Moments For You

The book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ fittingly closes the volume of Holy Scripture with a most urgent call to repentance. Four times we are told of men whom God had visited in grace and judgment who repented not (Revelation 9:20,21; 16:9,11). The call to repent is also found... Read more →

In the part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) we call the Beatitudes, our Lord described the characteristics of a righteous man and laid the foundation of a happy life. Spiritual Paupers “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The word “poor”... 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 →

Have you ever been stuck in a conversation with someone who talks only about himself? Imagine what it must be like for our heavenly Father to listen to our prayers during our devotional time. We may have read a portion of His Word, but then in prayer we swiftly shift... Read more →

“My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me” (Daniel 6:22). Who does not know the story of Daniel in the lions’ den? Yet there are precious thoughts here not always noticed. In this story, Daniel typifies our blessed Lord and... Read more →

I believe there is a heaven. One day, when I was a little boy in western North Carolina, I carved an inscription on one of the bricks of the old-fashioned chimney of my home. It read, “Heaven I hope to win.” I had been told at home and in the... Read more →

Is any other question so far-reaching and important as the question, who is Jesus? Is He or is He not God? If Jesus is not God, then there is no Christianity, and we who worship Him are nothing more than idolaters. Conversely, if He is God, those who say He... Read more →

“To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved” (Ephesians 1:6). We must not think that the Father loves us because our Savior made Him love us when He interposed between His wrath and us. To think this is heresy indeed.... Read more →

“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God … upon this rock I will build My church” (Matthew 16:16,18). Over the centuries, many artists, sculptors, authors, and others have created magnificent portraits of Jesus Christ. Yet no one has ever drawn a more compelling or accurate picture of... Read more →

“I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned” (Luke 15:18). Think about what the prodigal son lost in all these years. First, he lost his home. As long as he had money, his friends might have invited him around to their... Read more →

“There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). Israel had the truth committed to them that there was one God, in contrast to the many deities of the heathen. Christianity bears witness to the fact that there is a mediator—but... Read more →

“Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God” (Luke 4:4). God’s Word is food for the Christian. Your growth, your power, and your life depend on how you deal with the Word of God. Therefore seek with... Read more →

“So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him” (1 Samuel 17:50). In Jonathan we have the very opposite of his father, Saul. Saul only knew David as his amuser or his helper. But Jonathan knew him as the... Read more →