“Christ …hath given Himself for us … a sacrifice to God” [Ephesians 5:2] A new convert reading through the Scriptures for the first time finds things in the Old Testament that perplex him. In Leviticus 7:8, an animal is entirely consumed on the altar and the skin is given to the priest. Another animal [...]
Devotional The disciples ought to have known Jesus. They had heard His voice so often and gazed upon that marred face so frequently that it is wonderful they did not discover Him. Yet is it not so with you also? You have not seen Jesus lately. You have been to His table, and [...]
Peace was not often the accompaniment of Paul’s ministry. If it was not the excitement of revival, then it was the danger of riot that followed the witness of God’s fearless evangelist. In the list of sufferings given in his second letter to the Corinthians, there is little space for peace to be [...]
Devotional "Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." — Luke 22:46 When is the Christian most liable to sleep? Is it not when his temporal circumstances are prosperous? Have you not found it so? When you had daily troubles to take to the throne of grace, were you not more [...]
These days writers are encouraged to write in short sentences so that their productions will be concise and to the point. Paul, in his epistles, was not concerned about the niceties of modern writing but about getting the message out. That Gospel message was so great in its height and depth that often [...]
Devotional "Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also." John 14:19 Jesus has made the life of believers in Him as certain as His own. As sure as the Head lives the members live also. If Jesus has not [...]
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. It is always good to be filled with gratitude and thanksgiving to God. The Psalmist tells us, “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord” [Psalm 92:1]. It is a blessing to set aside a special day to focus our thanks on the Lord. [...]
Devotional “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart;” Psalm 9:1 Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth's gratitude rises when the sun of heaven's love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined His ear to the voice of thy supplication? Then [...]
Love, or charity, has rightly been called the "Queen of Christian graces." Paul states, "the end of the commandment is charity" [l Timothy 1:5]. It is a grace essential to true godliness. Many believers could not discourse upon the deeper points of Christian doctrines, but all know something of love. It is the chief [...]
Devotional I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name." Revelation 3:8 Saints who remain faithful to the truth of God have an open door before [...]
Queen Elizabeth II was a remarkable woman, living for 96 years and reigning for 70. Her funeral was also remarkable, with literally hundreds of thousands of spectators in London and Windsor. In the park at Windsor Castle, it was known that a quarter of a million people were present. It was touching to see [...]
Devotional "Ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3 The apostle John had actually seen Christ in the flesh. With his own hands, he had touched Him who is "the Word of life." Now the apostle declares [...]
