“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: […]
The Lord by His grace and mercy saved my wife, Betty, and me eighteen years ago. We heard the gospel at a home Bible study that I was invited to attend. I went that evening, but would not allow Betty to go, because I didn’t know who these people were. So I went alone. That […]
Canadians and Americans pause around this time of year to give a perfunctory acknowledgement that, no matter how much we complain the rest of the year, we are richly blessed. But thanksgiving is a dangerous attitude for the West’s ever-increasing population of agnostics. Agnostics must be careful. After all, gratitude infers that there is Someone […]
Behold he prayeth!” (Acts 9:11). Did Ananias really appreciate the significance of this direction, as he strode along the street called Straight? Could he foresee that the one who was even then lifting up sightless eyes to heaven should years afterwards be found still praying–bruised and bleeding in the inner prison at Philippi; surrounded by […]
In Revelation 6:12-17 is recorded the account of the greatest prayer meeting of all history. John describes it for us in the account of the vision he had while on the island of Patmos, banished because of his faithfulness to God and His Word. “Lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black […]
The question is often asked, inwardly or outwardly, “Why pray?” There are many reasons (e.g., we are commanded to pray–Lk. 18:1; 1 Thess. 5:17; Col. 4:2; the example of Christ–Lk. 3:21; 5:16; 9:29; 22:39-46; 23-34; etc.; God has revealed in His word that He desires the fellowship of His own–1 Pet. 5:7). Yet among the […]
“When ye pray say . . . forgive us our sins for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us” (Lk. 11: 2-4). If, like me, you are conscious of sins against God that need to be forgiven, you will pass through considerable exercise of heart before you actually say the words the […]
The apparently interminable genealogies of the early chapters of the first book of Chronicles are suddenly broken by the abrupt reference in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 to the prayer of Jabez. Apart from this solitary mention, nothing is known of Jabez, but the character and life of the man can well be judged from the record […]
It was a quiet day in Herr Schmidt’s grocery shop, but outside it was pouring. The time was soon after the Second World War. It seemed just an ordinary autumn day. Herr Schmidt was looking along his shelves and noting what he needed to get to restock them, when the doorbell rang while he was […]