Moments For You

What is a moment of time? Scripture relates a moment to “the twinkling of an eye” (1 Corinthians 15:52). God told Israel that their many years of captivity were but “a small moment” in His eternal counsel (Isaiah 54:7). The apostle Paul knew that the trials of this life, when... Read more →

Walking along the street one day, I was distributing little gospel books to the persons I met on the way. Most received them very kindly. Only one refused me. As I offered the little book, he asked what it was. “A little paper which tells the way of salvation,” I... Read more →

A number of years ago, it was the custom of Samuel Hubbard to go with other Bible teachers to instruct classes of inmates in a Boston prison chapel. Near the end of the class one day, the chaplain said, “We have five minutes to spare. Mr. Hubbard, would you like... 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 →

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 →

Question: The Bible says that “Knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (Romans 13:11). How do we know what the time is?  Answer: The key to understanding this verse is the phrase: “for... Read more →

“Knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep” (Rom. 13:11). My brethren, receive a loving word of exhortation from one who feels his own great need of what he desires to inspire in others. If we believe the word of God, we must believe... Read more →

If you had a bank that credited your account each morning with $86,400, but cancelled whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day, what would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Well, you have such a bank and its name is “Time.” Every... Read more →

“Our greatest danger in life is in per-mitting the urgent things to crowd out the important.” —Charles E. Hummel Asked what he would do if he knew Christ would return in three days, George Whitfield replied, “I would do just what I have scheduled to do.” “Most time is wasted,... Read more →

When considering images for the cover of this issue, we decided that a stack of books would be especially appropriate for several reasons. First of all, this quarter’s theme is the “Book of Life” and deals with the yet-future time when “the books were opened: and another book was opened,... Read more →

When studying the Scriptural passages referring to the Book of Life, it is interesting to see how many larger Biblical doctrines are touched upon. In one instance, the issue of eternal security is raised; in another, that of election and predestination; still another deals with the end times and final... Read more →

The amazing design and complexity of living things provides strong evidence for a Creator. We know from the Bible that God rested from (i.e. finished) His creative work after Day 6 (Genesis 2:2,3) and now sustains His creation (Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:3). One aspect of this sustenance is that God... 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 →

“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 →

QUESTION: I was reading in Revelation 20:11-15 about when the books will be opened at the Great White Throne. What is this referring to? ANSWER: This is referring to the judgment of those who have died without accepting Christ as their Lord and Saviour. It is good to remember that... Read more →