CHRIST the BAPTIZER: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Mt 3:11). William Arthur writes: Suppose we saw an army before a granite fort, and they told us they intended to batter it down. We well might ask them, “How?” They point to a cannon-ball. But there is no power in that; […]
“And David said, ‘O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!’” (2 Sam 15:31). The wisdom of the world does not fare well in Scripture. “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God” (1 Cor 3:19). The noun “sophomore,” used of those who have survived their first year of university, […]
One day Lewis Sperry Chafer encountered a flagman sitting by a railroad crossing reading a Bible. Dr. Chafer greeted the man, then asked, “Are you saved?” The flagman answered, “I never could be good enough.” Chafer replied, “If God made an exception, and gave you salvation outright as a gift, would you receive it?” “Mister,” […]
“In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them” (Isa 63:9). Some would say in the southern United States that in Job 36:16-23 Elihu has stopped preachin’ and gone to meddlin’. He is no longer speaking in general terms but is specifically addressing Job. The previous verse (v 15) says, “He […]
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CHRIST the NOURISHER and CHERISHER: “No one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church” (Eph 5:29). A.C. Price, in his book Fifty Sermons (p 97), tells of a gentleman who visited a renowned jewelry store owned by a friend. His friend showed him magnificent diamonds […]
“Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of […]
The apostle Paul prayed this for the saints: “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know…” (Eph 1:17-18). A.W. Tozer writes: Man by reason cannot […]
How motivating it is to know that the God of heaven is slow to anger but eager to forgive! We’ve now arrived at Elihu’s fourth and final speech. Although his contribution seems one long message subdivided by topics, this section is prefaced by the words, “Elihu also proceeded and said” (Job 36:1). You see something similar at […]
CHRIST the POTENTATE: “He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Tim 6:15). Adam Clarke writes: “The word ‘Potentate’ is applied to secular governors; but none of these can be styled the happy and only One, for only He […]