Moments For You

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Psalm 23:5 There seems to be no period of David’s life in which he could have used this expression in reference purely to temporal circumstances. As a shepherd... Read more →

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Psalm 23:6 Like the shepherd’s dogs that would follow after the flock, keeping them from wandering away and protecting them from pursuers, David professed that... Read more →

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Psalm 23:6 In Psalm 23, David talks about the personal relationship he enjoyed with God. He declares that if the Lord is your Shepherd and... Read more →

In a little clipping, which came one day to my home, my eye lighted on an arrangement of the truth of this song which has never left me. I have never read the twenty-third psalm since that day when it has not fallen into six divisions, each with a name... Read more →

One day it occurred to me to see how this twenty-third psalm was fulfilled  in Christ. This is what I found in Christ’s own words: “I am the Good Shepherd.” Want Psalm 23 Jesus Rest v.2 Matt. 11:28 Drink v.2 John 7:37 Forgiveness v.3 Matt. 9:6 Guidance v.3 John 14:6... Read more →

In the New Testament, the Lord Jesus Christ is spoken of as “the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11), “the Great Shepherd” (Hebrews 13:20), and “the Chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:4). Also, in Hebrews 9 three lines of truth relating to Him is these three aspects are unfolded. In verse 24, Christ... Read more →

“Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire…. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” (Hebrews 1:7,14). That God has His legions of faithful ministering spirits is no matter of imagination for the student of... Read more →

Q. The word “angel” in our Bible is from the Hebrew “Malak” (in the Old Testament) and the Greek “Angelos” (in the New Testament). What does the word mean? A. The word means “messenger.” Q. Where is the home of the angels? A. The home of the angels is in... Read more →

The Bible presents several significant relationships of angels to Jesus Christ. These relationships, when taken together, emphasize the fact that Jesus Christ is exalted above and infinitely superior to the angels. He Existed Before the Angels In Colossians 1:15 Paul declared that Jesus Christ, who provided forgiveness of sins for... Read more →

• Announced His birth to Mary (Luke 1:26-28). • Announced His birth to Joseph (Matthew 1:20). • Proclaimed His arrival to the shepherds (Luke 2:9-14). • Guarded Christ in early infancy (Matthew 2:13-20). • Attended to Jesus following His temptations (Matthew 4:11). • Strengthened Jesus at Gethsemane (Luke 22:43). •... Read more →

The Angel of Jehovah carries with him an air of mystery. Who is he? He seems far more than an ordinary angel. Some identify him with Jehovah and even with Christ. If this is so, then the angel is a theophany, a manifestation of God in visible and bodily form... Read more →

“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it” (Genesis 28:12). “And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him” (Genesis 32:1). At Bethel... Read more →

The Van Ryn family was living in Florida at the time while the father, August, was ministering the Word in Michigan. He thought he had mailed a check to his wife for household expenses, but actually he had put the letter in a coat pocket, then changed suits. In the... Read more →

I have seen a play in which someone begins reciting “Our Father, which art in Heaven,” and is surprised to be interrupted by God answering, “Yes?” A conversation follows where God points out that there is much more to praying than just saying prayers—that a real conversation with the real... Read more →

That great Welsh preacher, Christmas Evans, once said that if a long thread were to float down out of heaven and fasten itself to any one of us, if we knew that God were at the other end, none would lightly brush it aside. Now prayer is not a thread... Read more →