The preacher at her door had an amazing story to tell. Mere coincidence? Hardly. It was one chance in a kazillion. But there they were, face to tear-stained face, and he had a secret for her she had never even hoped could be true. But God loves happy endings. […]
It was a childish mistake. Could it be fixed—and changed into a life-long lesson? […]
Here’s a beautiful combination. The people heeded the prophets and the prophets helped the people. With local interference and faraway palace intrigue, the temple restoration in Jerusalem had ground to a halt. Sixteen years after the process had begun, the people had yet to finish. Now the site lies silent. But God is not idle. […]
CHRIST the ETERNAL LOVER: “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 Jn 4:10). Sir Robert Anderson, former head of Scotland Yard, in his classic work, The Silence of God, writes: “Men point to the sad incidents […]
“Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Pet 5:7). Writes E.E. Wordsworth, “So far as is known, no bird ever tried to build more nests than its neighbor. No fox ever worried because he had only one hole in which to hide. No squirrel ever died of anxiety lest he […]
Biblical truth is the substance of gospel work, so the early believers “went everywhere preaching the word” (Acts 8:4). Divine love is the motivation of it and joy is the strength of it, and thus we “preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph 3:8; see also 2 Cor 5:14). “Justification and sanctification […]
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God” (1 Jn 4:1). Here’s the irony of the situation. The people who wrote the letter to Artaxerxes to convince him to stop the building project in Jerusalem didn’t even belong in the Land. And they had not emigrated by choice; they […]
CHRIST our COMPANION: “He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (Heb 13:5). Harner Middleswarth writes: My eight-year-old daughter and I were driving through the unfamiliar streets of the city to which we had recently moved. I was turning here and there without any explanation to my child. Finally, she looked […]
“As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him” (Ps 103:13). In his book At the Sixtieth Milestone, W.Y. Fullerton tells the story of a Christian lady, Mrs. Cobley, who visited Leicester Infirmary with flowers and words of truth and comfort. On one occasion, a young doctor greeted her with […]