One fact isn’t in doubt: God has spoken—through the world, the Word, and the will. Are we listening? Breathtaking—that’s Psalm 19 to me! It presents the three greatest wonders this world has ever seen, beginning with the wonders of God’s glory in Creation (vv 1-6). “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” (v […]
CHRIST the ALPHA and OMEGA (Rev 1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13). F.W. Boreham writes: Since Alpha is simply the first letter in the Greek alphabet and Omega the last, it is as if He said, “I am the alphabet!” He, who loved all common and familiar things—sparrows and ravens, lilies and wheat—took the letters that little […]
“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him” (Lam 3:25). Often prayer is referred to as waiting. “In darkness, underneath the January frost, God is getting ready the royal glories of spring…it is His ordination that there shall be eleven months of husbandry for one month of harvest. “In the spiritual field you […]
The word “Agnosticism” was introduced by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869 although the concept of pleading ignorance in spiritual matters has been around since antiquity. This is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims—particularly claims regarding God and the afterlife—is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable. Philosophers and […]
“Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing praises to Your name” (Ps 18:49). Remember from the title that Psalm 18 is describing how a humble boy from Bethlehem, not raised to be a warrior but a shepherd, wasn’t only able to survive the relentless attacks of Saul, but also […]
CHRIST the VISITOR: “The Dayspring from on high has visited us” (Lk 1:78). More often than not, we find the Lord Jesus sitting by the seaside or visiting in the homes of the needy. Zachaeus, Simon, Matthew, the synagogue ruler, Mary and Martha—all had the honor of having the Lord in their house. He came […]
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God” (Isa 41:10). Mark Guy Pearse tells a story he heard from two young men while visiting South Africa. They had three days’ holiday and decided to ride up-country. Entering a forest, they were startled by a terrible roar. “A lion,” […]
“When they saw the boldness of Peter and John…they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). Queen Victoria had asked her chaplain if “‘one could be absolutely sure in this life of eternal safety?” He said he “knew of no way one could be absolutely sure.” John Townsend wrote the […]
It is a common argument, when discussing Isaiah 53 with a Jew, that the Servant of the Lord represents his suffering people, but Old Testament scholar Arnold Fruchtenbaum writes: “To interpret Isaiah 53 as speaking of Messiah is not non-Jewish. In fact, if we are to speak of the traditional Jewish interpretation, it would be […]