“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (Heb 13:5). In our verse, discontentment is seen in a glaring light. The things we “have” obviously include the One who is everything we could ever need and […]
It was Blaise Pascal who said: “Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ; we do not even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ.” At the Cross we find both revealed. God’s love, mercy and justice respond to the sinner and his sin. Look at what Christ did to reconcile us to […]
If divine wisdom arranged the path of water drops and lightning bolts, would it not include your path, too? In Job 28:20-28, Job repeats the question he asked in verse 12. Where, oh where, is wisdom to be found? Obviously he isn’t interested in an advanced degree in some esoteric field of study. The wisdom […]
JESUS the PATIENT FARMER: “Others have labored, and you have entered into their labors” (Jn 4:38). Almost every Christian has heard about Hudson Taylor, who blazed a trail for God through China. China Inland Mission brought over 800 missionaries to the country. But few have heard of Karl Gützlaff. Born to a German tailor, his […]
“Please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now,…and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You” (Neh 1:6). One mark of spiritual maturity is to shoulder the failures of your people. Adrian […]
George Whitfield (1714-1770), who was used by God to spread the Great Awakening, became perhaps the best-known preacher in Britain and America in the 18th century. In May of 1750, after hearing Whitfield preach, John Thorpe and three friends attended a local “Hell-Fire Club,” an atheists’ gathering. To amuse his friends, with amazing accuracy Thorpe […]
No pressure, no diamonds. No digging, no gold. No challenges, no wisdom. It’s as obvious as that. We’ve been reminded by Job that earth’s treasures must go through a process to become valuable to us. First, they must be sought for and discovered. Then, through grueling effort, they must be brought to the surface from […]
CHRIST DESERVES OUR LOVE: “Do you love Me?” (Jn 21:17). This is the story of an assembly immersed in love. Paul reports: “I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints” (Eph 1:15). He reminded them that “God…is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which […]
“Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea” […]