Moderation March 29, 2012 “Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” (Philippians 4:5) There are three important aspects to this instruction. First, we are to be “moderate,” the core meaning of which is to be equitable or fair, with further associations of mild and gentle. The Greek word rarely […]
Man and His Labor April 3, 2012 “Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.” (Psalm 104:23) The 104th Psalm is a beautiful psalm of creation and the Flood, supplemented by God’s providential care of His creatures in the post-Flood world. Our text makes man’s activity seem almost incidental in […]
Our Umpire in Heaven November 16, 2011 “For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.” (Job 9:32-33) Job, in his sufferings, was mystified by the complete silence […]
Our Job as Ambassadors December 30, 2011 “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.” (2 Corinthians 5:20) Christ has made each of us His ambassadors here on earth. He is no longer here in the flesh, […]
Naming Names December 8, 2011 “Their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.” (2 Timothy 2:17-18) Many Christians decry the citing of actual names of those Christian leaders who teach […]
One Day as a Thousand Years October 28, 2011 “Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” (2 Peter 3:8) It is sad that many Christians today are so eager to appear intellectual, they are willing to […]
Our God Is Everywhere September 18, 2011 “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3) The God who created and made all things is not only omnipotent, He is omnipresent. “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew […]