Archive of Days of Praise Articles
The Creator In His Word
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created” (Revelation 4:11). Genesis 1:1 is probably...
The Danger Of Willful Sin
“Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken His commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him” (Numbers 15:31). Under the Mosaic law,...
Signs Of The Everlasting Covenants
“And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth” (Genesis...
Matter Of Life And Death
“For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given the Son to have life in Himself” (John 5:26). The Hebrew verb bara, translated as “created” in the first chapter of...
The Heart Of Stone
“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart” (Ephesians 4:18). The blindness...
The Counting God
“Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?” (Job 31:4). God is surely the Great Mathematician. All the intricacies of structure and process of His mighty cosmos are, at least in...
And They Died
“And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died” (Genesis 5:5).
Eight times in Genesis 5 the phrase, “and he died,” is recorded. Eight astonishing...
The Oracles Of God
“What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God” (Romans 3:1,2). Although...
Captives Of The Devil
“And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before” (Job 42:10). Strange as it may seem, the experience of...
Our Job As Ambassadors
“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). Christ has made each...
Deliverance From Evil Works
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” (II Timothy 4:18).
As Paul sits in...
Paul And Titus
“To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior” (Titus 1:4). On the surface, this verse might be considered...
Maker Of Heaven And Earth
“My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:2). The psalmist rightly said, “Know ye that the LORD He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves”...
Creation And The Finger Of God
“It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested, and was refreshed. And He gave unto Moses, when He...
God: More Than One Person
“And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto...
I Will Ever Be True
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger” (Proverbs 15:1). Grievous words are those that remind people of labor or sorrow or earthly things. The Hebrew word...
Biblical Accuracy
“If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?” (John 3:12).
Many who profess to be Christian intellectuals today are...
Bringing Up Children
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). This verse, together with the parallel passage in Colossians...
He Knoweth
“But He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). While Job, the speaker in our text verse, was an Old Testament “saint,” his...
The Joyful Sound
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance” (Psalm 89: 15). Many have been the Christians who have joined in singing...
Help Me, Oh Lord
“Help me, O LORD, my God: Oh save me according to thy mercy: That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it” (Psalm 109:26,27). There is disagreement as to the...
Bible Promises
“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).
The prophet...
God The Owner
“The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1). In communist countries, “the people” own the lands, while in capitalist...
When Christ Ascended
“Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the...
Once Upon A Tree
“Out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food” (Genesis 2.9). Time after time the authors of Scripture refer to trees. Those...
Let Us Rise Up And Build
“And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work” (Nehemiah 2:18). It has been said that when the people of God say, “Let us arise and...
The Captain Of Our Salvation
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became...
Doubting Faith Is Not Unbelief
“And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe,...
Not Convenient
“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks” (Ephesians 5:4). It seems surprising that “foolish talking” and...
Come For Rest
“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For...
I Am Christ's Friend
“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you”...
One Day As A Thousand Years
“Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (II Peter 3:8).
It is sad that many Christians today...
The New Covenant
“Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you” (Luke 22:20). The Greek word diatheke, translated as both testament and covenant,...
The Pleasure Of The Lord
“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD...
Unceasing Prayer
“Pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17).
This is, no doubt, the shortest commandment in the Bible, and seemingly the most difficult to obey. How could anyone possibly pray...
Moved To Speak
“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...
Greetings
“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness” (Titus 1:1). In New Testament...
To The Animals
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest” (Proverbs 6:6–8)....
Seven Results Of Repentance
“Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance” (Matthew 3:8). True repentance is necessary for salvation. Jesus said, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke...
Meditation In The Morning
“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up” (Psalm 5:3). Bible study, meditation on the word, and prayer are necessities...
The Indwelling Trinity
“That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted...
Fellowship
“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42).
Much goes on in Christian churches today under the...
Just Five Words
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:13). Let’s take a closer look at this oft-repeated verse. “The” is our word to point out something specific. David...
Our Perfect Savior
“Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered; And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him” (Hebrews 5:8,9)....
Hastening His Coming
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the...
Compound Names Of Jehovah
“In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” (Jeremiah 23:6). There are seven compound...
The Cave Men
“They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks” (Job 30:5,6). To most...
The Unequal Yoke
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (II Corinthians 6:14)....
The Glory Of The Lord
“And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the...
The Dispensation Of Grace
“If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward” (Ephesians 3:2). So-called “dispensationalism” has had both its advocates and opponents...
