Archive of Days of Praise Articles
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...
While God And I Shall Be
“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...
His Everlasting Arms
“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee” (Deuteronomy 33:27). The third verse of Wade Robinson’s...
Appreciating God’s Creation
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good...
Everlasting Love
“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee” (Jeremiah 31:3). Perhaps no doctrine in...
Teaching Children
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). This verse does not mean that if parents teach their children the Biblical way...
Continue
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them” (II Timothy 3:14).This encouraging exhortation by the apostle...
Continue
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them” (II Timothy 3:14). This encouraging exhortation by the apostle...
Full
“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years: and was gathered to his people” (Genesis 25:8). With the words of our text, Abraham ended a...
Obedience And Righteousness
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Romans 5:19). Certainly the focal point of all history and the...
Italians And Israelites
“Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you” (Hebrews 13:24). The unknown author of the book of Hebrews (possibly the apostle Paul) was apparently...
Keeping And Avoiding
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called” (I Timothy 6:20).
Note that there are contained...
Those Who Pass By
“Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of His fierce anger”...
Divine Logistics
“And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy...
Jots And Tittles
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (II Timothy 3:16). Concerning Scripture,...
Watchful Sobriety
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (I Peter 5:8). Several words are used in Scripture to imply...
The Trinity In Ephesians
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all”...
An Honest Witness
“For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and...
Life In The Blood
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul” (Leviticus 17:11)....
Science…true And False
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and...
Og, King Of Bashan
“And Og the king of Bashan: for His mercy endureth for ever” (Psalm 136:20). The Lord Jesus likely meditated on and sang Psalm 136 during His earthly walk. It praises God for great wonders...
Origin Of The Races
“These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood” (Genesis 10:32). This is the...
Renovation For God
“Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it” (Judges 6:30)....
Scriptural Soul
“Of His own will begat He us with the Word of Truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures” (James 1:18). Scriptural soul-winning is soul-winning based on the Scriptures,...
He Is Risen, As He Said
“He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew 28:6). Christ frequently predicted His coming death, but never did He predict His death without...
The Alabaster Box
“And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on...
Twelve Legions Of Angels
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53). In I Chronicles 27:1–15, David assembled...
Under Sin
“But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe” (Galatians 3:22). The Scriptural doctrine of total depravity...
Our Sins
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:6). As Christ hung on the cross, the Jewish...
Redeemed!
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ,...
To Be Or Not To Be
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself...
Hosanna
“And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest” (Matthew 21:9)....
Fainting
“When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD” (Jonah 2:7).
Faint: to be weary, become weak, be consumed, be feeble! Such are the characteristics of those who faint. Certainly...
How To Keep From Falling
“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” (Psalm 56:13).
Once a person receives...
A Holiday For Atheists
“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good” (Psalm 53:1). There are many religious holidays,...
True Education
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which...
Unto Him That Is Able
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 24). There are three wonderful doxologies in...
Fringe Issues
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient” (II Timothy 2:24). One of the plagues of modern-day Christendom is that many take...
Mind Control
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of...
Keep Alive Thy Work
“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy” (Habakkuk 3:2).
Habakkuk...
The Urgency Of Salvation
“For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (II Corinthians 6:2)....
Direct Access
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:5). This is one of the key verses of Scripture for several reasons. In the first place,...
At Ease In Zion
“Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!” (Amos 6:1). Zion, or Jerusalem, was...
Judas Had The Bag
“For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor” (John 13:29)....
Faithful Stewards
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (I Corinthians 4:2).God’s Word reminds us that “every one of us shall give account of himself to God”...
Faithful Stewards
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (I Corinthians 4:2). God’s Word reminds us that “every one of us shall give account of himself to God”...
He Rides Upon The Heaven
“There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in His excellency on the sky” (Deuteronomy 33:26).
Chapter 33 of Deuteronomy contains the last...
Eight Revivals
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6).
The number “eight” seems commonly to be associated in the Bible with a new beginning,...
Biblical Sarcasm
“And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you” (Job 12:1,2). It is remarkable that the Bible, with its great variety of literary forms and numerous...
Lack Of Knowledge
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I...
Coming Or Given?
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). This promise of the Lord Jesus illustrates the beautiful, yet paradoxical,...
The Lord Is Thy Keeper
“The LORD is thy Keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. . . . The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore” (Psalm 121:5,8)....
Inspired Words
“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away” (Luke 21:33). The doctrine of plenary verbal inspiration, wrongly considered antiquated by many modern neo-evangelicals,...
Points Of Decision
“Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God” (Jeremiah 42:6)....
The Lord Christ
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23,24)....
Degrees Of Punishment
“But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you” (Matthew 11:22). The subject of eternal hell is so repugnant to the modern ungodly...
Those Who Rule Over You
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation” (Hebrews 13:7). The very idea that...
A World Of Books
“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen”...
Dangerous Counterfeits
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (I Thessalonians 5:21). Human beings are very gullible, and counterfeiting is a profitable occupation for many deceivers. But spiritual...
Sharing
“For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ” (II Corinthians 1:5).
Frequently we sense our need of God’s help. We find ourselves...
Matthew The Publican
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed Him” (Matthew 9:9). ...
Salvation, A Gift From God
“As thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given Him” (John 17:2). If we trust Jesus for salvation, we can take no credit ourselves....
His Age
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (Romans 13:11). The apostle Paul wrote these words over...
Four Fervent Things
“Fervent in spirit; serving the Lord” (Romans 12:11). The word “fervent” or “fervency” is found only eight times in the Word of God, all in the New Testament. It basically...
The Faithful Creator
“Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator” (I Peter 4:19).
This is the only...
Cursed Or Blessed
“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD” (Jeremiah 17:5).
Jeremiah provides for us a striking...
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