“And David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, ‘I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly’” (2 Sam 24:10). Exodus 30:11-16 could not have been plainer: […]
“You know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. And you became followers of us and of the Lord” (1 Thess 1:5-6). A recent believer wrote the following to a friend who had encouraged her to find new life in Christ: “I saw that you lived by convictions and priorities and […]
The believing home is a hothouse for growth, a lighthouse of truth, and a storehouse of blessings. You’ve probably heard, “It takes a steady hand to hold a full cup.” Job’s cup was certainly full. “And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five […]
CHRIST the TRUE ONE: “Teacher, we know that You are true…” (Mt 22:16). He is the True Illuminator: “That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world” (Jn 1:9). He is the True Life-Giver: “…My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is […]
“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done” (Lk 22:42). If ever there were an example to follow in prayer, it is our Master. He chose never to act in self-will, even though that will was in alignment with His Father’s. We can’t […]
Having given a stirring appeal to every believer to engage in a ministry of gospel reconciliation on behalf of God Himself, the apostle Paul then paints a portrait of such a servant/ambassador. His description includes these lines: “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God […]
In searching for my lost wallet, an unexpected lesson was found. […]
Job suffers not because he’s the worst of men but because he’s the best: “there is none like him” ( Job 1:8). “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil” ( Job 1:1). And what a man […]
CHRIST the TENDER-HEARTED: “Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Lk 1:78-79). Make no mistake, William Booth believed in the gospel. He […]