“Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever” (Dan 12:3). This world has its share of “stars,” but they all fade away with the passing years; THESE stars, however, reflecting the glories of the Sun of Righteousness into […]
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all” (1 Chron 29:11). The Targum renders the first phrase, “Thine, O Lord, is the […]
“… the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Neh 8:10). The word “strength” refers to a fortified place. The Jews were rebuilding their capital with its great walls, but their true protection from trouble, and ours, is finding joy in the Lord Himself. […]
“One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple” (Ps 27:4). One secret of getting the important things in life done is leaving […]
“If anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was” (Jas 1:23-24). A friend recently shared that the word “natural” is genesis, suggesting that a hearer […]
“Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; for as he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Prov 23:6-7). How does a man become a miser? One thought at a time! What consumes your mind controls your life. Remember, “It’s not what you think you are, but what you think—you […]
“He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). Question to self: When I’m going through a time of testing, do I complain because I think I have no more need for improvement? Oh, no—I’m not exactly pure gold yet. But I will be! […]
“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,…For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Mt 6:21). Laying up treasure in heaven gives you a vested interest in heaven’s interests on earth. How do we do this—get treasures from earth to heaven? By investing in people who will be going there! […]
“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible’” (Mk 10:27). What seems impossible to men? In context, it’s the salvation of self-satisfied people, content in their riches. Perhaps like your friends and relatives and neighbors. Impossible? Not with God! […]