Today we enter into Daylight Saving Time for another year, and once more we are forced to think of the mystery of time. We live in a time-conscious society. We all have multiple timepieces and our lives are governed by time. It is one of the most mysterious of all subjects. What [...]
Devotional “Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.” Genesis 31:24 The vulnerability of men to the attacks of others has been amply demonstrated in history. Monarchs, emperors, and presidents have all fallen at the hands of assassins, despite the most careful and thorough attempts to protect them. The [...]
“Wilt thou go with this man?” The bride of Christ – of all the figures used to describe the relationship between believer and Saviour, this is perhaps the most tender. How beautifully it is brought to mind by the question put to Rebekah, “Wilt thou go with this man?” [Genesis 24:58]. The [...]
Devotional "My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him." Psalm 62:5 It is the believer's privilege to use this language. If he is looking for aught from the world, it is a poor "expectation" indeed. But if he looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in [...]
“Comfort one another with these words” [1 Thessalonians 4:18] Thessalonica was one of those places that proved to be a mixed blessing for Paul. When he preached the Word of God, many were converted and turned to Christ. But there were also certain “lewd fellows of the baser sort” who instigated a riot in [...]
Devotional “The Lord God of heaven... shall send his angel before thee.” Genesis 24:7 "Slow of heart to believe" was the charge the Saviour had to make of His disciples. It is also a charge that would stand against every one of us from time to time. Is it not true that often [...]
“An anchor of the soul” [Hebrews 6:19]. Paul was a mighty Preacher of the Word and often impressed divine truth upon his hearers with a powerful illustration from his own experience. For example, he was shipwrecked at Melita, but so that the sailors could commit the ship to the uncertain shore in daylight, [...]
Devotional "He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them." Psalm 145:19 His own Spirit has wrought this desire in us, and therefore He will answer it. It is His own life within which prompts the cry, and therefore He will hear [...]
“Our light affliction, which is but for a moment” [1 Corinthians 4:17] Paul was no stranger to suffering. He gave a catalogue of the afflictions he endured as he preached the Gospel of Christ – a total of 190 lashes laid upon his bare back in five separate scourgings; three times beaten with rods; [...]
Devotional "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:" Isaiah 44:3 Our dear children have not the Spirit of God by nature, as we plainly see. We see much in them [...]
“Receive Him as myself.” [Philemon 17] Paul’s loving concern for souls can be seen in his treatment of the runaway slave Onesimus. Onesimus was a servant of Philemon who lived in Colosse in Asia Minor. Philemon was wealthy, but more importantly, he was a follower of Jesus Christ and a good man. [...]
Devotional “He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.” (Proverbs 17:27) The sin of loquacity (that is, talkativeness or chattering) is one of those “little foxes” that can “spoil the vines” of an otherwise godly lifestyle (Song of Solomon 2:15), and the Scriptures frequently [...]
