CHRIST the FACE of GOD: “It is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Cor 4:6). Whose face was it that Jacob saw when he declared, “I […]
“My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to Your word” (Ps 119:25). The word translated “my soul” (naphshi) is metonymy for “my life.” And “revive me” could well be translated “enliven me.” It seems that “the dust” refers to our bodies, and the psalmist speaks of the way we “hang on for dear […]
When we trust God enough to ask for help, we soon discover that His help increases our trust. Psalm 18 has the longest title: “To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from […]
CHRIST is NEAR: “But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (Deut 30:14). Henry Law writes: “Here the gospel beams forth brightly. This is a picture with Christ in the foreground…For the Spirit, who thus speaks by Moses, interprets also by the mouth of Paul (see Rom 10:6-10). He […]
“Whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you” (Jn 16:23). Do you wonder why we pray in His name? J.B. Hawthorne writes, “My father named me after Boardman, that dauntless hero who preceded Judson in missionary work among the Karens. When I was old enough, I read the history of the […]
“…Come…Come…come” (Rev 22:17). When I found my usual barber shop closed, I crossed the street to a “salon,” and was served by a woman who told me her name was Delilah! “The Bible says some interesting things about you,” I replied. “Yes, I guess I was fated to cut hair.” “There are many interesting things […]
CHRIST the DISPENSER of LIVING WATER: “Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst” (Jn 4:14). The story is told of a man who “was greatly misunderstood. It was known that he had a large income, yet he lived a miserly life, and loud were the murmurs at the scanty […]
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 Jn 5:14-15). Leonard Ravenhill writes in Why Revival […]
Good works can be an effective handmaiden to the Good News. You are indeed a profitable Christian if everyone is glad to see you coming, if eyes light up at your approach, especially if little children love to be with you and are sorry when you must go. You are a profitable Christian if you […]