (Psalm 92:12). Believers are often likened to trees in Scripture: “He shall be like a tree...
The Bright And Morning Star
“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these thing the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star” (Revelation 22:16).
The epilogue...
The Reliability Of Nature
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). We are so accustomed to the regularity of...
World Without End
“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him” (Isaiah 64:4)....
A Time To Die
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?” (Ecclesiastes 7:17).
In the mysteries of God’s eternal counsels, He has apparently established...
“but”
“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him” (Acts 12:5). Herod Agrippa, grandson of Herod the Great (who was in power at the...
White As Snow
“I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool: His throne was like the fiery flame, and...
Creation and the New Year
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
It is appropriate for Christians to begin the New Year by referring back to the beginning of the very first year....
Count Your Many Blessings
“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness” (Psalm 65:11).
At year’s end, a Christian should stop to count his blessings. If he does this honestly and...
Comets And False Teachers
“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever” (Jude 13). When Jude refers to false teachers, he likens...
The Amen
“For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (II Corinthians 1:20).
The word “amen” is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated...
God Knows Me!
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me” (Psalm 139:1). Perhaps the most frightening attribute of God is that He knows everything about us. Everything! He has “searched”...
It Is Christ
“Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us” (Romans 8:34). In our text,...
The Christian’s Hope
“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great...
God Gave Himself
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). It is singularly appropriate...
The Babe In Bethlehem
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of...
Out Of The Ivory Palaces
“All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad” (Psalm 45:8). Psalm 45 is one of the Messianic psalms, quoted as such...
Good News/bad News
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy” (Matthew 2:10).
The familiar story of Herod and the wise men illustrates how news of the person and work of the Lord...
A Truly New Thing
“How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man” (Jeremiah 31:22).
Long ago, the wise man concluded:...
The Eternally Begotten Son
“When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth” (Proverbs 8:24,25)....
Fear Not
“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God” (Luke 1:30).
There are many “fear not’s” recorded in the Bible. God knows our hearts...
Christ—our Elder Brother
“For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother” (Mark 3:35). What a precious truth! That the Creator of the universe, the Son of God, the King...
The Wisdom Of God
“And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment” (I Kings 3:28).
Although...
Prayer For Peter And James
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword” (Acts 12:1,2). Verse 2 of our text rather...
The Suddenness Of God’s Judgment
“I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass” (Isaiah 48:3). God’s people...
Everything Beautiful In His Time
"He hath made every thing beautiful in His time: also He hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end" (Ecclesiastes 3:11)....
God Gave Them Up
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient” (Romans 1:28). This is a terrifying...
The Man Born Blind
“Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him”...
First Things First
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).
There are innumerable things to do and things to buy and things...
Blessings We Have In Christ
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (II Corinthians 5:1).
The...
When The Horsemen Ride
“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou...
Contentment
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way. . . . A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked”...
Hastening His Coming
“Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat” (II Peter 3:12).
Exactly...
I Am That I Am
“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:14). In answer to Moses’ question in...
The Sign Of Science And Travel
“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased” (Daniel 12:4). The Book of Daniel contains...
True Christian Fellowship
“That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus” (Philemon 6). This one-chapter epistle of Paul to his...
Various Bible Doors
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). In the following...
For Ever And Ever . . .
“The LORD shall reign for ever and ever” (Exodus 15:18).
The Bible is a book of eternity; its words “for ever . . . settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89). The theme...
Those Who Destroy The Earth
“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and...
Selecting Teachers
“And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”...
God Deserves Our Praise
"Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever" (Psalm 145:2).
In Psalm 145 David virtually explodes in his praise to God for who He is and what He has done....
The Lake Of Fire
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15).
Some people may not believe in hell, but God makes it clear that all “the...
The Burdensome Stone
“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against...
Five Commands
"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" (I Peter 1:13).
In our text...
Our Listening God
“O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall All flesh come” (Psalm 65:2). There come times in each life when loneliness overshadows like a cloud and no one is there to listen and provide...
Choosing Friends
“And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD” (Joshua 9:14).
