Walking in Truth April 4, 2012 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” (3 John 4) The important word “truth” is a key word in the apostle John’s vocabulary, occurring more in his writings than in those of any other New Testament author. In the one-chapter epistle of […]

Unshakable Things October 1, 2011 “And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.” (Hebrews 12:27) In this present evil world, there are many pressures that would tend to shake our faith and tempt […]

Tomorrow February 7, 2012 “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” (Proverbs 27:1) The sin of procrastination may not be one of the so-called “seven deadly sins,” but it may come close if it involves neglecting to do what God has clearly commanded us to do. […]

Threefold Deliverance January 19, 2012 “For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.” (Psalm 116:8) This is the beautiful testimony of the psalmist when the Lord answered his prayer: “The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me: I found […]

Unbreakable Love February 14, 2012 “And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” (Genesis […]

This Great and WideSea December 18, 2011 “So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.” (Psalm 104:25) The oceans of the world are indeed great and wide and comprise essentially one sea, in contrast to the Seas of the pre-Flood world (Genesis 1:10), which were probably […]

Working by Faith February 5, 2012 “So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.” (Matthew 20:8) This parable has long caused perplexity, not only among the workers in the parable, but also among readers […]