Moments For You

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 →

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 →

"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 →

“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 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 →

“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 →

What is a Miracle? Many definitions are given, but a true miracle is something beyond man's intellectual or scientific ability to accomplish. It is more than a highly improbable event; it injects a new element (the supernatural) into the natural order of things. Four Greek words are used in the... Read more →

"When He had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to Heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided He among them all…. And they that did eat of the loaves were... Read more →

It is clear that the miracles of Christ contain messages about His person, power, and ministry. Sometimes they were also accompanied by specific words to those who witnessed or were blessed by the miracle. Let us look at four of these messages from Luke chapter 8. "Where is your faith?"... Read more →

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 5:17,18). There is one miracle which does occur often today.... Read more →

Christ's resurrection is past, but it assures us of the two resurrections yet to come. The first resurrection is reserved for believers, and is unto glory and blessing (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 20:5,6). The second resurrection is for unbelievers, and leads only to judgment (Revelation 20:11-15). The Believer's Assurance of... Read more →

Mary wept because the Lord was no longer in the tomb. Instead, she should have wept if He had been there. Had He remained in the grave, we would have been without a Saviour. Does it not show that we often weep senselessly? Jacob said, "All these things are against... Read more →

"Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept" (1 Corinthians 15:20). On the day that Jesus arose, the firstfruit sheaf of the barley harvest was being waved by the High Priest in the Temple, as the representative of the myriads that stood stacked... Read more →