“Abide thou with me, fear not: …. with me thou shalt be in safeguard” [1 Samuel 22:23] These words were spoken by David to Abiathar the priest, who had escaped Saul’s slaughter of his fellow priests. But though he had escaped, his life was still in danger. Thus he needed the refuge that [...]
Devotional "Go, and sin no more." John 8:11 The trial of the woman taken in adultery demonstrates Christ's power to cancel the guilt of sin. The law, represented by the accusing Pharisees, is swift to condemn, but Christ, who came to redeem sinners from the law, here shows that He can silence all [...]
It is a good thing to set aside a day to honour our parents, but not just one day - every day! Today is Mothers’ Day and it has been celebrated in North America since 1914 under President Woodrow Wilson. The Fifth Commandment reads, “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy [...]
Devotional “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” Psalm 16:11 The 16th Psalm contains the Bible’s first reference to the resurrected Christ at the “right hand” of His heavenly Father, and this is important, for there [...]
“Ye are not your own.” [1 Corinthians 6:20] When a failed store or restaurant is taken over by a new company, one of the first things the new owners do is to alert the public that the shop is under new management. This shows that the otherwise disappointing place is now refurbished and [...]
Devotional For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward. Isaiah 52:12 Security from Yesterday. “God requireth that which is past.” At the end of the year we turn with eagerness to all that [...]
The renowned novelist, Charles Dickens, pronounced the Biblical story of the “Prodigal Son” [Luke 15] as the best short story ever told. Think of how this story might have ended. The prodigal son might have prospered and remained in the far country. That is what he envisaged when he initially left home. [...]
Devotional "The Lord taketh pleasure in His people." Psalm 149:4 How comprehensive is the love of Jesus! There is no part of His people's interests which He does not consider, and there is nothing which concerns their welfare which is not important to Him. Not merely does He think of you, believer, as [...]
“Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord” [Genesis 4:26] This is undoubtedly the age of instant communication. In my lifetime, society has gone from the telephone as a domestic novelty to today’s indispensable ‘smart phones’ that seem to govern every moment of every day for many people. World events [...]
Devotional “Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.” (Acts 15:14) Our English word “visit” has come to mean a social call, but not so in the Greek, where it can mean to inspect, to look upon in order [...]
“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands” [Isaiah 49:16] Recently in our town, some people found a newborn baby stuffed into a bag and left in a doorway to die. Though maternal instinct is proverbially strong, mothers can and do forget their suckling children. And if mother-love can break [...]
Devotional Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Romans 10:1 We tend to regard certain people as being “beyond hope” and assume they must, of necessity, continue in their grooves as they are and die unrepentant and unredeemed. We just shake our heads over [...]
