Sir Robert Anderson, head of Scotland Yard from 1888-1901, was one of England’s premiere legal minds. He tells of his encounter with God after hearing a sermon by a preacher named John Hall. Anderson wrote of being captivated by his message of “forgiveness of sins, and eternal life as God’s gift of grace, unreserved and […]
“Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us” (Lk 11:3-4). Hmmm…Give us and forgive us. Here are two daily requirements, neither to be taken for granted. One is the recognition that, no matter how well-educated or well-employed we are, not […]
Bertrand Russell, philosopher and mathematician, was the author of Why I am Not a Christian. Katherine Tait, Russell’s daughter, wrote: “I would have liked to convince my father that I had found what he had been looking for, the ineffable something he had longed for all his life. I would have liked to persuade him […]
“To be united to Christ by faith is to throw off the thraldom of hostile powers…Christ’s victory is ours.” —F.F. Bruce Job 41:13-17 describes Leviathan as an impenetrable fortress. “Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle?” (v 13). There’s no way for a mere human to strip him of his […]
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:9-10). With such economy of words, our Lord gives an inspired checklist of elements to include in our petitions. Immediately He states that we are to address “our Father” from whom comes […]
Charles Stanley (1821-1890), when given the opportunity to speak to a large crowd of Roman Catholics, said: “I want to prove that the doctrine of the Church of Rome, in the year 60, is the only true doctrine.” He showed them “that we are not in any uncertainty as to which was the true church […]
“Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies” (Ps 44:5, BSB). Looking closer at this massive monster, the Lord gives Job, and the rest of us, a lesson in Leviathan’s anatomy (Job 41:12-24). God says he will not “conceal” or be uncommunicative about “his limbs, his mighty power, or his graceful proportions” (v 12). Here […]
“When you pray, say…” (Lk 11:2). Pre-approved. That’s the word used to describe someone who is promised a certain amount of credit in advance. Pre-approved loans or credit cards are offered to consumers so they can do business with the confidence that the money will be available. But wait! Imagine if we had pre-approved prayers! […]
“This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Ex 12:2). As a new year begins, may we enter fully into the high privilege of our relationship in the Lord Jesus Christ. “You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual […]