From very early times the Jews arranged the canonical books of the Old Testament into three great groups, known as “the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings.” The Psalms belonged to the last division and often gave to it its name (Lk. 24:44). There is strong evidence that in the original order of the Writings, […]
Psalm 23 is pitched on a high personal note. No less than seventeen times do “me,” “my,” “mine” and “I” appear. It is David speaking of himself in personal relation to God, as a sheep to a Shepherd. His words can equally be the language of any true sheep about the “One Shepherd.” While it […]
I want to be used by the Lord,” is frequently expressed by people when they become new creatures in Christ. This book is the story of how the Lord granted my desire to see a new work begin in an unlikely setting–the cornfields of Iowa. The support of my wife, Carol and our five children […]
There was a day not so long ago when correspondents of assemblies knew exactly what to do with letters from workers that even hinted at asking for money. With a practiced flick of the wrist, they sent such “begging letters” on a journey that would join other rejected materials at the local landfill site. Such […]
Some years ago in a cartoon strip Charlie Brown commented after losing a ball game, “How could we lose when we were so sincere?” Maybe you have felt the same way. Deliberate Sins It may be that you have committed serious sin, deliberate, willful rebellion against the laws of God. Sin weighs on the conscience […]
Every sin should increase our trust, seeing it proves to us in the most convincing manner, that He is absolutely necessary. Weakness is ours, since it forces us to live by faith on One mighty to save. The drying up of earthly streams makes us cleave to Him who is all in all–prevails on us […]
This first epistle of John was written to give the basis of a person knowing that they believed. But sometimes, due to misunderstanding the text, these verses have the opposite effect. Thus this commentary is so helpful to the doubting saint. Verse 4–Every one that doeth sin Here the tense is the present continuous and […]
One of the many ways God cares for His people in this age is through shepherds or elders. This is God’s idea. We save ourselves a lot of mental stress when we accept this just as He presents it to us in the New Testament. To attempt to design some other scheme or program is […]
During the thrilling days of 1859-1860 often scores of urgent requests would come from different places at once to the Lord’s servants. So the revival spread through the Irish counties of Tyrone and Donegal, of Monaghan and Cavan, and later broke forth in County Armagh. By September of 1859 every part of Ulster was affected. […]