CHRIST SUPREMELY ABLE: “‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord” (Mt 9:26). “…He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them” (Heb 7:25). “Now to Him who is able to […]
“O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them” (Ps 89:8-9). Here’s an idea that can change our whole perspective on life. The same God rules the raging of, and speaks His stillness […]
“The scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge” (Prov 1:22). “The new rebel,” writes G.K. Chesterton, “is a skeptic, and will not entirely trust anything…the fact that he doubts everything really gets in his way when he wants to denounce anything. For all denunciation implies a moral doctrine of some kind; and the […]
If the purpose of life is a life of purpose, we will need to have God’s wisdom to know what it is. When we turn the page on Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, we leave the historical books of the Old Testament. We now enter what is labeled the Wisdom and Poetry section of the Bible: […]
CHRIST the INCARNATE MISSIONARY: “In all things He had to be made like His brethren” (Heb 2:17). Our Lord not only became a man, He became a Jew, a Galilean, a Nazarene. How willing am I to enter into the way of life (sin apart) of those I hope to reach? Cam Townsend, founder of […]
“Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments” (Ps 119:73). Here we are reminded of the Purposer and His purpose. In forming us, the Lord made us each distinct from all other creatures. God said to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew […]
“God has spoken once, twice…” (Ps 62:11). Scottish physician W.P. Mackay remembered seeing his mother in agonizing prayer over his salvation. But it did not move him, and he grew increasingly godless. Years later, he treated a badly injured laborer. The man asked that his landlady be called, and to bring him “the Book.” Mackay […]
The elevator boy isn’t the only one to get a tip in this story. Here’s a tip for believers when it comes to how we are to approach our generous-hearted Father. […]
CHRIST THE UNIFIER: “We, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another” (Rom 12:5). The heart of the Lord Jesus for us, expressed in His prayer in John 17, is for the same unity enjoyed among the divine Persons. Thus we are encouraged to be “kind” and “tender-hearted toward one […]