Moments For You

Most readers are probably too young to remember the “mourner’s bench.” I did not grow up in a church that had one, but I knew friends who did. The mourners’ bench was simply a place to kneel at the front of the church where the sinner could weep over and... Read more →

Jesus asked His disciples two questions: “Who do men say that I am?” and “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:27,29). The first question is significant because it allows us to get a read on the minds of the people around us. The second question, however, is eternal... Read more →

“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:14,15). There are many passages in the New Testament... Read more →

“The glory of the Lord shall be revealed” (Isaiah 40:5). The whole concept of the glory of the Lord surrounds the Christmas scene. At the birth of Christ, the angels shouted, “Glory to God in the highest.” And Luke 2:9 says, “The glory of the Lord shone round about them.”... Read more →

“They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mark 2:17). The Need of Repentance We are inclined to judge that there is a sad lack of depth and seriousness in much of... Read more →

“To Him give all the prophets witness” (Acts 10:43). Centuries before Christ was born, His birth, life, and sufferings were all described in the Old Testament. Christ is the only person ever born into this world whose ancestry, birth time, forerunner, birthplace, birth manner, infancy, manhood, teaching, character, career, preaching,... Read more →

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 →

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 →

Repentance takes you from… Crucifying Christ to being baptized in His name (Acts 2:21-24,37-41). Serving idols to serving God (1 Thessalonians 1:9). Reviling Jesus to revering Him (Mark 15:32; Luke 23:39-43). Feeding swine to returning to the father (Luke 15:11-21). Seeing the light to obeying the Lord (Acts 9:1-6). Being... Read more →

“The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world” (1 John 4:14). It is a well-known truth that God is the Savior of His people. In the exodus from Egypt we see how God brought about “the salvation of the Lord” (Exodus 14:13). And this caring and... Read more →

“The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). The period of time when God deals with souls is called a “space to repent” in Revelation 2:21. Think of God’s forbearance with Israel. After they turned... Read more →

“My meditation of Him shall be sweet” (Psalm 104:34). It is impossible to fully estimate what Christ is to the redeemed. But let us see from a few Scriptures something of what He is to us now. Christ is Our Life “When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then... Read more →

“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself” (Luke 24:27). In Genesis, He is the Creator God. In Exodus, He is the Redeemer. In Leviticus, He is your sanctification. In Numbers, He is your guide. In Deuteronomy, He... Read more →

Joy—“Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ … and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:1,2 Courage—“Tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed.” Romans 5:3-5 Salvation—“For we are saved by hope: but hope... Read more →

For centuries, anchors have been a symbol of hope. This emblem was especially significant to the early persecuted church. Many etchings of anchors were discovered in the catacombs of Rome, where Christians held their meetings in hiding. Threatened with death because of their faith, these committed Christians used the anchor... Read more →