The Father wants us to know that the Lord Jesus has no rivals. He sits supreme over all! Psalm 110 is just seven verses long, but it’s the most often quoted psalm in the New Testament. There are two glorious truths about the Lord Jesus that His Father never tires of telling us. We’ll think […]
CHRIST the GRAIN of WHEAT: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain” (Jn 12:24). Who can tell how one faithful witness can bring in a bumper crop? And who ever heard of John Warr? He had been apprenticed to Clarke […]
“Lord, teach us to pray” (Lk 11:1). Every prayer is a mission seeking a miracle. But before we receive divine permission — for all answered prayer must be according to His purpose — there is our personal admission: “I can’t do it myself; I need the Lord’s help.” Then follows submission, when we turn from […]
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself. This He said, signifying by what death He would die…“A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is […]
Whatever negative talk swirls around us, let’s speak well of the Lord, and know He speaks well of us. Psalm 109 falls into three parts. The first section (vv 1-5) describes the wounds David had received at the lips of both cruel enemies and hurtful friends. The second section (vv 6-20) suggests 20 actions that […]
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CHRIST the FOCUS of our FAITH: “I know WHOM I have believed” (2 Tim 1:12). Christ is not only the object of our faith; He is the sunshine and cultivator of it. He said to Peter, “I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail” (Lk 22:32). “And the apostles said to the […]
“Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, and teach me Your statutes” (Ps 119:124). This verse reminds me of the woman who went to pick up some “selfies” at a photo shop. When she saw them, she said with a huff, “These don’t do me justice!” The clerk, looking over her shoulder, and unfamiliar […]
William Hoste lays out 5 important facts about new birth: 1. God is its Author. It cannot be worked up; it must come down. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights…Of His own will He brought us forth [birthed us] by the word of […]
If you want a guard for your lips, treat people as if Jesus died for them. He did, of course. “Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.” So said best-selling author Robert Fulghum. And David agrees, as he explains in Psalm 109. “For the mouth of the wicked and the […]