Devotional "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.” (Matthew 1:17) This verse follows a detailed genealogy leading to the family in which Christ was born [...]
Devotional “And the LORD shut him in.” Genesis 7:16 Noah is the first of God's shut-ins mentioned in the Bible: "And the Lord shut him in." The Lord shut Noah and his family into the ark, not only for their own protection but that through them, mankind might have a new beginning. In [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Devotional “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.” Psalm 65:2 There come times in each life when loneliness overshadows like a cloud, and no one is there to listen and provide counsel. Or perhaps there is some problem so personal and intimate that it seems unfitting or too embarrassing [...]
Devotional "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;" Ephesians 1:7 Could there be a sweeter word in any language than that word "forgiveness," when it sounds in a guilty sinner's ear, like the silver notes of jubilee to the captive Israelite? [...]
Devotional “The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.” Ephesians 5:9 This brief but profound statement comes in the course of Paul's argument that holiness is the natural way of life for believers. He lists some of the things that mark the ungodly but that are against all [...]
Devotional "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." John 10:11 When Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd," He taught some far-reaching truths about Himself, His mission, and His work In the light of all the Old Testament had said about the Shepherd, Christ's words carry this [...]
