Ephesus was a place of exciting memories for Paul. It was a city where much Gospel fruit was gathered, with many Ephesians coming to Christ. It was also a place where he encountered great opposition, especially when the idolatrous silversmiths saw their profits endangered. It was therefore understandable that Paul wanted to meet [...]
Devotional "He ordained twelve, that they should be with him." Mark 3:14 It is interesting to examine the twelve disciples our Lord Jesus Christ chose to be with Him and ordained to His service. In His inscrutable wisdom, the Lord chose men from all walks of life and from a wide variety of [...]
The feeding of five thousand people is the only miracle mentioned by all four Gospel writers, and it had more witnesses than any other. It benefitted the largest number of people. Perhaps the greatest lesson from this miracle is that God can take a mere lad and his lunch to do a great [...]
Devotional “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 The letter from Jeremiah to the captives in Babylon was devastating. False prophets had been assuring the Jews that their captivity would soon end. [...]
“Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds” [Acts 7:22]. Such was the description that was written of Moses the man of God. One can well understand this of the man who was drawn from the water by Pharaoh’s daughter, nursed by his own [...]
Devotional “Holding forth the word of life.” Philippians 2:16 Having just called the world "crooked and perverse" (Philippians 2:15), Paul reminds us that we are to maintain an impeccable testimony before it. We are to be "blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke." But Paul doesn't stop there. In today's text, [...]
Paul was a man of considerable status, first as a respected member of the nation of Israel, and then after his conversion as the greatest Christian evangelist in the world. A man who was so busy in his evangelistic efforts he could have been excused if he had allowed others to supply his [...]
Devotional Who is He of whom such gracious words are spoken? He is THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Why doth He carry the lambs in His bosom? Because He hath a tender heart, and any weakness at once melts His heart. The sighs, the ignorance, and the feebleness of the little ones of His flock [...]
Natural man has long considered himself master of his own destiny. He relies more on self and less on God. He exalts himself and is self-satisfied and self-sufficient. The Christian rejoices, however, that he has been delivered from such self-worship. He knows if left to himself disaster would strike, sooner or later. [...]
Devotional “Fathers and mothers are the most natural agents for God to use in the salvation of their children. I am sure that, in my early youth, no teaching ever made such an impression upon my mind as the instruction of my mother. Neither can I conceive that, to any child, there can [...]
One of Paul’s most effective tools was his use of the power of reason. On several occasions, we read of him entering into synagogues and reasoning with the people those things that pertain to Christ and the salvation of the soul [Acts 17:1,2]. We learn that the Word of God, and hence, salvation [...]
"How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God." — Psalm 139:17 Divine omniscience affords no comfort to the ungodly mind, but to the child of God, it overflows with consolation. God is always thinking upon us, never turns aside His mind from us, has us always before His eyes; and this is [...]
