The world holds its breath when Christians suffer. Will we doubt or deny Him? Or declare He is good? Psalm 35 shows a definite pattern. It has three parts, and each ends with a chorus of praise to the Lord. As we’ll see, this is not simply a design for a poem but a strategy […]
CHRIST the “CHIEF among ten thousand” (Song 5:10). Dr. A.T. Schofield tells the following: Some years ago I went down to the banks of the Severn to visit a poor girl dying of tuberculosis in a cottage of two rooms on the river’s bank. I found the river in flood, through which I waded, and […]
“I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications” (Ps 116:1). Well-known missionary to China, Rosalind Goforth, writes, “One day, when my grandfather was a small boy, he went to visit his cousins in the south of England, their home being situated close to a dense forest. The children, lured by […]
Charles Spurgeon tells the story of an old man who heard a young man preach. When he was asked what he thought of it, he was slow to answer. At last he said, “If I must tell you, I did not like it; there was no Christ in it.” “No,” answered the young man, “because […]
“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Rev 7:10). The title of this meditation, taken from verse 3 of Psalm 35, is the heartbeat of the Psalter and the core of the Bible’s revelation to man. Not only is the Lord the cure for every sin, He’s the comfort […]
CHRIST our COUNSELOR: “And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor…” (Isa 9:6). Do you need marriage or family counseling? Grief counseling? Financial counseling? Guidance or career counseling? Personal issues or anxiety counseling? I know Someone who specializes in all of these. Of Him it is recorded, “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon […]
“He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I am coming quickly” (Rev 22:11-12). What a strange request from the Lord’s own lips! He will […]
In John 6:37 our Lord says: “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me.” Doesn’t God want all to be saved? Hebrews 2:9 reads, “that He (Christ) by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” 2 Peter 3:9 also says: “The Lord…is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should […]
If you find a distance between your soul and God, there’s no question as to who moved. So far, we have considered the biographical backdrop to Psalm 34, the rising tide of praise from David, and those hearing him who join in to “exalt His name together” (v 3, see also vv 1-2). Then in cryptic terms, […]
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