“Now Tobiah the Ammonite…said, ‘Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.’ Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads…for they have provoked You to anger before the builders. So we built the wall…” (Neh 4:3-6). Don’t you […]
When witnessing, don’t be surprised to meet believers who are shaken in their faith by some tragedy that baffles them. They are tempted to doubt God’s love or wisdom. George Henderson tells of a believer who said: “I often remember my first year at college, when I was having difficulty with math. After two or […]
“My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together” (Ps 34:2-3). Those who think they’re Number One should realize that one is next to nothing, but when Christ is Number One in our […]
“Nothing between my soul and the Savior,…Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.” —C.A. Tindley The strongest bond in the universe is our relationship with God. Nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8:39). However, our ongoing fellowship with God is fragile. Even little sins—the tone of our […]
CHRIST the SEED of the WOMAN: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel” (Gen 3:15). Consider the glorious achievements of our Lord as the Conqueror of the devil, promised in the first gospel sermon ever […]
“When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Ps 61:2). Christian realism has a dab of pessimism but a dollop of optimism. Listen: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can […]
While speaking on the Bible’s inspiration and the many prophecies fulfilled by the Messiah, one detractor advanced the theory that Christ planned His actions based on the Messianic program. I replied: “Did Judas arrange to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver to fulfill the prophecy (Zech 11:12)? And after Judas hanged himself, who arranged […]
The Nazis had a bullet with his name on it. But at the last minute God rewrote their script. […]
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Php 4:6). The past has passed, and we are to leave it alone; but we can spoil a perfectly good present (with all its amazing potential) by worrying about things that may never come. […]