CHRIST our SURETY: “By so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant” (Heb 7:22). A surety guarantees payment, removes doubt and brings peace. H.A. Ironside explains: “When the Lord Jesus Christ became my surety…He went to Calvary’s cross, and all my guilt was charged against Him. He settled for everything, and […]
Ready to do some riding? Here comes our Champion, calling us to join Him in His triumphal march. In Psalm 68, along with Psalms 69, 71, and 72, we meet four massive mountains of truth, like sentinels protecting the way into the goodness and glory of God. To enrich us, David utilizes everything he has […]
“O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance” (Ps 16:5-6). The “Great Durbar” was held in 1911 near Delhi, India, where, with great pomp, King George V and Queen Mary were proclaimed […]
I was to be giving a talk on evidence for God at a college in Appleton, Wisconsin. Two atheists near the front were acting as a tag team to dominate the session with their arguments. I wanted to be polite but the time was disappearing. I cried to the Lord to intervene. When they paused […]
The war is on. The lines are drawn. It’s time to fight the fight. Weapons? Check. But wait! Who’s the enemy? It would probably be good to know that before we start swinging away and lopping off ears. […]
“For every prophecy on the first coming of Christ, there are eight on Christ’s second coming.” — G. Sweeting It was the Lord Jesus who taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:10). Although that request can be fulfilled in part by our doing His […]
CHRIST FAITHFUL and TRUE: “These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God” (Rev 3:14). Our Lord Jesus, as the Amen, makes good every promise of God (2 Cor 1:20). As the Faithful and True Witness, He adds His own declaration to stand by us in every […]
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace” (Num 6:24-26). The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in 1947, were at that point the oldest extant manuscripts of Scripture. But the most ancient […]
Mark Cahill writes: “If it doesn’t matter on the day you die, it doesn’t matter. Will it matter on the day you die if you made a million dollars or owned two houses…? No. Will it matter on the day you die if you knew the Bible better than you knew today’s newspaper? Yes. Will […]