Moments For You

There are four short sentences in the closing chapters of John’s gospel that are full of blessing when looked at in their proper order, but are totally destructive if the order is reversed. “It is finished” (John 19:30). The promise of God fulfilled. The cup of judgment drained. The heart... Read more →

While God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, was on the earth He often instructed the people by means of parables. The following account is found in Luke 18:9-14: “And He [Jesus] spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went... Read more →

The story has been told of the Indian chief who sought to obtain salvation by offering first his blanket and then his gun to God. He was told that gifts like these would not purchase divine favor, but that if he wanted to be saved he must give his heart... Read more →

As there is no question among professing Christians about the deity of either the Father or the Spirit, it is reasonable to suppose that there would have been no question raised about the deity of the Son had He not become incarnate in human form. The deity of the Son... 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 →

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 →

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). The most obvious and striking division of the Word of Truth is that between Law and Grace. It is vital to observe that Scripture never mingles these two principles. Law is God prohibiting... 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 following acrostic on the title “Prince” illustrates what... Read more →

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. Psalm 23:2 The key to where water can be obtained lies with the shepherd. It is he who knows where the best drinking places are, and very often he is the one who has... Read more →

• Announced His birth to Mary (Luke 1:26-28). • Announced His birth to Joseph (Matthew 1:20). • Proclaimed His arrival to the shepherds (Luke 2:9-14). • Guarded Christ in early infancy (Matthew 2:13-20). • Attended to Jesus following His temptations (Matthew 4:11). • Strengthened Jesus at Gethsemane (Luke 22:43). •... Read more →

“Thy will be done, in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). I suppose that to the majority of people these familiar words suggest a funeral rather than a wedding. They recall experiences to which we were compelled to submit but in which we found no delight. And so... Read more →

“I am the Door,” said Jesus (John 10:7). He was not talking about the door of a beautiful palace. He was not speaking of the great door of the temple in Jerusalem. He had no lofty portals in mind. “I am the Door of the sheepfold.” There are no armed... Read more →

Worship no longer consists of the offering of bulls and goats, made by priests of the Levitical order. Rather, it consists of spiritual sacrifices, offered up by priests of the new order—the individuals who make up the Church (1 Peter 2:5). Thus, worship is no longer a mechanical process; rather,... Read more →

A friend was updating me on his past year—a year in which he had been receiving ongoing medical treatment for cancer. The smile on his face was a powerful testimony to the good news he had just received. He said that at his one-year checkup the doctor announced that the... Read more →

“Ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8). In other words, you are light in Christ. Now live that way! The “gospel” of license, the “gospel” of legalism, and Paul’s gospel represent three very different postures when it comes... Read more →