“Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Ps 27:14). When circumstances seem against you, and everything within you shouts, “Do something!” that’s the time to wait on the Lord. The following is recounted in Our Daily Bread: A woman went to Andrew […]
“You have heard him and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus” (Eph 4:21). “We should always remember that God is, so to speak, his own evidence. That is to say, since he is the Creator, he is the ultimate source of everything. There is no being in the universe who […]
If you’re a Christian, let me introduce you to one of your brothers. Tom was told he’d never change. He thought that was true—until he met Jesus. […]
“And they shall be all taught of God” (Jn 6:45). Harold St. John was given permission to have some Bible discussions in a post office in Somaliland. “It was a small tin shack with a floor inches deep in dust,” he wrote. One man, a recent believer, dressed only in a leopard skin, had been […]
God’s plans are far greater than our present disappointments and far richer than our personal desires. The plan was a good one, and Nathan had given his approval. David would build a house for God. God, however, had not been consulted. So that evening, the Lord asked Nathan: Would he be so kind as to […]
I was born in the deep south—of Canada, that is—although I’m an American citizen now, having lived here much of my life. Some people spell Canada like this: C eh? N eh? D eh? We’re often betrayed by our habit of adding “eh?” to the end of our sentences. Called an invariant tag, it’s inviting […]
Won’t God accept everyone, provided they are sincere? Sincerity is certainly important with God. In fact, insincerity is a sure way to be rejected by Him! But mere sincerity is not enough. It is possible to be sincere, but sincerely wrong. Remember the false prophets of Baal at the Battle of the Gods on Carmel. […]
A good thing is not always God’s will for you, but God’s will for you will always be a good thing. Here’s a good word for us in the midst of a self-indulgent society: “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others” (Php 2:4). For example, […]
“You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures” (Jas 4:2-3). Why pray? Doesn’t God know everything? Doesn’t He do what He wants anyway? R.A. Torrey suggests these reasons: Because there’s a devil, and by prayer we […]