CHRIST our PRAYER WARRIOR: “This is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah…” (Deut 33:7). Henry Law writes: “In Judah’s story we read prayer’s mightiest exploits. Mark David. We have a volume of his prayers. And with expiring breath he witnesses, ‘In my distress I called on the Lord, […]
“Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing” (2 Cor 2:14-15). The Anglo-Zanzibar War occurred on August 27, […]
At a luncheon in his honor, Billy Graham told this story: “Albert Einstein was travelling from Princeton by train when the conductor came down the aisle. Einstein reached into his vest pocket. He couldn’t find his ticket, so tried his trousers. It wasn’t there. He looked in his briefcase, but still couldn’t find it. The […]
“To love all men is the greatest virtue; to be impartial in love is the greatest wisdom.” —Mencius God’s stand against partiality is clear and uncompromising. “God shows no partiality” (Rom 2:11, RSV). Partiality is prejudice or favoritism. In Israel, where judgment was in the hands of the town elders—often related to the parties involved in a […]
JESUS the JUST ONE: “The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard” (Acts 22:14-15). These were the words of Ananias to […]
“My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word. Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice” (Ps 119:148-149). It’s good that our God is available 24/7 because sometimes we need to work the night shift. When we remember, as Jonathan Edwards […]
“You rejoice with joy inexpressible” (1 Pet 1:8). “There is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of ‘Heaven’ ridiculous by saying they do not want ‘to spend eternity playing harps.’ The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups, they […]
GOD the SON (Isa 9:6): “Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists?…What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if you know?” (Prov 30:4). As the kinsman Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ is the son of Adam (Lk 3:38). As descendant of the father of […]
“The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge” (Ruth 2:12). This has often been a prayer of mine for those who have helped us in ways we cannot reciprocate. The Lord certainly can make it up to […]