“My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah.” Psalm "34":2 We boldly claim that sin is beneath our feet, yet we tremblingly confess that as long as we live, we may readily fall again. These contrasting experiences run parallel throughout the Scripture and are integral to our Christian life. The trouble is that we are […]
“When I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle and two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, I coveted them and took them.” Joshua "7":21 The principle of Babylon is to pretend in order to receive glory from men. When Achan took the Babylonian garment, it could
“Behold, I have given you authority . . . over all the power of the "enemy": and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.” Luke "10":19 Everyone who is called by the name of the Lord is here on earth his representative. We are God’s ambassadors. Delivered out of the power of darkness and translated
“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony.” Revelation "12":11 When you see the significance of the blood of Christ before God, you will have boldness before Him and a testimony before man. Not only will you affirm confidently that sinners can be forgiven
“And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my "chosen": hear ye him.” Luke "9":35 Christ is unique. Any comparison with Him is impertinent. Peter was so thrilled to see Moses and Elijah alongside his Lord that he proposed to make for them three tabernacles. But the divine voice effectively
“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew "6":11 Some may have trouble in understanding how the Lord can teach us to pray for God’s name, God’s kingdom, and God’s will and then suddenly turn to the matter of daily bread. It appears unfitting to take such a plunge in prayer from the sublime to
“Jesus perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth . . . said, Who touched my garments?” Mark "5":30 In this story, we are told that many thronged around the Lord Jesus, but only one touched Him. This woman came up behind Him in the crowd, saying, “If I touch but
“Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house.” 1 Peter "2":5 Solomon’s Temple was built of quarried and trimmed stones, each stone in its place, but every one lifeless. Today, God’s house is made up not of dead but of living stones. Peter who wrote these words was a living stone, a
“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is "fixed": I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.” Psalm "57":7 Our problems in life are in general of two kinds. The first kind is circumstantial, arising from the turn of events. This may be met and overcome by prayer. The other kind is more personal,
“Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord.” 2 Timothy "1":8 Why should we be ashamed of confessing ourselves to be Christians? When the Lord Jesus was hanged on the cross, He bore our shame as well as our sins. The Bible clearly teaches us that He was put to shame. He was
