Paul was deeply conscious that God had set him apart. His birthplace, his heritage, his education from birth – all contributed to his service for Christ. Tarsus, his hometown, represented the ideal union between the cultures of the east and west. Jewish, Greek and Roman influences co-existed. His Roman citizenship gave him the rights [...]
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, who feared [...]
Religion can be found anywhere. Some find religion in nature, or in psychology, or in intellectualism. Some can find religion in egotism, humanism, and even in atheism. But you will find Christ, and the salvation of your soul, only in the Word of God, a medium despised by the majority in the world today. [...]
“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 to share [...]
An old saint of God prayed the following at a prayer meeting, ‘Oh, Lord, we will praise thee with an instrument of ten strings.” [Psalm 144:9]. Those present in the meeting wondered what the ten strings were. but they soon discovered them as the brother continued in prayer. “We shall praise Thee with [...]
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;" Ecclesiastes 9:10 "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do" refers to works that are possible. There are many things which our heart findeth to do which we never shall do. It is well it is in our heart; but if we would be eminently [...]
He who is the Bread of Life began His ministry hungering. He who is the Water of Life ended His ministry thirsting. Christ hungered as a man yet fed the hungry as God. He was weary, yet He is our rest. He paid tribute yet He is the King. He was called a devil [...]
"Behold, all is vanity." — Ecclesiastes 1:14 Nothing can satisfy the entire man but the Lord's love and the Lord's own self. Saints have tried to anchor in other roadsteads, but they have been driven out of such fatal refuges. Solomon, the wisest of men, was permitted to make experiments for us all, and to [...]
“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number” [Job 5:8,9]. You may try, of course, to search out God’s marvellous things. Scientists have spent their lives (and budgets) trying to find the limits of the physical world. They have plumbed [...]
"Underneath are the everlasting arms." Deuteronomy 33:27 God-the eternal God-is Himself our support at all times, and especially when we are sinking in deep trouble. There are seasons when the Christian sinks very low in humiliation. Under a deep sense of his great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he scarcely knows how [...]
“As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king” [Judges 8:18]. Gideon and his brothers bore a clear likeness to one another, something that may be remarked in many families. What is true in earthly families is certainly true of the spiritual family of Christ. Between Christ and those [...]
"The Lord mighty in battle." Psalm 24:8 Well, may our God be glorious in the eyes of His people, seeing that He has wrought such wonders for them, in them, and by them. For them, the Lord Jesus upon Calvary routed every foe, breaking all the weapons of the enemy in pieces by His [...]
