Numbers 22:20,21 “And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the… Read More »
Philippians 1:7 “ye all are partakers of my grace.” The apostle Paul was greatly used of God. He spread the Gospel, established and strengthened churches, and wrote half of the New Testament. He also suffered a lot during his ministry. The book of Philippians – written from a jail cell – mentions the words joy… Read More »
Psalm 86:15 “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” When it comes to the characteristics or attributes of God and how they relate to us, there is no limit. No believer (or David) can begin to name all the benefits that God confers… Read More »
Hebrews 4:15,16 “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of… Read More »
I Corinthians 15:55 “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” Death is sure in this world. Funerals take place every day all around the world. Everyone reading this will one day yield up the ghost. For the believer that has died and for those believers that knew him or her… Read More »
II Corinthians 6:2 “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)” It is not unusual that people try not to think of eternity and where they will spend it.… Read More »
Problems certainly have increased in the life of individuals and nations – and some problems even affect the entire world. COVID is a major one. So often there seems to be no reason for them. They also may occur in waves – a lot of them at the same time. It leads to the question… Read More »
Malachi 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Over the years, it has been my experience that the Christian life is such that it is sometimes difficult to see God’s hand at work. Circumstances may become dark, and fellowship with the Almighty can seem non-existent… Read More »
Malachi 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” On occasion, I meet people who are bitter against God. Something happened at some time that they thought did not fit into their idea of what God ought to be doing for them. No doubt, there is… Read More »