Moments For You

Your answers to the following questions should help you evaluate your ability to make a God-honoring decision when faced with difficult choices. Have I asked for God's help? Do I show that I trust God in every area of my life, not merely in this decision? Do I obey God's... Read more →

“When He was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean” (Luke 5:12). Jesus began His ministry teaching and healing and calling disciples unto Himself. Early in the Gospels... Read more →

Here are some mistakes to avoid when seeking the will of God. First, we must not think that because we want to do something, it can't possibly be God's will. That attitude displays a distorted concept of the character of God. "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall... Read more →

Here is a partial list of some of the miracles of Jesus. There were undoubtedly many others, for even the Scriptures do not contain them all (John 20:30). Also note that many times Jesus healed large groups of people at one time (Matthew 12:15), and displayed other supernatural powers such... Read more →

God is the shepherd of His people. He leads them (Psalm 23:1). He sent His Son to lead them (John 10:3). The assurance of God's guidance is one of the characteristics of the Christian. The very idea that God guides us implies that we live according to the path which... Read more →

“Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name” (John 20:30,31). John (as... Read more →

The expression "will of God" is used in the Bible in two ways. God's sovereign will is His secret plan that determines everything that happens in the universe. It is unknowable (except through history and prophecy). On the other hand, God's moral will consists of revealed commands in the Bible... Read more →

Let's begin by getting acquainted with the king. His Persian name was Khshayarshan, which in Hebrew becomes Ahasuerus and in the Greek language, Xerxes. His father was Darius I, and his grandfather Cyrus the Great. Ahasuerus ruled over the Persian empire from 486 to 465 B.C.. Like most monarchs of... Read more →

People would like a convenient and comfortable means of knowing God's will, but there exists no means of ascertaining it without reference to the state of our own soul. We sometimes seek God's will, desiring to know how to act in circumstances in which His only will is that we... Read more →

"And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews" (Esther 8:3). A New Decree Needed Although Haman is dead, the sentence... Read more →

If God has a wonderful plan for my life, as many evangelistic tracts tell us, then why doesn't He tell me what it is? After all, our lives down here are a confusing mess of fits and starts, dead ends and open doors, possibilities, and competing ideals. With so many... Read more →

What can be said for the religious purpose or message of a book in the Bible that mentions a certain Persian king 190 times in 167 verses but mentions God not at all? Martin Luther is recorded to have said, "I am so great an enemy to the … book... Read more →

"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way" (Psalm 37:23). We often make a great mistake, thinking that God is not guiding us at all, because we cannot see far in front. But this is not His method. He only undertakes... Read more →

"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver... Read more →

As is the case in some other areas of the Christian life, it is easy to go to extremes in one direction or another while trying to do God's will. There are those who are so impatient to be up and doing that they find it difficult to wait long... Read more →