Moments For You

In Mark 11:4 we find this phrase—"A place where two ways met." This is descriptive of so many experiences in life, and involves the making of a choice. For those who accept the Lord Jesus as Saviour, the matter of making a choice is still open regarding how that Christian... Read more →

"The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thessalonians 1:7,8). These verses refer to the yet future day when He comes as Judge... Read more →

2 Kings 6:1-7 We find illustrated here, I am sure, the constant danger besetting every true child of God of losing his touch with God, and of sinking into the mire of worldliness and sin as a consequence. Let's look at it from that point of view. There are a... Read more →

The fact that Jesus came to earth where He suffered and died does not remove pain from our lives. But it does show that God did not sit idly by and watch us suffer in isolation. He became one of us. Thus, in Jesus, God gives us an up-close and... Read more →

“Remember me, O my God, for good” (Nehemiah 13:31). Nehemiah was emphatically a man of prayer. In every trouble, in each anxiety, in all times of danger, he turned to God. Standing behind the king’s chair, Nehemiah prayed; in his private room in the Shushan palace, he pleaded for Jerusalem;... Read more →

I read several years ago about a woman who hurriedly purchased 50 Christmas cards without looking at the message inside. She quickly signed and addressed all but one, and then dropped them in a mailbox. Just imagine her dismay when later she glanced inside the one unmailed card and read... Read more →

We know that we should worship God the Father. But may we also address our worship directly to the Son? Yes, we may! The Father Himself has desired that, “All men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father” (John 5:23). For further verification of this, we are... Read more →

On two occasions (Mark 4:35-39 and Matthew 14:22-27) the Lord’s disciples were caught in a storm on the Sea of Galilee. The first time Jesus was asleep in the stern of the boat. In their fear they waked Him, asking, “Carest Thou not that we perish?” He arose and rebuked... Read more →

“Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth … to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins … that He might be just, and the Justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” (Romans 3:24-26). These Scriptures show that justification is the divine plan of mercy and love whereby God, through... Read more →

The Gospel of Matthew records several occasions where contrasting hearts are revealed. In each case there is a heart for Christ and a heart for something else seen. Read the following passages to find the striking differences. • Matthew 2:1-12: Chief priests—Knowledge; Wise Men—Christ • Matthew 8:19-22: Other disciple—Commitments; Scribe—Christ... Read more →

If someone asked you why you believe that Jesus is God, what would you say? What “proof” could you give? Sadly, those who most loudly demand “proof” of Jesus’ deity are often the same ones who have already rejected the source of such evidence: “the holy Scriptures, which are able... Read more →

If we want our lives to count for God, we must get to know Him. In His high priestly prayer, Jesus voiced this, His heart’s desire, “that they might know Thee, the only true God” (John 17:3). To know God, we must spend time with Him. We see this clearly... Read more →

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15). God has written this and many other Scriptures using very inclusive language such as “whosoever,” “all,” and “the world” to demonstrate both the universal need and offer of salvation. Here... Read more →

Law comes to man and says, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself” (Luke 10:27). It says, Do this and live, but if you fail in... Read more →

(John 20:19-29) The words of our blessed Lord were always “pure words,” always suited to the occasion—words of kindly love to the repenting sinner, of solemn warning to the wavering, of awful denunciation to the proud, careless, and self-righteous. We may be sure, then, that whenever He opened His mouth... Read more →