Even As Christ
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25). Much has been said in recent years regarding family roles and responsibilities....
Three Tabernacles
“According to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it” (Exodus 25:9). This is the first mention...
The Lord Jehovah
“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). The English name, usually...
Unshakable Things
“And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken, may remain” (Hebrews 12:27)....
The New Creation
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but a new creature” (Galatians 6:15). In the original Greek text of the New Testament, the word translated...
The Overwhelmed Heart
“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Psalm 61:2). Perhaps some who are reading this devotional have...
Sealed By The Holy Spirit
“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest...
Modern Science In An Ancient
“Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?” (Job 12:9). The book of Job is one of the oldest books in the world, yet it contains numerous references to...
The Weight Of The Wind
“For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; To make the weight for the winds; and He weigheth the waters by measure” (Job 28:24,25). It was only discovered...
For Thy Name's Sake
“For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me” (Psalm 31:3). In this psalm of misery and mercy, we see David’s testimony. “In...
The Meaning Of Man
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”...
Willful Sinning/god's Vengeance
“For we know Him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge His people” (Hebrews 10:30). In the verses preceding our...
The Dominion Of Sin
“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace” (Romans 6:14). The largest slave owner in history is “sin,” for multitudes are still...
Scriptural Reminders About God
“But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay” (II Corinthians 1:18).
The apostle Paul in II Corinthians 1 and 2 reminds us of some marvelous truths about the...
The Riches Of His Grace
“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7). The attributes of God are characterized by the “riches...
The Foot Of Pride
“Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked move me” (Psalm 36:11). The contrast in this Psalm is not only between good and evil, but more specifically,...
But God
“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons”...
To God Be The Glory
“And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again” (II Corinthians 5:15). The word of God...
Hath God Said
“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1)....
Believing/receiving
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12). Many times men and women stumble over the concept, “faith,”...
The Righteous Judge
“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth...
If Any Lack Wisdom
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering” (James 1:5,6)....
Friends Of Mammon
“And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations” (Luke 16:9). This seems a strange...
A Fresh Start
“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which...
Willful Sins
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which...
The Christian Path
“It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect” (Psalm 18:32).
“Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the...
Questioning God
“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). Whenever one begins a question with...
The Name Of David
“Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of...
Most High—almighty—lord—god
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust” (Psalm 91:1,2)....
Little Children
“And Jesus called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom...
A Right Christmas
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). Christmas means many things to many people according to their backgrounds, ages, and...
Magnify The Lord
“Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified” (Psalm 70:4). Here is a great verse to follow for those...
The Face Of Jesus Christ
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (II Corinthians 4:6)....
The Stages Of Christian Growth
“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). A great transformation is initiated when...
Abba, Father
“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father” (Galatians 4:6).
Perhaps the most moving portions of Scripture are found in...
I Need No Other Argument
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13,14)....
Leaning On The Word
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. . . . These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that...
Enough For Me
“Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the...
A Resting Place
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus...
Treasures Of The Snow
“Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail?” (Job 38:22).
It is interesting that this book, the oldest in the Bible, contains more...
Bewitched
“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?” (Galatians 3:1). The...
Choose Life
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19)....
The Apple Of The Eye
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath He sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye” (Zechariah 2:8). This common...
A Divine Pattern For Life
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful” (Psalm 1:1). This beautiful Psalm has been...
When The Rivers Run Dry
“The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness” (Joel 1:20). After the Flood of Noah, God...
Preservation
“Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast” (Psalm 36:6). Preservation is a term used to describe God’s...
Justification, By Faith Or
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by...
Our Rock: The Creator
“Of the Rock who begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee” (Deuteronomy 32:18).
Just before his death, Moses predicted the coming apostasy of Israel in...
The Swoon Fantasy
“And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it...
Faith, Substance, And Evidence
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).
The eleventh chapter of Hebrews, known as the great Hall of Fame of Faith, reciting...
And God Said...
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The phrase, “and God said,” echoes throughout the Genesis account of creation. According to Psalm 33: “By...
Early Risers
“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed” (Mark 1:35). One of the best ways to meet the Lord is to rise...
Partakers Of The Promise
“That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel” (Ephesians 3:6).
There are many Christians who regard themselves...
The Good Confession
“I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession” (I Timothy 6:13). Young Timothy...