The children of Israel had been instructed to destroy the inhabitants of the land...
Wonderful Words Of Life
“Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them” (Psalm 119:129). Modern liberals may ridicule Bible-believing Christians as Bibliolaters, but the fact is that it is not...
Growth In Christ
“And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more” (I Thessalonians 4:10). It is not enough merely...
They Shall Never Perish
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them...
Communion Requirements
“And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped,...
Things We Can’t Do Without
“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world” (Ephesians 2:12)....
God’s Healing
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will...
Those Thee’s And Thou’s
“And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do” (Exodus 4:15). These words of God, spoken...
Teach And Preach Continually
“And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ” (Acts 5:42). The Great Commission was given to every Christian and implied a daily ministry...
What God Hates
“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness” (Psalm 45:7).
The holiness and purity of God demands that He hate sin which is the direct opposite of His character. “Thou are...
For Me To Live Is Christ
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves,...
Peacemakers
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9).
In this seventh (out of nine) of the Beatitudes with which Christ began His Sermon on the Mount...
God's Story
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand” (I Corinthians 15:1).
The word “gospel”...
Problems, Problems, Problems
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest” (Psalm 55:6).
The 55th Psalm is a psalm of “complaint” (v.2) by David, and gives an insight into...
Clothing
“And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle” (Revelation 1:13).
In...
Tears In Heaven
“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth: For the LORD hath spoken it”...
Son Of God/son Of Man
“And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head” (Matthew 8:20). It is significant that, although...
Singular Comfort And Strength
“Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father. . . . Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work” (II Thessalonians 2:16,17).
It is...
Election Day
“Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,...
Make Your Calling Sure
“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: For if ye do these things, ye shall never fall” (II Peter 1:10). Although the calling of God...
The Called
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). This great promise has been an immeasurable...
He Hath Made Us
“Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture” (Psalm 100:3).
The Book of Psalms has long been called...
Better Than The Angels
“Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they” (Hebrews 1:4). The mighty angels (“messengers”) of God are ostensibly...
Moses’ Speech
“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red Sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab”...
Antichrists And The Last Time
“Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time” (I John 2:18)....
Delight In The Law
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night” (Psalm 1:2).
Most Christians feel that God’s law is harsh and burdensome, and they rejoice...
My King Of Old
“The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter” (Psalm 74:16,17). The...
No Vision
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” (Proverbs 29:18).
The “vision” mentioned in this familiar verse is more than just...
No One Stirring
“And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities” (Isaiah 64:7)....
Nations That Forget God
“The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem” (Lamentations 4:12)....
Appointments
“He performeth the thing that is appointed for me” (Job 23:14). God’s appointments are always kept. Creation certainly responded accordingly. “When He gave to the sea His decree,...
We Have The Mind Of Christ
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy 1:7).
Although humanistic intellectuals often scoff at the Christian intellect,...
Our Inheritance
“For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?” (Job 31:2).
Relatively few people receive much of an inheritance in this life, but everyone...
The Real And The Unreal World
“He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the...
The Law For Today
“And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?” (Deuteronomy 4:8). God has never dealt with any nation...
The Active Obedience Of Christ
“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). Some people have the notion that Christ’s atonement...
Strength Through Weakness
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: For when I am weak then am I strong” (II Corinthians 12:10)....
Salvation Through The Word
“And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes” (II Kings 22:11).
This experience of Judah’s good King Josiah illustrates...
Jesus And Jonah
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights” (Jonah 1:17). The Bible’s most famous “fish story”...
Ready And Able
“That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works” (II Timothy 3:17). The word “perfect” in this verse is artios, and it is used only this one...
This Work Was Of God
“So the wall was finished. . . . And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their...
Beware Of False Teachers
“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness” (II Peter 3:17). Peter’s...
Scripture And The Christian Life
“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD...
Over There
“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through...
An Adopted Outcast
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).
Consider our former state, how that we “were...
From Rags To Riches
“But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto...
My Father Is Rich
“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches” (Psalm 104:24). The words of the “rich” old hymn, “A Child of the...
