“Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word” (Acts 4:29). Although it is recorded many times in Acts that the disciples prayed, this is the only prayer offered by the Twelve of which the words are recorded. In an attempt to intimidate the […]
A large share of skeptics are mere triflers. Their professed skepticism is only an excuse for sin. As a rule it is not wise to spend much time on an individual of this class, but give him something that will sting his conscience… A skeptic may say, “The whole Bible is foolishness to me.” You […]
They say a paradox is truth standing on its head to attract attention. It’s defined as “a seemingly contradictory statement that is nevertheless true.” Listen to the accusation against some early followers of Jesus: “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.” (Acts 17:6) It seemed that way! Their leader was […]
Not to be confused with “running the gauntlet” (Swedish, gatlopp, meaning “loping the course”). To “throw down the gauntlet” is a vestige from the days of chivalry when a challenge to combat was issued by throwing one’s heavy armored glove (French, gantelet) at the feet of an opponent. So what was this challenge? Listen. “Then the Lord said […]
CHRIST is BETTER: In Hebrews, Christ is portrayed as better. For example, “having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they” (Heb 1:4). Of course, Christ is God of His angelic creatures. But Adam Clarke writes: “as God manifested in the flesh, He has […]
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength” (Isa 40:28-29). Feeling weak today? Too small for the […]
Have you heard that we share 50% of our DNA with bananas? It’s true! It is a frequent argument by evolutionists that, since the DNA of chimpanzees and humans are so similar, this proves they share a common ancestor. But a new report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the […]
The devil isn’t independent. God sustains him, and, in spite of himself, he advances God’s purposes. Twice we read “there was a day” (Job 1:6, 13). The first describes a debate in heaven and the other a debacle on earth. We soon discover that the one is directly related to the other. We read, “the sons of God […]
CHRIST OUR ROOMMATE: “If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in…” (Rev 3:20). Martha Snell Nicholson, author of many inspiring poems, was bedridden for 29 years. Yet a reader today would never detect that she suffered excruciating pain due to tuberculosis, arthritis, angina, Parkinson’s, and finally cancer. For, as she […]