OUR LORD JESUS—THE MAN: “Through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins” (Acts 13:38). Roland Mills moved from Scotland to the Prairies of Canada. There he was employed in training medical personnel in caring for mentally handicapped children. In the facility was a boy who never spoke in more than two-word sentences. […]
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you’” (2 Cor 12:9). Of course, this is not a petition. In fact, it is God’s response to a rejected petition! Three times, Paul asked for a change of his situation. Three times he was refused. And then the Lord said this! It isn’t just […]
Journalist Malcolm Muggeridge was one of the West’s leading atheists. But in a stunning reversal, in 1969 he published Jesus Rediscovered, declaring his faith in Christ. “I may, I suppose, regard myself as a relatively successful man. People occasionally stare at me in the streets; that’s fame. I can fairly easily earn enough to qualify […]
OUR LORD JESUS—THIS MAN: Everyone had an opinion about this Man. His townsfolk “were astonished and said, ‘Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?’” (Mt 13:54). The centurion said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” (Mk 15:39). “The Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, ‘This Man receives sinners and eats […]
“Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts” (Isa 6:5). Adam Clarke outlines this section (vv 1-8) as follows: 1. A Vision of God (vv […]
“You became followers of us and of the Lord…so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe” (1 Thess 1:5-7). Disciple making is the Lord’s design. We will convince no one that we are NT believers if we are not engaged in this vital work. Why? 1. Because it is the […]
“Sing to the Lord.” “Give to the Lord.” Worship the Lord.” Can you think of a better use of your time? If we peek at the very end of Psalm 96, we’ll see the psalmist is looking forward to the day when the Lord intervenes in human history once more to set everything right, “for He is […]
CHRIST the HIDING PLACE: “A Man will be as a hiding place…” (Isa 23:2). R.G. LeTourneau (1888–1969), was a renowned inventor of earth-moving machinery. LeTourneau machines were nearly 70 percent of the earth-moving equipment and engineering vehicles used by Allied forces during World War II. Raised in a Christian home, he tells of his conversion […]
“He must increase, but I must decrease” (Jn 3:30). This isn’t exactly a petition, but it could easily become one. Lord, let me daily decrease so that You might increase in me! Our New Testament speaks of increased faith (Lk 17:5), increased blessing in the gospel (1 Cor 3:6-7), increasing fruits of righteousness (2 Cor […]