“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee” (Ps 119:11). My Bible teaches that if a man can bridle his tongue, he can bridle his whole body (see Jas 3:2). That was one of the first lessons I learned in my Christian life… My tongue began to be […]
The devil rarely tells blatant lies. Like the one in Eden, it was partly true. It’s just that he wants you to believe the wrong part. […]
“But Hannah answered and said, ‘…I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have…poured out my soul before the Lord’.…And Hannah prayed and said: ‘My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation’” (1 Sam 1:15; 2:1). If Hannah’s prayer […]
“Pray for them…” (Mt 5:44). A survey prepared at Fuller Seminary was taken of 750 Muslims from 30 countries who had received the Lord Jesus. Here are the top five reasons that these Muslim considered Christ. 1. A true Christian lifestyle, a consistent testimony, the love Christians showed, plus respectful treatment of women. 2. The […]
When you’re heading downhill, as Ahaz was, it’s easy to pick up speed and very hard to stop. One thing you can say about king Ahaz. He was consistent—consistently bad from start to finish! And this in spite of the fact that his father Jotham “did what was right in the sight of the Lord” (2 Chron […]
Read More… from January 10, 2025 — A Study In Contrasts: Ahaz & Oded
Witnesses aren’t prosecutors or judges. They simply tell what they know. For the Christian, it means sharing about our Savior and His way of salvation: agreeing with God about the problem—our personal sin—and agreeing about the answer—Christ’s death for us. Here’s Jesus’ most neglected command: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to […]
“For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him” (1 Sam 1:27). D.L. Moody recounts the following: “A man came to me and said, ‘Mr. Moody, when the Mexican War began I wanted to enlist.…When I was going away, my mother took out a watch and […]
“Are you saved, sir?” Harry Ironside asked a man at the close of a gospel meeting. “No, I can’t say I am, but I would like to be.” “Why? Do you realize you are a lost sinner?” “Of course, we’re all sinners.” “But are you a sinner yourself?” “I suppose so, but not what you’d […]
The lives of these kings are encapsulated in a few lines. How will the Lord summarize mine? The account of each king ends substantially the same way. As it is recorded of Jotham, “Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of […]
Read More… from January 9, 2025 — The Rest Of The Acts & The Act Of Rest