“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them” [Proverbs 20:12]. How marvellous is the faculty of hearing! Within each ear is a space not much larger than a hazelnut. This space is crammed with enough electrical circuits to provide a telephone service for a good-sized city. [...]
Devotional "But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matthew 14:30 Sinking times are praying times with the Lord's servants. Peter neglected prayer at starting upon his venturous journey, but when he began to sink his danger made him a suppliant, [...]
“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ” [Romans 1:1]. In the Roman Empire, the servant was considered a piece of property to be bought and sold at the whim of the wealthy. He had few rights, and disobedience to his master could legally result in his death. As a servant of the Lord [...]
Devotional “For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 Modern evangelicals have found it fashionable to accommodate Scripture to the concept of a very old earth. These views [...]
We wish all our readers and their families a Happy New Year. Although the Covid crisis is not completely over, the situation as we enter 2023 is a lot better than the last two years, and for this we give the Lord thanks. The end of the year is a good time [...]
Devotional "But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold." Job 23:10 Untried, untrodden, and unknown as your future path may be, it is, each step, mapped, arranged, and provided for in the everlasting and unchangeable covenant of God. To Him who leads [...]
“For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” [Colossians 2:9]. The ability to package immense Bible truths within very few words was a gift given to Paul by the Holy Spirit. And probably no greater example is found than this, that in Christ dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead [...]
Devotional And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:10 Rightly so! We have the angelic warrant for rejoicing because Christ is born. It is a truth so full of joy that it caused the angel [...]
“I love the Lord” [Psalm 116:1]. Tried, tested, afflicted, buffeted by many a foe, having stared death in the face, yet the Psalmist can still cry, “I love the Lord.” The apostle Peter could say, “ Thou knowest that I love thee.” [John 21:17] Every believer can also say what Peter said. [...]
Devotional "All the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:9 The ability to package immense Bible truths within a very few words was a gift given Paul by the Holy Spirit. And probably no greater example is found than this statement that in Christ dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. At this [...]
“Cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound” [Leviticus 25:9] In ancient Israel, after seven Sabbaths of years, the fiftieth year was declared the Year of Jubilee. It began at the close of the Day of Atonement with the sounding of the trumpet. The holy convocations of Leviticus provide us with a picture gallery [...]
Devotional The same lesson is taught in a very striking way in the second passage in Luke to which I have already referred, Luke 18:1-8: “And He spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, There was in a city a judge, [...]
