Job has compared himself to other men and looks good as a result. But what happens when he meets God? Clearly, Elihu is a sharp young man. “Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me, I also will declare my opinion.’ Indeed I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to […]
The PROMISED MESSIAH (the CHRIST): “We have found the Messiah” (Jn 1:41). The promised Messiah is the creator of all (Ps 102:25-27; Jn 1:3; Heb 1:10-12). He is declared to be the Son of God (Ps 2:7; Lk 1:31-35; Mt 3:16-17; Heb 1:5-6), and was to call God His Father (Ps 89:26; Mt 11:27). Indeed, […]
“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (Jn 17:17). Noah Webster (1758-1843) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to a weaver and his wife. Educated at Yale, in 1783 he wrote A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, earning its nickname, the “Blue-Backed Speller,” because of its blue cover. For over 100 years, Webster’s […]
Tommy Rowden had just been gloriously saved and couldn’t wait to tell his friends during coffee break at the plant where he worked. But the in-house infidel was quick to retort, “You can’t believe the Bible! It’s full of mistakes.” “For instance?” “Like, where did Cain get his wife?” Tommy hadn’t heard that one, but […]
We weren’t expecting young Elihu, especially when he tells us he’s expecting divine revelation! Elihu addresses, head on, the first objection people might have with him speaking about such difficult subjects. If all these sage old fellows can’t figure things out, how does he think he will be able to untangle the Gordian knot? At […]
JESUS’ GRACE with COMMON FOLK: “Whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 18:4). Jesus was known for His patience with the disadvantaged and His love for common folk. “He erected three monuments to humble service: a cup of cold water, a widow’s two mites, and the […]
“The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; give me understanding, and I shall live” (Ps 119:144). Few things last. Shakespeare penned the words: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more” (Macbeth). Or in more contemporary terms: “Some things matter, […]
There is great irony in the notion that salvation means “giving your life to Christ.” Sinners are dead and have no life to give; it is Christ who gives His life to us. Note four precious New Testament phrases that remind us of God’s four bank accounts from which He pours out His resources to […]
The SON, the FATHER’S DELIGHT (Part 2): “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (Jn 14:13). The crucified Son now sits on the Throne dispensing grace. How did He get there? No less than 16x we are told that God raised His […]