A Child Of The King
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ” (Romans 8:16,17). From time...
Scripture Memorization
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm 119:11). The memorizing of Scripture has become almost a lost art among Christians today, and it is a great...
Joshua’s Long Day
“And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel” (Joshua 10:14).
One of the most amazing events...
Creator Of Wind And Calm
“But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!” (Matthew 8:27). Waves large enough to cover a ship on a small lake in a short time...
Non-Christians and Christian Work
“But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build...
Why Does Good Happen To Bad People?
“And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city . . .” (Genesis 4:17). Good happens to bad people because the “Father which is in heaven:...
The Sun
“Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and His circuit unto the ends of it: and there is...
The Point Of No Return
“Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone” (Hosea 4:17). Our God is long-suffering and full of mercy, but there is a line which must not be crossed. It is dangerous to presume that God...
Christ: Our Example
“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).
Some have tried to pattern their...
Great Is The Lord
“For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens” (I Chronicles 16:25,26)....
The Good Shepherd
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1).
The 23rd Psalm is perhaps the best-loved chapter in the Bible, with its beautiful picture of Christ as the Shepherd. This chapter...
Fair Havens
“And, hardly passing it [Salmone, Crete], came unto a place which is called The fair havens” (Acts 27:8). Journeys might be considered as perilous excursions between places of security....
Joy In Believing
“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory” (I Peter 1:8). After His resurrection, the Lord...
Prepare To Meet Thy God
“Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel” (Amos 4:12). There is only one thing that everyone can know for...
Completing A Good Work
“Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6).
In his introductory comments to the...
Grow In Grace
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen” (II Peter 3:18). These last words of the apostle Peter urge...
Conformed To His Image
“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly” (I Corinthians 15:49).
One of the most amazing promises of the word of God is that those...
The Believers Judgment
“For the time is come that judgment begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (I Peter 4:17). There is...
Life’s Uncertainties
“Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?” (John 14:5). Many times along life’s way we face uncertainties, opposition, and even doubt;...
Temptation's Threefold Nature
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also...
Whosoever Will May Come
“Whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call”...
Putting Away Childish Things
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things” (I Corinthians 13:11). The apostle Paul’s...
Only Christ Was Sinless
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (I John 1:8). Here John is writing to Christians, and his epistle is full of exhortations to the...
A Word To The Wives
“Wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without a word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled...
Angels In Chains
“The angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day” (Jude 6). This controversial...
Phinehas
“Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore” (Psalm 106:30,31).
Our...
Dead To Sin—Alive Unto God
“For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 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...
The Rock Of Offense
“Give glory to the LORD your God, before He cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, He turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross...
From Disobedience To Obedience
“As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance” (I Peter 1:14).
A graphic figure of speech often used in the Bible is the attribution...
Pastor Jesus
“And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them”...
Born Into God’s Family
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not” (I John 3:1)....
Living Stones In The Holy Temple
“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. . . . And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone...
Working By Faith
“So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first” (Matthew 20:8). This parable...
An Approved Workman
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15). Teaching God’s word of truth properly...
What Christ’s Death Meant To Him
“(Christ) gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works” (Titus 2:14).
If one were to ask why Jesus...
The Order Of Melchizedek
“The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek” (Psalm 110:4). The importance of this intriguing verse is indicated both by the fact...
To God Be The Glory
“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth ’s sake” (Psalm 115:1). One of the great words of the Bible is the word “glory,”...
We Are His Image
“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him” (Colossians 3:10).
Man’s body is made of the same “Earth” material...
The Dreadful Day Of The Lord
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD” (Malachi 4:5).
This is the next-to-last verse of the Old Testament and so marks...
Gracious Strength
“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (II Timothy 2:1).
As with so many other character attributes, a Christian cannot measure strength as the...
Greatness in the Early Church
"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).
In the book of Acts, greatness was evident in the...
Water From The Rock
“Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the...
So Great Salvation
“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard Him” (Hebrews 2:3). One of the greatest...
