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 […]
Jaffa, biblical Joppa, sits atop a hill jutting out into the sapphire Mediterranean, Israel’s ancient seaport and historic gateway to the world. Restored today, Old Jaffa’s cobblestone alleys wind past buildings older than America. Filled with art galleries and restaurants, the sights and smells are worth experiencing, but you probably couldn’t afford to live there. […]
“One of the greatest rewards for serving God is the permission to do still more for Him.” —C.H. Spurgeon Elihu has been exposing Job’s wrong thinking about God. Now, in Job 35:1-8, he deals with Job’s wrong thinking about himself. Beautiful attributes are twisted into grotesque shapes when “self ” is added. Love? Self-love! Justification? […]
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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. […]
Is being half-right better than all wrong? Not if it makes you presume you know more than you do. Erasmus in c. 1500 first recorded the proverb, “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” H.G. Wells wrote a short story, C.S. Lewis a poem, and Michael Flynn a novel, all sharing […]
CHRIST OUR ANCHOR: “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus…” (Heb 6:19-20). Stephen Hopkins is known as the U.S. colony of Rhode Island’s greatest statesman. A surveyor, politician, Chief Justice of […]
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt 26:41). As Leonard Ravenhill put it, “A sinning man stops praying; a praying man stops sinning.” The spirit of a believer, referred to as “that which is born of God” (neuter), always votes for the Lord’s […]