The Extended Family
“But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life” (Mark 10:30)....
Perfect Peace
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3). Perfect peace is rendered in the Hebrew, “Shalom, shalom.” God’s...
God Our Savior
“But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared” (Titus 3:4). Six times in the pastoral epistles Paul refers to God (evidently meaning the Father) as our Savior...
Thanksgiving In Heaven
“And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats [thrones], fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and...
Our Natural And Spiritual
“It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual...
The Personal Psalm
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1). Have you ever noticed how many times David used “I,” “my,” and “me” in this great psalm? Let’s...
Graven In The Rock
“Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!” (Job 19:23,24). In the midst of terrible...
National Righteousness
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).
Modern Christians place great emphasis on personal salvation, but we must remember that God is...
When The Foundations Are Destroyed
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3).
The word here for “foundations” is not the usual word for, say, a building foundation. Used rarely,...
Faithful In Ministry
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (I Timothy 1:12).
Paul, in a similar manner to Daniel, walked...
Christian Proportionate Giving
“Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come” (I Corinthians 16:2).
Although the New...
Israel's Confession Of Faith
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might” (Deuteronomy 6:4,5).
As stated...
The Meek Of The Earth
“Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger” (Zephaniah 2:3)....
The Son Of Consolation
“And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money,...
Abiding Words
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7).
In order for the words of the Lord really to abide in us, it seems...
The "Shall Nots" of John's Gospel
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
There are many wonderful promises...
Not Many Wise Men
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called” (I Corinthians 1:26).
For the most part, the rich and...
In The Lord's Army
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier”...
Diligent Faith
“Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief” (Hebrews 4:11). At first glance, this verse seems to command opposite actions simultaneously....
Prayer Of The Whole Heart
“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:12,13)....
The Spiritual Senses
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him” (Psalm 34:8). Frequently, Scripture uses our five physical senses in a figurative way to help us comprehend...
Accepted In The Beloved
“To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:6). This wonderful verse assures that all who have been saved by God’s grace...
Reasonable Service
“I beseech you therefore . . . by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to...
Practice What You Preach
“For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15). Christ’s life matched His teachings, and so must ours. Consider, for example, Christ’s...
The God Who Saves
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower” (Psalm 18:2).
What a...
Jeremiah And Inspiration
“Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more 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...
Casting Lots
“And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles” (Acts 1:26). This is the only instance in the New Testament where Christians...
God's Singing Presence
“For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure,...
Leviathan
“In that day the LORD with His sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and He shall slay the dragon that is in the sea”...
Who, What, Where, When, How
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
Any reporter knows that to cover an event well he has to answer these six questions. When it comes to the greatest...
Scripture Says/God Says
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16).
Among the many evidences...
The Judging Spirit Of God
“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years” (Genesis 6:3). This is a difficult verse,...
The Secret Of The Lord
“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and He will shew them His covenant” (Psalm 25:14).
This is an amazing promise. The word for “secret” means the “inner...
His Way—my Way—perfect
“As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in Him. For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? It is God that girdeth...
Stunted Growth In Carnal Christians
“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear...
Beer
“Wherefore the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered” (Genesis 16:14). This unusual name for a well means “well of the living one who sees me.”...
Working No Ill To Preborn Neighbors
“Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:10). The claim has been made that the New Testament is silent on the subject of abortion,...
Jesus Christ Or Christ Jesus
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). The doctrine of verbal inspiration implies that not only are the...
The Virtue Of Having Enemies
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets” (Luke 6:26).
It is no compliment to say about a Christian that he has no enemies,...
Immediate Results
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now” (Romans 8:22).
Sometimes we don’t get to see the results of our work or choices soon enough...
The Indwelling Holy Spirit
“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” (Romans 8:9). Note that...
A New Heart
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10). There are two kinds of heart trouble—one physical; the other spiritual. We all know of the physical...
The Victor's Song
“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will show to you to day. . . . The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your...
And Having Done All, Stand
“Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel: . . . That thou shouldest enter into covenant...
Ye That Are Men Now Serve Him
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. . . . Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of...
Stand Up For Jesus
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong” (I Corinthians 16:13). Many times Scripture compares this life to a battle, with the Christian a soldier warring...
Our "why?" Questions
“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?” (Romans 9:20). Every believer goes through difficult...
Mercy And Truth
“Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Psalm 85:10).
