Devotional “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.” (Nehemiah 8:8) Most people—even most Christians—devote very little time to the Scriptures, complaining that they are either too hard to understand or too uninteresting. Yet, when Ezra read “the [...]
Devotional "Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength." Psalm 31:4 Our spiritual foes are of the serpent's brood, a and seek to ensnare us by subtlety. The prayer before us supposes the possibility of the believer being caught like a bird. So [...]
Devotional "The bow shall be seen in the cloud." Genesis 9:14 The rainbow, the symbol of the covenant with Noah, is typical of our Lord Jesus, who is the Lord's witness to the people. When may we expect to see the token of the covenant? The rainbow is only to be seen painted [...]
Devotional “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy [...]
Devotional "And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side..." Mark 6:45 We are apt to imagine that if Jesus Christ constrains us, and we obey Him, He will lead us to great success. We must never put our dreams of success as God’s [...]
Devotional Empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. Judges 7:16 Here is a lovely Old Testament picture of a New Testament truth. I wonder if Paul had this in mind when he penned the following: "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, [...]
Devotional "For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11 Bounteous is Jehovah in His nature; to give is His delight. His gifts are beyond measure, precious and are as freely given [...]
Devotional “As the sun.” Judges 5:31 What a majestic body in the heavens the sun is. It contains about 99.87% of the entire mass in our solar system. It burns up some 4 million tons in weight every second, generating estimated temperatures deep inside it of 36 million degrees centigrade. It is the [...]
Devotional “Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;…” Psalm 71:13 It was a gracious revelation to my human spirit when I discovered that the Word of God was actually on my side, operating in my behalf! I was reading Psalm 71 and I came to this amazing statement: [...]
Devotional "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." — Matthew 6:33 See how the Bible opens: "In the beginning God." Let your life open in the same way. Seek with your whole soul, first and foremost, the kingdom of God, [...]
Devotional "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, I dwell in the high and holy place.” (Isaiah 57:15) While God has many attributes such as love, mercy, and justice, holiness is said to be His fundamental attribute. Even regarding God’s love, theologian Augustus Strong said, [...]
Devotional "They are they which testify of Me." — John 5:39 Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega of the Bible. He is the constant theme of its sacred pages; from first to last they testify of Him. At the creation we at once discern Him as one of the sacred Trinity; we [...]
