Moments For You

You may remember the account from the Bible of the time when Jesus was twelve years old and tarried in Jerusalem while Mary and Joseph returned home, only to find that He was not among their caravan. When they returned to the city, "they found him in the temple" in... Read more →

Jonathan Edwards, the American theologian, was suddenly converted, as by a flash of light, in the moment of reading a single verse of the New Testament. He was at home in his father's house after some hindrances kept him from going to church one Sunday with the family. A couple... Read more →

"Foiled again" is an expression that comes from the sport of fencing, and refers to the one who is losing the duel. "Foiled again" could certainly describe Satan's attempts to hinder the purposes of God in human history! Ever since he was cast down from his position as the most... Read more →

One of the most familiar and best-loved stories of the Bible is the account of the wise men coming from a distant country east of Israel to worship the young child Jesus, and to give Him three special gifts from their treasures: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. We cannot help but... Read more →

"Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews." This title written by Pilate was nailed to the cross upon which Christ died. Pilate, evidently angered at the insistence of the Jewish leaders upon the death of Christ and possibly ashamed of his own weakness in giving way to them, jested... Read more →

QUESTION: Can you tell me why there are two genealogies of Jesus in the Bible and explain some of the differences between them? ANSWER: It is perhaps well enough known that in the four Gospels there are two genealogies of the Lord Jesus. There is no genealogy in Mark. That... Read more →

David Saul Jerusalem Levites Zion Abram, Abraham Inheritance Solomon Covenant Jacob Israel Affliction Zerubbabel Saul Foolish, Weak, Mighty Salvation Faith Stone Generation Foundation, World After circling all of the answers in the puzzle, the leftover letters spell out: "Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you" (John 15:16). Read more →

Read 2 Samuel 24:1-14 Subtle Temptation "He moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel" (v. 1). This move evidently came from the Devil, for in another place we read: "Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel" (1 Chronicles 21:1). It was to Israel's own... Read more →

Being creatures to whom God has given the power of choice, we all have the opportunity every day to make good and bad choices in matters large and small. Big & Small Choices What is a big choice? What is a small choice? Does God care which route we take... Read more →

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 →

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 →

QUESTION: As a new year starts, I am faced with many different choices and decisions. Can you give me some help so that I make the right decisions? ANSWER: It is so good that you want to make right choices. Romans 12:1,2 gives us the starting point for making right... Read more →

The success or failure of everyday living depends upon your power of choice. Every day you are making decisions and your decisions form and build the network of your life and the structure of your personality and character. Not only do the choices that you make affect the direction of... Read more →

Would it come as a shock to you to learn that, in a large measure, you determine your own future? You become in life what you really want to become. If you desire a certain career intensely enough, you will probably get it. You hold the key to your own... Read more →

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who … became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross…. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed…" (Philippians 2:5-12). The obedience of Christ was marked by the unvarying character of perfect uniformity with the Father's... Read more →