“As many as I love, I reprove and chasten.” Revelation "3":19 How different were these Christians at Laodicea from those whom the Lord recognized as truly rich at Smyrna. The Laodiceans may well have been marvelous Christians with much of which to be proud, but it would have been better if they had not themselves […]
“We departed and went on our journey; and they all with wives and children brought us on our way.” Acts "21":5 I trust that if the Lord is gracious to our churches today, half of the people added to them will be the children of Christian parents, and the other half will be people rescued
“Wherefore let us keep the feast . . . with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” 1 Corinthians "5":8 The breaking of the bread has two meanings in "Scripture": one is to remember the Lord, and the other is to express fellowship with all the children of God. It is literally impossible for me
“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.” Romans "8":33 To repent for sin is good, but to become engrossed with the thought of our own evil is wrong because we too easily mistake this for Christian humility, not realizing that we are but suffering the harmful effects
“I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus . . .” Revelation "1":9 In Revelation "6":10, we hear the cry “How long?” Those who utter this plaint are finding it difficult to exercise patience any more. They cry for vengeance, for the execution of
“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah.” Numbers "24":13 Only when the Word of God was voiced by Balaam did his words become a prophecy. He spoke as the Spirit of God came upon him and irrespective of his own moral condition
“If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” 1 John "2":15 Today the world comes and searches us out. There is a force abroad now which is captivating men. Did you ever feel the power of the world as you do today? Did you ever hear so much
“I have learned in whatsoever state I am therein to be content.” Philippians "4":11 Paul was one who not only knew Christ but had had Christ wrought into his very being through the testings of time. “I have learned,” he says, and the context refers to experiences of physical want. Through such experiences which took
“What doth Jehovah require of thee but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah "6":8 Humility is a grace that should genuinely move people, but the way some of us Christians parade our humility reveals plainly the falsity of our hearts. We talk endlessly of being humble
“Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” Hebrews "12":4 What is the meaning of Christian suffering? Unless we are called to martyrdom, our resisting and striving against sin has not reached the point of bloodshed. Nevertheless, we still deplore our lot. Do we expect to have a prosperous road in this life—to
