“He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom” (Jer 10:12). Let’s pause a little longer to think about water. “Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water…to cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, a wilderness in which there is no man; to […]
JESUS the GIFT: “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son…” (1 Jn 4:10). Lyman Abbott tells of a missionary from India who recounted how she went with another lady to a low-caste Hindu village. The women were sitting in a circle on the ground. […]
“Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word” (Ps 119:169). Five times in this monumental psalm (vv 34, 73, 125, 144, and here) David prays, “Give me understanding.” The state where I live has a commonly heard refrain: “Stay in school!” They tell young people that it is […]
Does the Bible allow for the theory of evolution? Josh McDowell writes: “We must first understand what we mean by the term evolution. If it is defined as simply change—as the development of an infant to an adult or a change within a kind, such as dog or cat—then this would pose no problem. This […]
CHRIST the HEALER: “Were there not ten cleansed?” (Lk 17:17). H.P. Liddon writes: Misfortune makes strange associates, and of these lepers one was a Samaritan. Illness, too, will make men think of God who have never thought of Him before. Conscious of their misery, they stood afar off; and yet—even if nothing came of it—they […]
“Forgive Your people who have sinned against You” (1 Ki 8:50). On April 30, 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Day of Fasting, Humiliation & Prayer: “We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have […]
Yale-educated evangelist R.A. Torrey (1856–1928) worked with D.L. Moody in his early years and became superintendent of what became Moody Bible Institute. He served as a chaplain during the Spanish-American War and World War I. Following this, he held gospel series worldwide, which were greatly blessed. Following this, he was led to found the Bible […]
CHRIST the PERFECTIONIST: “Assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled” (Mt 5:18). F.B. Cowl tells the story of a friend of Michaelangelo’s seeing him at work on one of his statues. Some time later […]
“Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates” (Josh 6:26). What a strange petition! The destruction of Jericho, gateway to the conquest of Canaan, was at the same time a […]