Moments For You

Find the answers to the clues hidden in the puzzle. Once you have circled all of the answers, the leftover letters will spell out a saying of Jesus. Click here for puzzle grid Who said to Michal, "the Lord, which chose me before thy father"? (2 Samuel 6:21) Who did... Read more →

The Bible rings with one long demand for obedience. The key word of Deuteronomy is, "Observe and do." The burden of our Lord's farewell discourse is, "If ye love Me, keep My commandments." We must not question or reply or excuse ourselves. We must not pick and choose our way.... Read more →

1 Kings 17:1-7 The prophet has been alone with God in the secret place of prayer. Then for a brief moment he speaks for God in the presence of the apostate king. The future, however, holds a far greater service for Elijah. The day will come when he will defeat... Read more →

QUESTION: What was the "thorn in the flesh" that was given to the apostle Paul, and how could this thorn also be a messenger of Satan? (2 Corinthians 12:1-10) ANSWER: We are not told what the thorn in the flesh was. Some have speculated that it had to do with... Read more →

“I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember Thy wonders of old. I will meditate also of all Thy work, and talk of Thy doings” (Psalm 77:10-12). The Psalmist had it right! When... Read more →

Christmas is too wonderfully magnificent to be confined to one solitary, fleeting day. There is a deathless significance in this Child of Christmas, a permanent and divinely bestowed gift of God, which brings perpetual happiness, immeasurable and unspeakable, both here and hereafter.  If you have never permitted the star of... Read more →

Worship no longer consists of the offering of bulls and goats, made by priests of the Levitical order. Rather, it consists of spiritual sacrifices, offered up by priests of the new order—the individuals who make up the Church (1 Peter 2:5). Thus, worship is no longer a mechanical process; rather,... Read more →

There are four short sentences in the closing chapters of John’s gospel that are full of blessing when looked at in their proper order, but are totally destructive if the order is reversed. “It is finished” (John 19:30). The promise of God fulfilled. The cup of judgment drained. The heart... Read more →

While God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, was on the earth He often instructed the people by means of parables. The following account is found in Luke 18:9-14: “And He [Jesus] spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went... Read more →

The story has been told of the Indian chief who sought to obtain salvation by offering first his blanket and then his gun to God. He was told that gifts like these would not purchase divine favor, but that if he wanted to be saved he must give his heart... Read more →

As there is no question among professing Christians about the deity of either the Father or the Spirit, it is reasonable to suppose that there would have been no question raised about the deity of the Son had He not become incarnate in human form. The deity of the Son... Read more →

Ecclesiastes 3 states: “There is a time for everything.” That also applies to God’s call to us. The heavenly clock does not run according to the atomic clock, but according to God’s time. God’s Spirit does not call us and convict us all of our days. The book of Job... Read more →

Here are some facts and figures relative to this marvelous molecule. • The diameter of the DNA molecule is 2 nanometers (that’s 2 thousand millionths of a meter), while its length is approximately 2.7 meters. This means that if a model of DNA was made in which the diameter was... Read more →

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). The most obvious and striking division of the Word of Truth is that between Law and Grace. It is vital to observe that Scripture never mingles these two principles. Law is God prohibiting... Read more →

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). The following acrostic on the title “Prince” illustrates what... Read more →