Moments For You

“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season” (2 Timothy 4:2). Chrysostom, in one of his writings, breaks down this exhortation into two imperatives: take opportunities and make opportunities to preach the word. If we are to preach God’s word continuously we must take every opportunity—“Preach the word;... Read more →

“The Lord God hath given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary” (Isaiah 50:4). I read that Albert Einstein was the featured speaker at a dinner given at Swarthmore College. When it came time for... Read more →

Spring, summer, fall or winter … which would you say is your favorite season and why? I would have to say summer is mine. I love the warmth of summer and being an educator, school is out … it’s vacation time! What if your favorite season lasted all year? What... Read more →

“Ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations” (1 Peter 1:6). All that God plans and performs in this life is in view of what He has in store for us in heaven. He is preparing us for the life and... Read more →

“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” (Galatians 6:9). Sowing will bring a harvest. No matter what we choose to do with our lives, there are always consequences. Paul makes certain we understand this when he says in... Read more →

The next footsteps in the corridor, he knew, might be those of the guards taking him away to his execution. His only bed was the hard, cold stone floor of the dank, cramped prison cell. Not an hour passed when he was free from the constant irritation of the chains... Read more →

A story is told of a man who was lost in the woods. Later, in describing the experience, he told how frightened he was and how he had even finally knelt and prayed. Someone asked, “Did God answer your prayer?” “Oh, no,” the man replied. “Before God had a chance,... Read more →

When a Christian finds himself in a difficult situation, he should immediately give thanks to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Spirit, to keep his heart from complaining and fretting. The devil moves in when a Christian starts to complain, but thanksgiving in... Read more →

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: in whom we have redemption through His blood, even... Read more →

To give thanks in every situation is sometimes very difficult. When your body is wracked with pain, or you have just learned that you have a physical problem for which there is no cure, or you have lost your job, or a cherished relationship has been broken, it’s hard to... Read more →

There is an imaginative story told of a day when the sun did not rise. Six o’clock came and there was no sign of dawn. At seven o’clock, there was still no ray of light. At noon, it was as black as midnight. Then came the long dark hours of... Read more →

Corrie ten Boom was an inspiration and challenge to thousands of people after World War II. Hearts were stirred and lives changed as she told with moving simplicity about God’s sufficiency to meet her needs, even as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. Not only was the camp filthy,... Read more →

Imagine for a moment that your city is surrounded by enemy forces who aim to destroy you. And you are aware that enemy sympathizers live and work in the city with a view to undermining the city’s defenses. And suppose you discover that there is a song which the enemy... Read more →

“Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen” (Revelation 7:12). For all eternity, thanksgiving will be due to our God. There will never be a time when thanksgiving to God becomes obsolete. There will never be... Read more →

The key to understanding how Jesus is our rest is the Hebrew word sabat, which means “to rest or stop or cease from work.” After creating the heavens and the earth in six days, God “rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made” (Genesis 2:2).... Read more →