CHRIST the TRUSTWORTHY ONE: “In His name Gentiles will trust” (Mt 12:21). In a little Perthshire town in Scotland there was a minister of the gospel whose name filled the district like ointment poured forth. A Highland drover sometimes passed through this town. On one occasion, he waited over to the Lord’s day to hear […]
“How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Ps 119:103). Do you ever think how much work it takes to give you a spoonful of honey? With their wings moving at 12,000 beats/minute, bees fly more than once around the world to gather just one pound of honey; in […]
Men are formed in character not only by their past and present, but also by their futures. Man inwardly grows the higher his ideals are. So also in spiritual life, hope and sanctification belong together. “And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 Jn 3:3). Thus Christ […]
Handel’s Messiah at the end repeats the word “forever” 16 times. The Psalmist does it 10 times more! There is both a comparison and a contrast between Psalms 135 and 136. As to the comparison, the subjects mirror each other, except the part in Psalm 135 about idols. Thus both are a call to praise, bless, and […]
CHRIST our ADVOCATE: “My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 Jn 2:1). The word advocate (par-ak’-lay-tos) refers to someone “called to one’s side to give aid; one who takes up another’s […]
“It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh…” (2 Ki 19:4). Interesting, isn’t it? God not only hears the petitions of His people, but the grievous words of His people’s critics, too. The National Statuary Hall in Washington, DC’s Capitol used to be the chamber of the […]
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892), was converted at age 15, and preached his first message in a cottage at Teversham the following year. Just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 19, was called to the New Park Street Chapel, a large congregation in London. Spurgeon both preached and wrote with deep passion for Christ. […]
The word “biography” comes from the two Greek words: bios, meaning “life” and graphia, meaning “writing.” Is your birth the first chapter? Not even close. […]
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him, all creatures here below!” —Thomas Ken (1674) Psalm 135 begins with the word Praise! Who should praise Him? His People should! “O you servants of the Lord! You who stand in the house of the Lord” (vv 1-2). Today every believer is a “full-time servant of the Lord” and has unlimited access […]