The MYSTERY of CHRIST INDWELLING OUR BODIES: Christ’s redemptive death for me and resurrection life in me are mysteriously bound together. “…I became a minister…to fulfill the word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make […]
“Remove falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches—feed me with the food allotted to me [just what I need]” (Prov 30:8). Samuel Chadwick tells of a time when A.T. Pierson visited George Müller: “One night when all the household had retired, Müller asked Pierson to join him in prayer. He […]
“So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your word” (Ps 119:42). In the spring of 1947, a Bedouin was searching for a lost goat near the shore of the Dead Sea at Qumran. He threw a stone into a cave which contained not his goat but jars […]
The MYSTERY of CHRIST’S INCARNATION BODY: Christ’s co-eternal deity and sinless humanity are mysteriously bound together. He became what He never was (truly human) without ceasing to be what He always was (fully divine). He is one Person with two natures, illustrated beautifully by the garments of the high priest, made of two materials—gold and […]
“‘Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!’ So God granted him what he requested” (1 Chron 4:10). This prayer of Jabez has been popularized, but I wonder how much it […]
It is true that salvation is based on certain historical facts: “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over […]
My maternal grandfather was my hero. But when I was a little fellow he ended up at death’s door due to a serious case of medical malpractice. But even there, in the Valley of the Shadow, he had the certain knowledge of that Special Presence walking at his side. This text was painted by my […]
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing” (1 Thess 5:11, BSB). A demoralized army with the best of weaponry is no match for an enemy inspired, coordinated, and ready to fight. It was good that Hezekiah planned for Jerusalem to have access to fresh water. But much more was to […]
Read More… from January 31, 2025 — The Power Of Encouragement
“Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer” (Rom 12:12). William MacDonald and I stepped into a room in a retirement home. Aunt Essie sat by the window, knitting an afghan. The preacher and the prayer warrior were old friends. I stood in the background as they began a round-the-world journey. Stopping at […]