“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold” (Prov 22:1). Investor Warren Buffett said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” A reputation is a fragile thing; it requires […]
I was seeking to lead a soldier to Christ, but he tried to evade the issue with, “I’ll think it over.” “Harry,” I said, “imagine you’re out scouting an enemy post. You get hit hard. Another soldier carries you to your own lines. For his trouble he gets two bullets in the back. You’re both […]
If you weren’t familiar with North America, wouldn’t it be a bit disorienting to discover that North Carolina is in the south and South Dakota’s in the north? Our geography may be a curiosity, but for one country it’s a matter of life and death. There’s a little dusty region on the eastern shore of […]
“The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself how it is to cross rivers.” —Gladys Aylward There are few sights more glorious than a horse at full gallop or an eagle in flight. Having described the one, the Lord now turns to the other. “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and […]
CHRIST the CAPTAIN: “It was fitting for Him,…in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings” (Heb 2:10). Archibald Alexander writes: I heard lately of a beautiful instance of a poor man’s trust in the sufficiency of the Lord’s understanding. A sudden storm had overtaken an East Coast […]
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it” (1 Thess 5:23-24). In this magnificent request, the apostle Paul declares the INTENT of God’s […]
The Occult: With the rise of secularization, the rock culture and drug cults, the West has seen a resurgence of satanism and black arts. Occultare is Latin for secret or hidden. The truth can stand the light and the Bible shines on such practices (Deut 18:9-14; Acts 13:6-12; 19:19). As to Christ’s ministry, He said, […]
Does Job, sitting in the ashes, understand that he is the battlefield between right and wrong? The Lord focused Job’s attention on the ostrich, the world’s largest bird (200-300 lbs). It’s the fastest two-legged land animal and can top 40 mph! Thus, says the Lord, “When she lifts herself on high, she scorns the horse and its rider” (Job […]
CHRIST the HORN of SALVATION (Lk 1:69): Dear Christian, rejoice today in the fullness of our provision as expressed in 1 Peter 1:3-6. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…”—we have a SHARED life, inextricably linked forever with the Godhead. “…who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again…”—we have […]