The words “mercy” (Hebrew checed, also often translated by “kindness,”...
Zechariah And Christ's Advent
“. . . for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the...
The City Of God
“But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for He hath prepared for them a city” (Hebrews 11:16).
When word came...
Marital Problems
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him” (Colossians 3:17). Marriage has always had a high place—a...
The Outward Appearance
“Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s”...
How Can Things Invisible Be Seen?
“For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse”...
Paths of the Seas
“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee” (Job 12:8).
Matthew Maury served as a U.S. naval officer before suffering an injury...
The Message Of The Old Testament
“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:22). Ever since sin entered into God’s created world, His message to all...
Watchman Of Our Words
“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties”...
Evolution Prophesied In The
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the...
Can God?
“Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?” (Psalm 78:19).
The Bible dramatically states that God can do anything. “For with God nothing...
Death By Sin
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12). This very important verse conveys several...
Demonic Discouragement
“Behold, He put no trust in His servants; and His angels He charged with folly: How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”...
Playing The Fool
“Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly”...
The Secret Things
“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law” (Deuteronomy 29:29)....
His Workmanship
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). The two more familiar verses immediately...
The Oracles Of God
“Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?” (Romans 3:2,3)....
The Proverbial Tongue
“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise” (Proverbs 10:19). The book of Proverbs has much wise counsel concerning the use of the tongue....
Jesus Christ Is Lord
“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:11). Throughout the New Testament, we find there are three names used primarily...
Things Worth Knowing
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” (I John 3:2)....
Victory Verbs
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,...
After The Flood
“Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth” (Job 12:15). The great flood of the Bible was such a traumatic global cataclysm,...
The Son Of God
“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:4). The opening verses of Paul’s epistle to the Romans...
Submission
“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:21). Normally, in today’s world, we are told to strive for the top. Desire to be “Number 1” overshadows...
Job And Adam
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: . . .” (Job 31:33). The patriarch Job lived long before Moses and the writing of the Pentateuch,...
The Father Of Spirits
“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?” (Hebrews 12:9)....
Instruction Contrary To Knowledge
“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge” (Proverbs 19:27). One of the saddest realities in the modern world is that many of the leaders...
Jehovah
“And, thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands” (Hebrews 1:10). The primary name for God in Scripture is the majestic...
The Watchers
“I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven” (Daniel 4:13). It is only in this chapter of Daniel (see also verses 17 and...
Here A Little, There A Little
“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line; line upon line; here a little, and there a little” (Isaiah 28:10). The setting of this unusual passage is most...
He
“And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy endureth for ever” (I Chronicles 16:41)....
Speak To The Rock
“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation” (Hebrews 9:28). Not long after the people...
Atonement
“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch” (Genesis 6:14). It may be surprising to learn that God’s instructions...
Christ The King
“Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (I Timothy 6:15). Of the many descriptive titles of the Lord Jesus Christ,...
Bruising The Devil
“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen” (Romans 16:20). This is an intriguing promise, suggesting that believers...
A Model Church
“Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father” (I Thessalonians 1:3). Paul...
God's Husbandry; God's Building
“For we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building” (I Corinthians 3:9).
Labor Day was established as a national holiday in this country...
Gospel Apologetics
“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace”...
The Soul Exchange
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:36,37). The lives of many people revolve...
I Corinthians 13
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love” (I John 4:8). True love, God’s kind of love, is defined in the great love chapter, I Corinthians 13. Thus, it is instructive...
The Spiritual Rock
“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ” (I Corinthians 10:4). One of the most amazing miracles...
In The Midst
“And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you” (John 20:26). Jesus,...
When . . . Then
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations” (Deuteronomy 7:9)....
My Lord And My God
“And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Thomas has been called “doubting Thomas” because of his initial reluctance to believe in the Lord’s...
Never Too Late
“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:42,43)....
Sowing And Sleeping
“So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption” (I Corinthians 15:42). When a believer’s soul and spirit leave the body and...
Father Of Glory, Father Of Lights
“I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face. . . ....
Naught Changeth Thee
“For all flesh is like grass, and the glory of men as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever” (I Peter 1:24,25)....
The Unresting God
“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding”...
Immortal, Invisible, God Only
“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen” (I Timothy 1:17).
Many of the grand old hymns of the faith consist of...
A Little Flock
“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). The world tends to measure success by size, and this seems generally true in...
Buried With Him
“Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death, that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4)....
