CHRIST the ALPHA and OMEGA (Rev 1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13). F.W. Boreham writes: Since Alpha is simply the first letter in the Greek alphabet and Omega the last, it is as if He said, “I am the alphabet!” He, who loved all common and familiar things—sparrows and ravens, lilies and wheat—took the letters that little […]
“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him” (Lam 3:25). Often prayer is referred to as waiting. “In darkness, underneath the January frost, God is getting ready the royal glories of spring…it is His ordination that there shall be eleven months of husbandry for one month of harvest. “In the spiritual field you […]
The word “Agnosticism” was introduced by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869 although the concept of pleading ignorance in spiritual matters has been around since antiquity. This is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims—particularly claims regarding God and the afterlife—is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable. Philosophers and […]
With “an understanding heart” (1 Ki 3:9), Solomon foresaw both human failure and divine forgiveness. Solomon had prophesied it (1 Ki 8:46-50). The Lord had promised it (9:3). Daniel had prayed it (Dan 6:10; 9:3-19). The angel Gabriel proclaimed it (v 24). Now the people were practicing it (see Ezra 2:1-70). What was IT? Solomon’s prayer included […]
CHRIST the VISITOR: “The Dayspring from on high has visited us” (Lk 1:78). More often than not, we find the Lord Jesus sitting by the seaside or visiting in the homes of the needy. Zachaeus, Simon, Matthew, the synagogue ruler, Mary and Martha—all had the honor of having the Lord in their house. He came […]
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God” (Isa 41:10). Mark Guy Pearse tells a story he heard from two young men while visiting South Africa. They had three days’ holiday and decided to ride up-country. Entering a forest, they were startled by a terrible roar. “A lion,” […]
“When they saw the boldness of Peter and John…they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). Queen Victoria had asked her chaplain if “‘one could be absolutely sure in this life of eternal safety?” He said he “knew of no way one could be absolutely sure.” John Townsend wrote the […]
Oh, if we could — by God’s grace — cultivate the same attitude as the boy with Down Syndrome on the soccer field, and then apply it to the Christian life, it would be impossible for us to lose. […]