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March 29
CHRIST is called “the EVERLASTING FATHER” (Isa 9:6). What can this mean? Some have suggested that these words were changed slightly by some biased Jewish scribe to confuse the reader into thinking this verse is describing God the Father and not His Messiah, the Child born and the Son given. But the words could well…
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March 29 Petition Mission
“My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together” (Ps 34:2-3). “It is told in the Old Testament to the blame of Jeroboam, that ‘he made an house of high places, and made…
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March 29
“Oh, how I love Your law!” (Ps 119:97). Leading Bible scholars, even those of a liberal bent, acknowledge that the Bible, as to its scholarship, is the most carefully examined book in all classical literature. Untold millions of hours have been invested in scrutinizing every detail: grammatical, historical, geographical, cultural, and theological. They also agree…
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March 28
CHRIST the YOKE-SHARER: “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Mt 11:29-30). “The reason why His yoke is easy…is that every necessary major step forward in the…
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March 28 Petition Mission
“Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call” (Ps 20:9). NOW magazine recounted the story of a believer who shared the gospel with a flight attendant at London’s Heathrow airport. As they parted company, the young woman said, “Here, take this,” and placed the book she had been reading in the flight attendant’s…
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March 28
How serious are we in our praying for the lost in our city, in our workplace, in our family? John G. Paton, intrepid missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanautu) wrote in his autobiography about the strategic impact of his father’s prayer life: “I have heard that, in long after-years, the worst woman in the village…