We need a better King than David, One who never sinned, but who also can make us clean. The Sunday School teacher pinned a large bedsheet up in the classroom. In the lower corner was a blot where he had accidentally spilled ink. “What do you see, boys?” he asked. They all pointed to the […]
CHRIST our EXAMPLE: “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked” (1 Jn 2:6). The Lord Jesus was the only person wise enough to make up His own mind about everything. But He never did. He only did what the Father gave Him to do. How can […]
“In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever. Selah” (Ps 44:8). C.H. Spurgeon was traveling by train to a preaching engagement, but, having hurried to catch it, he discovered he left his ticket and money at home. The only other occupant in the compartment noticed him fumbling in his pockets and […]
Here is the conversion story of Charlotte Elliott, author of “Just as I Am.” Dr. Cesar Malan of Geneva, visiting in the Elliott home, asked Charlotte if she knew herself to really be a Christian. She was in poor health and often harassed with severe pain, which tended to make her irritable. She resented the […]
We are now one-third of the way on our journey through the Psalms. More green pastures ahead! Coming to Psalm 50, we’re considering the first psalm linked with Asaph. There are 11 others, all together in Book III (Ps 73-83). Asaph was one of three Chief Musicians. It’s a wonderful privilege to lead God’s people […]
CHRIST the ULTIMATE WINNER: “He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet” (1 Cor 15:25). “But now we do not yet see all things put under Him” (Heb 2:8). Bernard Travaieille writes: “There was no gymnasium on our seminary campus, so we played basketball in a nearby public school. The janitor, […]
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work” (2 Cor 9:8). All grace—let’s see. Does God’s abounding grace provide enough so we have all we need for all circumstances in order to do all the […]
Salvation includes many interconnected teachings. Here are some examples: “Whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also […]
TV commercials from the 1960s included some by Imperial Margarine. Mom and Dad are gathered with their family around the dinner table. I know, ancient history, right? Mother has purchased a new spread for their bread. Not butter—margarine fit for a king. When hubby takes his first bite, with trumpet fanfare, a crown suddenly appears on […]