“…the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God…” (Acts 26:17-18). Let’s pray today that missionaries may experience a breakthrough. I was moved by James Gilmour’s journeys through Mongolia (1870-1890). He walked, not because he […]
“I have more understanding than all my teachers: for Your testimonies are my meditation” (Ps 119:99). “Moral relativism is a philosophical failure,” Francis Beckwith explains with a true story: “The teacher instructs her class, ‘This is the first day of class, and so I want to lay down some ground rules. First, since no one […]
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Are you “able to comfort those who are in any trouble”? You can if you share the comfort of God (2 Cor 1:4). The taciturn man thinks you shouldn’t speak unless you can improve on silence. Job’s friends thought otherwise. Who were these men? James Gunn helpfully writes, “Eliphaz was a philosopher; Bildad a theologian; and […]
JESUS, BLESSER of CHILDREN: “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 19:14). James W.C. Fegan, raised in a Christian home, was saved in his youth. Soon after engaging in open-air evangelism, he became aware of the plight of hundreds of boys […]
“How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?” (Ps 119:84). The long wait! When it seems you’ve had your hope deferred one too many times, when those who mistreat you do it again, seemingly without repercussions, ask yourself: How long has Jesus waited? Recorded 3,500 […]
Paul speaks of men “who suppress the truth” (Rom 1:18). John Blanchard writes: “Although countless scientists today hold to divine creation, Colin Patterson is right to claim that in many cases, ‘post-Darwinian biology is being carried out by people whose faith is in, almost, the deity of Darwin.’ If God is a non-starter, evolution seems […]
CHRIST OUR COVERING: “As many of you as were [immersed] into Christ have put on [enduo, been clothed with] Christ” (Gal 3:27). Christ covers the well-dressed saint with glory (His revealed character) to illuminate the darkness: “Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light” (Rom […]
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth to my father David” (2 Chron 6:4). Signor Prochet of the Waldensian Church tells of a long drought in north Italy. One little congregation arranged a special meeting to pray for rain to save the crops. […]