In the first of Jehovah’s messages through Jeremiah, the tender-hearted prophet, and recorded in Jeremiah 2, there are a number of touching questions: “What is wrong in Me?” (v. 5); “Why not inquire of Me?” (v. 6); “The priests ignore Me, why?” (v. 8); “Is there any nation so whimsical as you?” (v. 11); “Why […]
How deeply touching are the words of our Lord Jesus: “My soul is exceeding sorrowful” (Mt. 26:38). We do well to meditate upon them, because while our hearts overflow with praise as we recall what He has done, our spirits are subdued; and while we exult in all the blessing that He has secured for […]
You ask me why I see no charm nor glory In this world’s pleasures, or its wealth and fame? And why I love that Galilean story Of One who died upon a cross of shame? It is because my soul hath known its sinning, The grief and darkness of that cry undone, And at that […]
Some time ago, I began to read the Bible carefully to study Bible characters. I read through the four Gospels, and my heart was moved. When I look over an audience and think of the wretchedness and misery that you and I do not see, that He does see, I think I can understand what […]
I have found the Master Key of Heaven that unlocks everything: C.H.R.I.S.T. Yes, I know it is an old story; but, oh, the newness of its wonders! Recently, I went on a tour for the Lord in the north of England. To me it has been a series of miracles of the love of Christ. […]
“Jesus wept.” More wonderful words than these are nowhere to be found in Scripture. The verb translated “wept” is unique in its employment here, not found elsewhere. Literally it is, “Jesus shed tears.” These were tears of sympathy with the bereaved—heaven’s gems sparkling on the cheeks of Emmanuel, God with us, revealing to mankind the […]
The Lord Jesus Christ dominates the Scriptures as the sun dominates our solar system. As the Eternal Son, He acts through creation and history. As the virgin’s Son, He joins the stream of our race, the tributary destined to unite the currents of Jew and Gentile, and to divide our river into two courses: one […]
Is Matthew’s genealogy any way to begin a best seller? Especially because after citing forty-two names, we notice that the last one—the subject of the biography—isn’t physically related to the others! Joseph, “as was supposed,” is His father only in a legal sense. Then we discover that the genealogy, being the royal line of Judah, […]
Malignant melanoma! A new word had entered our family’s vocabulary, a synonym for fear. It was February 1973 and we had been on the mission field in Lima, Peru for nine years. It had been more than long enough to prove the confidence we had put in the Lord. After eleven years of praying, asking, […]