The Second Coming
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Thessalonians 5:23)....
Knowledge Of The Truth
“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (I Timothy 2:3,4).
The phrase “the...
The Heart Is Deceitful
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Just as in modern languages, ancient Hebrew used the term “heart” to mean...
Philosophy And Vain Deceit
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” (Colossians 2:8). It is bound to...
Know And Walk In Truth
“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned” (I Timothy 1:5). Much of modern, self-oriented Christian preaching...
The Three Appearings Of Christ
“For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself now to appear in the presence of God for us” (Hebrews 9:24). ...
Without The Camp
“And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount” (Exodus 19:17). This is the first of more than 30 references to events...
Sound Doctrine
“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus” (II Timothy 1:13).
When Paul wrote to his two young disciples, Timothy...
Contrasting Kings
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn” (Proverbs 29:2). Israel wanted a king, even though the Lord God was their...
Moved With Fear
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness...
Chastening
“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty” (Job 5:17). One of the fascinating paradoxes of Scripture (and of human life)...
Stand Fast
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle” (II Thessalonians 2:15).
Liberals commonly question the authority...
Crucified With Christ
“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts” (Galatians 5:24). Death by crucifixion was surely one of the cruelest and most painful forms of...
The Designed Creation
“Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?” (Psalm 94:8,9)
The concept...
In Everything Give Thanks
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and...
The Wells Of Salvation
“Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation” (Isaiah 12:3). This beautiful verse is in the midst of a psalm of praise for God’s deliverance of His people...
Wonderful Things To Come
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him” (I Corinthians 2:9).
This...
The Earliest Pioneers
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth”...
The True Charisma
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord” (Colossians 3:16)....
King Of Tyre
“Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty” (Ezekiel 28:12).
This...
Godless Religion
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (II Timothy 3:5).
Included in Paul’s graphic description of the “perilous” characteristics...
The World, The Flesh And The Devil
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish” (James 3:15).True wisdom is “from above” and is “pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to...
The World, The Flesh And The Devil
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish” (James 3:15).
True wisdom is “from above” and is “pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy...
The Throne Of Grace
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne...
King Of Babylon
“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!” (Isaiah 14:4).
The remarkable prophecy against “the...
Who Is Faithful?
“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” (Proverbs 20:6).
Faithfulness is like a rare and precious gem. It is difficult to find a real such...
Satan’s Advantage
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices” (II Corinthians 2:11). Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to dealing with the devil. In fact,...
Judgment
“For, lo, He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is His thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD,...
Kingdom Of Priests
“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel” (Exodus 19:6). These were the words of God to...
The Nature Of Our Calling
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began” (II Timothy 1:9)....
When God Doesn’t Hear
“Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid...
The Holy Ghost In David
“For He is our God; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. To day if ye will hear His voice, Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation...
Ten Thousand
“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands”...
The Perfections Of God
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
Since God is Creator of the universe, all that He does is right, and all He says is truth,...
How Christ Learned Obedience
“Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered” (Hebrews 5:8). This verse is a very difficult verse. The Lord Jesus Christ was the very Creator and sustainer...
The Days Of Yore
“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any...
Waiting Patiently
“I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD” (Genesis 49:18).
This heartfelt cry of the dying patriarch, Israel, expressed his life-long—but still unfulfilled—yearning for the...
Instant In Prayer
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer” (Romans 12:12).
These three exhortations are in the heart of the long list of attributes that ought to be characteristics...
The Christian’s Speech
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Colossians 4:6). A Christian’s words are of transcendent importance,...
The Lost Generation
“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which He had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10)....
Created By Christ
“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...
The Self Life
“O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (Romans 7:24). This despondent cry follows Paul’s disturbing monologue on the inner strife between his...
The Watchers
“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...
Neighbor Relations
“Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work” (Proverbs 24:28,29)....
When He Shall Appear
“And now, little children, abide in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming” (I John 2:28). There are many glorious promises...
Damnable Heresies
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them and bring...
Paul At The Finish Line
“Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen” (II Timothy 4:21–22)....
