Moments For You

One day, a man walked the beach after a storm. Strong tides came in and out. As he strolled the shore, he noticed a little boy grabbing starfish from the sand and feverishly throwing them into the water. The man was intrigued. The beach was littered with starfish. What did... Read more →

Matthew 25:14-30 contains the parable of the talents. In this story, a man is about to go on a long journey to a faraway country. Before he leaves, he calls three of his servants and gives them each a certain number of “talents” (varying amounts of money). While the master... Read more →

 Someone reading this article—it may be you—has failed the Lord, and you think perhaps God is finished with you. In Joshua 7 we read that, coming off the incredible victory over Jericho, God’s people Israel met a stunning defeat against the small city of Ai, because there was sin in... Read more →

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). We might almost translate this second Beatitude “Happy are the unhappy” in order to draw attention to the startling paradox it contains. What kind of sorrow can it be which brings the joy of Christ’s blessing to those... Read more →

The book of Joshua, with its epic account of Israel’s conquest of Canaan, is a favorite for many. Accounts of larger-than-life miracles make the book powerful and memorable: the miracles of crossing the Jordan River, the collapse of Jericho’s walls, the halting of the sun and moon in the sky.... Read more →

“You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?” (Galatians 5:7) I don’t know if you’ve thought of it this way, but the gospel is a command. It is not a suggestion, it is not God sharing with you, it is God commanding you. The gospel calls for... Read more →

The apostle Peter describes our salvation as predicted by Old Testament prophets who spoke of “the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories” (1 Peter 1:10–12). The prophets longed to grasp this gospel more fully. But the prophets weren’t the only ones. According to Peter, the gospel of our salvation... Read more →

Jesus is on a mission to rescue captive souls from a strong enemy (Luke 19:10; Mark 3:23–27). Through His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus delivered a mortal wound to our formidable foe (Colossians 2:15; 1 John 3:8). He now calls sinners to flee from Satan’s captivity, and align with His everlasting... Read more →

“But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided” (Genesis 8:1). Have you ever felt abandoned by God? Have you ever wondered if God has forgotten you?... Read more →

It was a phone call I’ll never forget. It was from a young woman whose life lay shipwrecked on the California beach from where she was calling. She had a terminal disease, leukemia. Her husband had left her. Her child had recently died at only two and a half months... Read more →

Before we can understand what it means to have peace with God, we must recognize that human beings in our natural state are enemies of God. Because we inherited a sin nature from our first parents, Adam and Eve (Genesis 3; Romans 5:12), we are born with a disposition to... Read more →

“Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?” (Matthew 18:21). In Matthew 18, we see our Lord teaching on the childlikeness of the believer. In verse 2, the text tells us that Jesus actually took an infant and held that infant in His arms to... Read more →

“The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at Him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’” (Luke 7:34). It is often said that you can tell what a person is like by the company he keeps. There is some... Read more →

When Abraham and Sarah believed the promise that God would give them a son, they didn’t get pregnant immediately. In fact, there was a 25-year gap between when God made the promise they’d have a son and when Sarah got pregnant. Now, 25 years is a long time to wait... Read more →

Jesus underwent a human birth so that we who believe on Him might have a heavenly birth. (Luke 2:11; John 1:12) Jesus took His place in a manger in a stable, so that we might have heavenly mansions. (Luke 2:7; John 14:2) Jesus became a member of a human family... Read more →