She was not commended for sitting still but for sitting “at Jesus’ feet.” The penalty which a great man lays upon the world,” said Hegel, “is to understand him.” The statement would be more accurate had he spoken not of a great man, but of a great saint. Saintliness always surprises. It baffles and vexes […]
Nameless. Hopeless. Christless. Until that day at His feet. Is it not a little singular that perhaps the most remarkable history of a woman in the Bible should give neither her name nor her place of residence (Lk. 7:44)? It only shows how little store God sets by posthumous fame or the honors this world […]
Dorcas was a woman marked by service for God. She lived in Joppa, the place where Jonah tried to run from doing service assigned to him by God. Though women are to respect the position of men, they need not let the poor service of men hinder them from doing their work for God. Women […]
In Matthew 27:55, we have pictured the many women who had chosen to follow Jesus and minister to Him. It is a wonderful thing that there have been, and are today, many women who choose to do this. They choose to be a follower of Christ and they find ways to serve Him by serving […]
No one likes to feel inferior. People use all kinds of methods to keep this from happening to themselves. But with God, we never need to waste our time evaluating our position in the world. There are two identical phrases used in Luke 1 that illustrate this to us. This phrase is: “He shall be […]
Jesus, engrave upon my heart—That Thou the one thing needful art. As the two sisters of Bethany are always brought together in the Scriptures, we are doubtless intended to think of them together. Unfortunately, this has sometimes led to partiality. In endeavoring to consider them individually, it is hoped that we may be preserved from […]
The Lord through Luke took notice of her. We should, too. Again and again I have been greatly moved at the records in the New Testament concerning the devotion of women. Never can I forget the prominence that Luke, the beloved physician, gives to five widows. The most renowned is Anna— and what a beautiful […]
Paul’s second missionary journey was well under way when the apostle and his companions were stopped by the Spirit of God from taking the gospel into Bithynia, the result being that the Spirit thrust them into Europe. Having crossed the Aegean Sea, this party of gospel pioneers landed at Neapolis, the seaport of Philippi, and […]
A classic gospel message from a renowned servant of God. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that virtue had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the crowd and said, Who touched My clothes? And His disciples said unto Him, Thou seest the multitude thronging Thee, and sayest Thou, Who touched Me?” (Mk. 5:30-31) […]