The Chronicler briefly mentions one of the most remarkable events in Hezekiah’s storied life. At this point, the king was in his early 40s. “In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the Lord; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign” (2 Chron 32:24). The sentence leaves us with […]
CHRIST the OVERCOMER: “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (Jn 16:33). If you look at this claim of Jesus without the eye of faith, does it not seem extraordinary? We can imagine Napoleon speaking thus when he had crushed the nations beneath his feet. We can imagine Alexander speaking thus when he […]
“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead” (Php 3:10-11). John Nelson Hyde was born at Carrollton, Illinois, on November 9, 1865. When his oldest brother, Edmund, died […]
Luke wrote more of the New Testament than any other author, including Paul. There has been no shortage of critics to call in question the historical veracity of his writings. For example, he calls Iconium a city in Phyrigia. Scholars disagreed, saying that Iconium was in Lycaonia, not Phyrigia. They declared the Book of Acts […]
“The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life” ( Job 33:4). Surely people who defy God aren’t thinking clearly. This isn’t just biting the hand that feeds you. It’s rebelling against the One who just gave you that heartbeat! Remember how Pilate boasted, “Do You not know that I […]
The MYSTERY of CHRIST’S GLORIFIED BODY: Christ’s earthly humiliation and eternal glories are mysteriously bound together (Phil 2:5-11; Rom 8:17). “The first man was of the earth, earthy; the second Man is the Lord from heaven…And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the […]
“Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word” (Ps 119:17). This psalm is like a counted cross-stitch, with each 8-verse section headed by one of the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each verse in a section starts with a word that begins with that letter. Our verse at the […]
Joseph Scriven, the author of “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” was born in Dublin in 1820 and moved to Canada when he was 25. Although born in wealth and refinement, he chose a humble path of service for Christ after the drowning death of his fiancée the eve before their wedding. One day […]