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 [...]
You may never know just how much that phone call, text, or e-mail means to someone going through one of life’s many trials. The ministry of encouragement is something that even the weakest saint can be involved in. It does not take great theological skill or higher education. It is a [...]
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 [...]
The Greatest Person who ever occupied a human body is undoubtedly Jesus Christ. Such a life is well worth our detailed study. Consider: THE MAJESTY OF HIS PERSON. Great men and women have lived and influenced others. Sadly their faults are often overlooked in their biographies. But the Bible never hides the [...]
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 [...]
“There hath been no latter rain” [Jeremiah 3;3] Spiritual drought makes a wasteland where once there was a Canaan. It reduces a land flowing with milk and honey to poverty and want. It produces spiritual famine, powerlessness, and despondency. No generation knows this better than ours.. We are living through a prolonged [...]
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, [...]
When Jesus taught His disciples to pray He told them to say, “Our Father” [Matthew 6:9]. He did not say “Our Creator” or “Our King” although both would be correct. He said, “Our Father” highlighting the special relationship He has with His children. He is our Father by creation – He made [...]
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 [...]
We are all familiar with the name Philip in the Bible, but how many know that there are several Philips? There is Philip the Apostle, [Matthew 10:3] and Philip the Deacon, or Evangelist [Acts 6:5], who were followers of Christ. Two of the Herods were also called Philip. One was Philip of Ituraea [...]
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 [...]
