Foolishness is more than stupidity. It is the deadly combination of ignorance and arrogance. In spite of facing three frontal attacks from these “miserable comforters” (Job 16:2), Job still has a few arrows left in his quiver. He decides to first highlight the fact that all three men are know-it-alls. It isn’t the basis of a long-term […]
CHRIST the COMPLETER, as seen in John 17. In the Lord’s prayer to His Father, seven times He declares to have accomplished what He set out to do. He said, “I have glorified You on the earth” (v 4), that is, He had displayed the glories of His Father while on this planet. Then He […]
“I am Yours, save me; for I have sought Your precepts” (Ps 119:94). What better plea can we offer in our times of need? “I am Yours.” When the Lord saw the goings-on at the base of Mt Sinai, He said to Moses, “Go, get down! For YOUR people whom YOU brought out of the […]
How can people in this century take the idea of the virgin birth seriously? Interestingly, the most detail regarding the birth of Christ is given by a medical doctor, in the Lord’s biography by Luke. Often people argue that first century peasants believed in the miracles because they didn’t understand the scientific explanations behind events. […]
CHRIST the WORTHY ONE: “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power” (Rev 4:11). Walk worthy of the glory to which you have been called by God: “You know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you…that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His […]
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth” (Song of Sol 1:2). While this “song of songs” is taken at many levels, it can certainly be applied to the world’s greatest Lover. Sadly He said to Simon, “You gave Me no kiss” (Lk 7:45), in contrast to the woman who, He said, “has […]
“There are two things I like that Islam teaches,” I told a group of upset young Muslims. Upset because I had told them about some Muslims I knew who had found true peace in Christ. “Islam teaches that God is God the Just, and God the Merciful. But when you stand before Him at last, […]
JESUS the ULTIMATE HOME BUILDER: “I go to prepare a place for you” (Jn 14:2). Oliver Fisher Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1866. He made a fortune manufacturing and selling rifles. After he died of influenza in 1918, his wife Sarah moved to San Jose, California. Believing in spiritism, she sought out […]
“Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth” (Rev 8:13). One hardly thinks of this as a petition, but it is. The word woe is an anglicized form of a Greek expression of grief, oo-ah’-ee! Can you hear it? It is a warning of coming wrath, mingled with sorrowful regret. Boyd Nicholson writes: “For […]