Moments For You

When distributing the Gospel, be sure to do so in a way that brings glory and honor to God. With that in mind, here are some things to avoid. 1. Don't litter—tracts left outdoors can easily blow around and become a nuisance to those who have to clean them up.... Read more →

“Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but … the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:13,14). The Need To travel from Judea to Galilee, an orthodox Jew would cross the Jordan near Jericho and... Read more →

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). The passing of another year witnesses the world in... Read more →

After leaving Egypt, the children of Israel were in the deserts of Sinai and had no water to drink. Day after day their thirst increased. They might make the most diligent search, and put all their energies into digging deep in all directions, but it was a barren and thirsty... Read more →

The Verdict God knows us; He knows what we are, He knows what He meant us to be, and He sees the vast difference between these two things. God’s testimony concerning man is that he is a sinner: “there is none righteous, no, not one…. There is none that doeth... Read more →

“Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand…. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink” (John 7:2,37). The Feast of Tabernacles was divinely established as a seven-day commemoration followed by... Read more →

Jim Walton was translating the New Testament for the Muinane people of La Sabana in the jungles of Colombia. But he was having trouble with the word peace. During this time, Fernando, the village chief, was promised a 20-minute plane ride to a location that would have taken him 3... Read more →

“If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive)” (John 7:37-39). Do you... Read more →

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace” (Isaiah 26:3). Who does not desire such an experience: the perfect peace of God Himself filling our hearts and minds? It is there for every child of God who wants it, yet many are often unhappy and do not have the peace they... Read more →

“O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is” (Psalm 63:1). When David wrote this Psalm he was in the wilderness of Judah, which he calls, “a dry... Read more →

“I laid me down and slept … for the Lord sustained me” (Psalm 3:5). How emphatic and simple! Is it so with you reader? Do times of trouble find your heart so resting on God as your Father that your spirit is at rest and your sleep is sweet as... Read more →

“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?” (Psalm 42:1,2). Here is the heart cry of a true believer in “the living God” (v. 2)... Read more →

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14). The Child that was born in Bethlehem is the Son of God who has taken away the sin of the world. His sacrificial death has provided a way for all men, women, boys, and... Read more →

“[Samson] slew a thousand men … and he was sore athirst” (Judges 15:15,18). It is quite common for God’s people, when they have enjoyed a great deliverance, to find a little trouble too much for them. Samson slays a thousand Philistines, and then faints for a little water! Jacob wrestles... Read more →

“O that thou hadst hearkened to My commandments! then had thy peace been as a river” (Isaiah 48:18). The peace of God is a higher thing than comfort, a deeper thing than joy, and a more solid thing than rest. While my comforts may be diminished, my joy be disturbed,... Read more →