Faith fortifies God’s people. But facts fortify us, too. And a face-off between God and the foe would be nice! As a result of his encouraging speech to the army and the general population in Jerusalem, “the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah” (2 Chron 32:8). But, as you might expect from […]
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The MYSTERY of CHRIST’S MYSTICAL BODY: Christ’s singular Headship and His many-membered Body are mysteriously bound together. Ephesians 5:25-32 says, “…Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, […]
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith…” (Jas 1:5-6). Wisdom from above locates the diamonds in the dirt. It shows us what is of eternal value in a world of […]
When asked to write a comment in someone’s album, C.H. Spurgeon would often write: “E’er since by faith I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die.” Early in his ministry at the Tabernacle he said: “I received, some years ago, orders from my […]
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 […]