“Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord…” (Ps 119:108). Hosea calls them “the calves of our lips” (14:2). Why the NKJV changes the Hebrew par (meaning “calf” or “young bull”) to “sacrifice” is beyond me. A similar idea is found in Hebrews 13:15, “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the […]
Joseph Tremblay of Quebec, ordained a priest in Rome, was serving in Chile, where, he writes, “One Sunday I chose as my theme: ‘Religious Hypocrisy,’ and used the text: ‘Not every one that says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven…I will profess to them, I never knew you; depart from […]
CHRIST the One to SEE: Six looks at the Lord Jesus Christ will get us all the way! From lost to saved: “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (Jn 1:29). From death’s despair to resurrection hope: “Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself” (Lk […]
“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). Henry B. Gibbud, evangelist and superintendent of several rescue missions on the U.S. East Coast, liked to tell of the poor lad who attended a school in the lower East Side of New York City. He was very fond of […]
Here are three prayers that, if prayed believingly, would revolutionize the work of the gospel in our areas. First, “Lord…send forth laborers!” (Lk 10:2). Of course, this means we must be prepared to be sent ourselves, and to support those whom the Lord sends in answer to our prayer. Then we need to ask, “Lord, […]
OUR LORD JESUS—THE MAN: “Through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins” (Acts 13:38). Roland Mills moved from Scotland to the Prairies of Canada. There he was employed in training medical personnel in caring for mentally handicapped children. In the facility was a boy who never spoke in more than two-word sentences. […]
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you’” (2 Cor 12:9). Of course, this is not a petition. In fact, it is God’s response to a rejected petition! Three times, Paul asked for a change of his situation. Three times he was refused. And then the Lord said this! It isn’t just […]
Journalist Malcolm Muggeridge was one of the West’s leading atheists. But in a stunning reversal, in 1969 he published Jesus Rediscovered, declaring his faith in Christ. “I may, I suppose, regard myself as a relatively successful man. People occasionally stare at me in the streets; that’s fame. I can fairly easily earn enough to qualify […]
Here’s a good reminder that, though it is costly to follow Christ, it is costlier not to follow Him. (repost) […]