Spiritual Genetics
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham;...
God's Quickenings
“Quicken thou me according to thy word” (Psalm 119:25).
God’s word is the ultimate source of quickening for the believer. The theme of Psalm 119 is the word of God. Eleven times...
His Own Place
“And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by...
Living Savior
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9). There is a popular...
Flesh And Bones
“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have” (Luke 24:39). One of the speculations of modern liberals...
Who's Rich?
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition” (I Timothy 6:9). When it comes...
Preaching The Resurrection
“And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all” (Acts 4:33). There are multitudes today who believe that Christ’s...
Spiritual Detours
“There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea” (Deuteronomy 1:2). Detours, when we get off the main road, can be frustrating and time-consuming....
Pleasure At God's Right Hand
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Psalm 16:11). The 16th Psalm contains the Bible’s first...
Love Or Lust
“My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: that thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge” (Proverbs 5:1,2). The entire fifth chapter...
The Living Word
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). This is the great verse...
The Honest Apostles
“(We) have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the Word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s...
A Song In The Darkest Night
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26). Here is a verse which surpasses all understanding, for it tells how our Savior joined in singing...
Peace Initiative
“And if the Son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again” (Luke 10:6). Christ sent His seventy disciples out to witness “into every city...
The Firstborn Of Every Creature
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature” (Colossians 1:15). A widespread cultic heresy based on this verse claims that Jesus Christ was not eternal, but...
The Blindness Of Israel
“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded” (Romans 11:7). One of the saddest aspects of our world is...
On His Side
“Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God He shall fight for you” (Deuteronomy 3:22). As the people of Israel stood on the banks of the Jordan River facing the Promised Land, they...
Not This Man
“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber” (John 18:40). This is the attitude of the world toward its Creator and Redeemer. Jesus Christ...
When Messiah Came
“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the...
The Suffering And The Glory
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (I Peter 5:10).The...
Touch Not Mine Anointed
“And (David) said unto his men, the LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD”...
Be Sure
“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23). Most things in this life are uncertain; nevertheless, there...
The Price Of Sparrows
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your father” (Matthew 10:29). This fascinating bit of first-century pricing information,...
It Is Well With My Soul
“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul” (Psalm 66:16). The Bible clearly teaches that “the soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezekiel...
Reporting On The Parables
“And He began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and...
Reclaiming Dinosaurs For Jesus
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee. . . . He moveth his tail like a cedar. . . . His bones are like bars of iron” (Job 40:15,17,18). Every creature that was...
Living In The Real World
“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind” (Isaiah 65:17). People often think they are being practical when they place...
Settle It
“Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist”...
Breaking Bread
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body” (Matthew 26:26). This is the first of twelve...
Captain Of Our Courage
“And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed” (Deuteronomy 31:8). In the closing chapters...
Seven Mountains
“His foundation is in the holy mountains” (Psalm 87:1). It is fascinating to study God’s selection of several key mountains to mark key events in human history. Mount Ararat was the...
The Transfiguration
“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: And His face did shine as the sun, and His...
What The Creator Requires
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all...
Moses And Elijah
“And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem” (Luke 9:30,31). This is...
The Limited Knowledge Of Jesus
“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father” (Mark 13:32). This verse has always been difficult to understand....
A Matter Of Loyalty
“And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him” (I Samuel 10:26,27a)....
Before Their Time
“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come” (Isaiah 57:1). How tragic...
One God
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4).
This great verse has been recited countless times by Israelites down through the centuries, setting forth their distinctive...
Reach Out
“Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints” (Philemon 5). Here Paul is writing to a beloved Christian brother, Philemon. It is a message...
The Uttermost Parts Of The Earth
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession” (Psalm 2:8). This colorful and comprehensive phrase, usually...
The Daily Cross
“And He said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23). This same conversation and challenge is also recorded...
Fear Of Witnessing
“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus” (Acts 4:18). Every Christian knows that he or she should witness for Christ, but most are...
The Fire Of God’s Judgment
“For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 4:24; also, Hebrews 12:29).
God uses His fire either to purify and cleanse the believer (blessing) or...
Are You Still Free?
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (II Corinthians 3:17). Any infantry officer knows that the most important part of any successful...
Our Source Of Freedom
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). Freedom of choice is a gift God gives to all men. However, after we decide to follow God and accept His...
Free To Choose
“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,...
