Do you ever talk like this? “Well, I never! I never thought I’d see the day. I never thought you’d do that.” Anyone interested in Hebrew poetry will find Psalm 93 a fascinating study. Early on, we thought about various kinds of parallelism. Much of it falls into two main categories. Synonymous Parallelism, often with “and” as […]
CHRIST the WORTHY ONE: “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power” (Rev 4:11). Walk worthy of the glory to which you have been called by God: “You know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you…that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His […]
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth” (Song of Sol 1:2). While this “song of songs” is taken at many levels, it can certainly be applied to the world’s greatest Lover. Sadly He said to Simon, “You gave Me no kiss” (Lk 7:45), in contrast to the woman who, He said, “has […]
“There are two things I like that Islam teaches,” I told a group of upset young Muslims. Upset because I had told them about some Muslims I knew who had found true peace in Christ. “Islam teaches that God is God the Just, and God the Merciful. But when you stand before Him at last, […]
JESUS the ULTIMATE HOME BUILDER: “I go to prepare a place for you” (Jn 14:2). Oliver Fisher Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1866. He made a fortune manufacturing and selling rifles. After he died of influenza in 1918, his wife Sarah moved to San Jose, California. Believing in spiritism, she sought out […]
“Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth” (Rev 8:13). One hardly thinks of this as a petition, but it is. The word woe is an anglicized form of a Greek expression of grief, oo-ah’-ee! Can you hear it? It is a warning of coming wrath, mingled with sorrowful regret. Boyd Nicholson writes: “For […]
Hinduism, the indigenous religion of India, has 900 million adherents worldwide. Although there are many subdivisions, they generally believe in One Supreme Reality (Brahman) who is manifested in many gods and goddesses. They believe that humans are in bondage to ignorance and illusion, but are able to escape. The purpose is to gain release from […]
CHRIST’S DRAWING POWER: “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself” (Jn 12:32). It was prophesied by Isaiah concerning Christ: “There shall be a root of Jesse which shall stand for an Ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek” (Isa 11:10). What a picture! […]
“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Cor 9:15). François Coillard (1834-1904) was a French missionary of Huguenot descent who bravely labored for the Lord in southern Africa. Semoindji Stephen, a young convert from the Zambesi, traveled with him on one of his journeys to Europe. Once when they were visiting the Guinness […]