“. . . now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.” – Romans 6:19 After a splendid victory at sea, Lord Nelson confronted the French admiral who was surrendering. Dressed in all his regalia, the admiral approached Nelson to… Read More ›
“I exhort therefore that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness… Read More ›
“I exhort therefore that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness… Read More ›
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water. He turneth it whithersoever He will.” – Proverbs 21:1 God can change a ruler, God can remove a ruler, and God can overrule a ruler. You… Read More ›
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water. He turneth it whithersoever He will.” – Proverbs 21:1 God can change a ruler, God can remove a ruler, and God can overrule a ruler. You… Read More ›
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.” – Isaiah 55:8 The Bible is not primarily a book to be explained; it is first and foremost a book to be believed and obeyed…. Read More ›
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.” – Isaiah 55:8 The Bible is not primarily a book to be explained; it is first and foremost a book to be believed and obeyed…. Read More ›
“… for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.” – Exodus 16:8 The Israelites had just come through the Red Sea, and they… Read More ›
“… for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.” – Exodus 16:8 The Israelites had just come through the Red Sea, and they… Read More ›
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!” – Isaiah 52:7 I once heard of a… Read More ›
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!” – Isaiah 52:7 I once heard of a… Read More ›
“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” – Acts 4:20 Andrew Murray said, “There are two classes of Christians: soul winners, and backsliders.” In my estimation, there are two great sins a Christian can… Read More ›
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 Jim Elliot, martyred missionary to the Aucas in Ecuador, wrote in the flyleaf of his Bible, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep… Read More ›
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.” – 1 Corinthians 1:27 People say, “Well, I don’t… Read More ›
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes,… Read More ›
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.” – Titus 1:2 We speak of the Bible as inerrant and infallible. But is it really important that we believe that the Word of God is… Read More ›
“And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of… Read More ›
“And there was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver.” – 2 Kings… Read More ›
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and… Read More ›
Impatient and not willing to wait for God’s alignment of circumstances, too many of us interfere with God’s way of doing things. We step in, and with our own might and intellect, we try to hurry things along. We push… Read More ›
“Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” – Matthew 16:24 Do you want to be filled with Spirit of God? Do you… Read More ›
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” – Romans 5:12 Some would say that man is but the sum total of… Read More ›
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us … If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.” 1… Read More ›
“Glory and honor are in His presence; strength and gladness are in His place.” – 1 Chronicles 16:27 I heard about a little girl who loved her daddy so much she wanted to do something special for him for Christmas. She… Read More ›
“… for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” – Romans 14:23 A man was in the back bedroom getting dressed. His wife was out in the living room talking with a friend. He yelled out, “Is this shirt clean enough… Read More ›
“He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” – 1 John 5:12 If you are a child of God and this moment were to have a stroke or a… Read More ›
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:9 Psychologists are always talking about getting rid of your guilt complexes. They say man… Read More ›
God’s way will turn a man’s thoughts inside out and upside down. We can’t forecast the way God works. The wisdom of the world would argue that God is haphazard, but He is not calculable in His providence. He works… Read More ›
“And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die…” – John 11:26 I heard a story about a boy who was dying on a battlefield. The chaplain was there, cradling this boy’s head tenderly in his hands. The boy looked… Read More ›
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23 You may be a “righteous” sinner, a “moral” sinner, a “church member” sinner, a “fine up-standing” sinner, or an “educated” sinner; but you are a… Read More ›