“Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully…things which angels desire to look into” (1 Pet 1:10, 12). The prophets of old and the angels on high—both had a gripping curiosity…about what? About our salvation! They wanted to inquire, search carefully, look into, its wonders. Do we today? […]
“But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, ‘He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner’” (Lk 19:7). Meant to condemn, it now commends Him to heart-broken sinners. The swindler is changed to a saint, the thief to a philanthropist. Zacchaeus (from Zakkay, “pure”) finally matches his name. […]
“A great and strong wind tore into the mountains…but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice” (1 Ki 19:11-12). […]
“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life” (Rom 11:3). Ever get the Elijah Syndrome: “I alone am left”? Sometimes a minority only means all the fools are on the other side. But God says we tend to underestimate how well He […]
“Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life” (Jn 4:14). Jesus isn’t just a fountain—He’s the Fountain of fountains! Every thirsty soul who comes to Him doesn’t get a […]
“A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a murky spring and a polluted well” (Prov 25:26). They’re watching! Will I present the Christian life today as pure and refreshing, like a mountain stream? Or will I confuse them, muddying up the issue? Let’s ask Him to keep us from faltering. […]
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (Jn 10:10). Some raised in Christian homes think they’ve missed out, and they have: heartaches and regrets. See the three things the god of this […]
“Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, and Your footsteps were not known” (Ps 77:19). Lost at sea! How many lives and treasures have been lost in the pathless deep? Yet One comes to us, walking on the waves, speaking “Peace!” to our hearts. He knows the way to the […]
“Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the Shield of your help and the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread down their high places” (Deut 33:29). Up against a too-strong enemy today? First note our Shield on the defense, where nothing gets to you […]