Rejection At Home
“Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house” (Mark 6:4). A town will give great honor to a “home-town...
With Christ
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:2,3). The apostle Paul, looking forward to the...
All Rights Reserved
“And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand” (I Samuel 25:33).
Abigail was...
Jesus The Bible Teacher
“And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in...
Epaphras
“There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus” (Philemon 23). The few bits of information we can glean about Epaphras make us want to learn more. Not only did Paul call...
Confirmation Of The Gospel
“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace”...
Deception-a Step To Death
“And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, ‘Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul’” (I Samuel 28:12).
It...
Creation And The Constellations
“Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south” (Job 9:8,9). The book of Job...
All Things Well
“And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: He maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak” (Mark 7:37). Jesus, indeed, “hath done all things...
David’s Bedside Command
“So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David” (I Kings 2:10). About 1000 B.C., King David, second ruler over the unified nation of Israel, died in his capital...
The Holy One Of Israel
“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: And the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel”...
Children And Fathers
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).
The book of Proverbs contains many admonitions regarding...
The Higher Ways
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9). God’s thoughts and ways are by no means equivalent...
Our Ministry To Angels
“To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God” (Ephesians 3:10). There is “an innumerable company...
Neither Wine Nor Strong Drink
“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb” (Luke 1:15)....
Good Is The Word Of The Lord
“Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? And from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from...
Creation In Praise Of God
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands” (Isaiah 55:12)....
Our Banner
“We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions” (Psalm 20:5). Today has been designated as a day to give special...
The Living And The Written Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). The Holy Scriptures and the person of our Lord Jesus Christ are so inseparably bound together,...
Prophets From The Beginning
“That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between...
Outward Appearances
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature: because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance,...
Continual Christian Living
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of” (II Timothy 3:14). Christianity is not to be a hit-and-miss, start-and-stop affair. One of the great...
Quoth The Dove, “forevermore”
“I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death” (Revelation 1:18). A familiar American poem by Edgar Allan Poe has...
Treasure In Heaven
“Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth” (Luke 12:33)....
Children In Heaven
“And (David) said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast?...
With My Whole Heart
“With my whole heart have I sought thee” (Psalm 119:10). The heart is that which thinks, wills, feels, and acts. It is the seat of our intellect and our emotions. If the Lord is in control...
The Elect Of God
“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth” (Romans 8:33). The doctrine of election is a key doctrine of Scripture, but it is also controversial,...
Whosoever Will
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17).One...
Whosoever Will
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17)....
A Marathon
“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 Unperfect Substance
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them” (Psalm 139:16)....
When Less Is More?
“Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him” (II Chronicles 32:7)....
The Wonderful Angel
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?” (Judges 13:18).
This intriguing encounter occurred during one of Israel’s periods...
Father Of Believers
“And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6). The key New Testament doctrine of imputed righteousness, received through saving faith in the...
Prophecy
“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him” (Deuteronomy 18:18)....
The First Day Of The Week
“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight” (Acts 20:7)....
Many Books
“And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh” (Ecclesiastes 12:12).
It seems amazing, at first, that...
Adam’s Rib
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made...
Our Place In Heaven
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2). This expression, “a place for you,” is an...
The Golden Rule
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12). This command of Christ is the famous so-called...
A Mighty Man
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour” (Judges 6:12). Gideon was not a very promising leader, to all outward...
Salvation In The Spirit
“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). Nicodemus was confused that night...
A Better And An Enduring Substance
“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:36).
As Christians, we have certain heavenly possessions, and this...
Teachers And Soldiers
“And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will” (II Timothy 2:26). We are in a great battle for the minds of young people...
Faithful Sayings
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” (I Timothy 1:15). The adjective “faithful”...
Vain Repetitions
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking” (Matthew 6:7). This command of Christ is an important part...
Thanksgiving And Prayer
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers” (I Thessalonians 1:2). Thanksgiving and prayer are inseparably joined together in the Scriptures....
The Eternal Flame
“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out” (Leviticus 6:13). The so-called “eternal flame” at the tomb of former President John Kennedy will surely...
Thou Hast Made Me Glad
“For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands” (Psalm 92:4).
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises...
He Knows
“I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first” (Revelation 2:19). Seven times, in the letters to His seven...
The Prayer Of Moses
“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14). This majestic yet reflective psalm is the oldest of all psalms. The superscript of the...
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