The Trinity In Creation
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters....
Principalities And Powers
“Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work” (Titus 3:1). This phrase occurs eight times in the Pauline epistles,...
Proof Of Discipleship
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34). Jesus was talking to His disciples when He said, “Love...
Baptism In The Holy Spirit
“For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit” (I Corinthians 12:13)....
Paul As Our Example
“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you” (Philippians 4:9). The apostle Paul many times urged his...
Dead With Christ
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” (Romans 6:1,2). In the first eleven verses...
The Renewed Mind
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2). There...
Fitly Framed Together
“In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:21).
This verse is at the heart of Paul’s beautiful exposition of the growth,...
Wondrous Things
“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” (Psalm 119:18).
Wondrous indeed is the marvelous universe God has created. “Hearken unto this,” we...
Whom Shall I Fear?
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1).
David had more than his share of opposition....
As I Have Loved
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34). No Christian could ever question the preeminent importance...
Disciples And Servants
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord” (Matthew 10:24). Note the two-fold relation of the believer to the Lord Jesus Christ expressed in this verse. We...
Biblical Questions
“Where is He that is born King of the Jews?” (Matthew 2:2). Questions are asked throughout the New Testament about the Lord Jesus Christ. Some are asked by the sincere seeker, others by...
Inerrancy According To Christ
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled” (Matthew 5:18). Here is the commentary of the Lord...
A Tree Of Life
“(Wisdom) is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her” (Proverbs 3:18). The tree of life in the Garden of Eden was a literal tree, whose...
Early Will I Seek Thee
“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is” (Psalm 63:1).
Psalm 57:7 (and likewise...
Spiritual Addiction
“I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)” (I Corinthians 16:15)....
The Cup Of Salvation
“What shall I render unto the LORD for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD” (Psalm 116:12,13).
Here is a remarkable question...
The Healing Ministry Of Jesus
“When the even was come, they brought unto Him many that were possessed with devils: And He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was...
Elisha’s Bears
“And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou...
Children Of God The Father
“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named” (Ephesians 3:14,15). The word “family” in this...
Setting Up An Ebenezer
“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us” (I Samuel 7:12).
Many Christians have...
Before Thy Bar
the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad” (II Corinthians 5:10). Our study of the themes...
Thou Art My Portion
“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever” (Psalm 73:26).
As we have seen, God’s free gift of salvation is based on the work...
Sin Reigns No More
“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 5:21). As we observe the words of the beautiful...
No Work Of Mine
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us . . . He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior” (Titus 3:5–6). ...
Complete In Thee
“Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified” (Romans 8:30). When a believer ponders...
A Very Present Help
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the...
Jesus And The Study Of Scripture
“And the Jews marveled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?” (John 7:15). In the midst of the annual feast of tabernacles, “Jesus went up into the temple,...
God’s Shadow
“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen” (Lamentations 4:20). In the hot desert...
The Temple’s Silent Construction
“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was...
Disguises
“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not” (Proverbs 26:24,25).
To dissemble is to “engage in dissembling,”...
The Fruit-Bearing Christian
“Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account” (Philippians 4:17).
The apostle Paul here was commending the Christians at Philippi as the only church...
Thy Word Is Settled Forever
“For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89).
This is the central verse in the longest chapter in the longest book in the Bible, and it is surely one of the greatest...
Garments Of Salvation
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh...
Broken Fellowship
“Then said Jesus, Father forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
When the Lord died on the cross, He spoke seven times during those awful hours. The first and last...
The Peace Process
“He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire” (Psalm 46:9).
For many years now, the Arabs...
Love In Action
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up” (I Corinthians 13:4). It is well known that “charity” in this famous...
Evidence Of The Spirit’s Filling
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). This classic verse on the filling of the Holy Spirit, can be rendered as follows: “And...
Nevertheless
“And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in...
The Tree Of Science
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:17).
In this age of science, it...
Only The Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Who is our shepherd? Is it Jesus, the good shepherd? Is it the one who knows His sheep by name—the...
Every Creature Under Heaven
“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof...
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