Moments For You

Yes indeed, God is love. But this part of God’s character was not always revealed to man. After the flood, when God had shown Himself as an unrelenting judge, He revealed Himself to Abraham as the Almighty God, the possessor of heaven and earth. More than four hundred years later... Read more →

David was a shepherd and had a shepherd’s heart. One day, as he faithfully kept his father’s sheep, a lion came and took a lamb out of the flock. This stirred David’s heart, and he tells us: “I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of... Read more →

One of our greatest needs as human beings is to be loved. We all need love. We need to know that we are important to somebody, that somebody truly cares about us, wants us, and accepts us unconditionally. The good news from God’s Word is that somebody does love us—God!... Read more →

The story of David opens with a dramatic contrast between the fresh hope of David’s young life and the rejection of King Saul, who proved that he was not fit to act as God’s representative. In God’s Word, we read of four phrases about His choice of David as king.... Read more →

“God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Love saw the guilt of sin, and sought a basis of pardon. Love saw the alienation of sin, and sought a ground of reconciliation. Love saw the defilement of sin, and... Read more →

In 1 Samuel 16 we find David in perfect obscurity, keeping sheep. But he was already chosen by the Lord. In the wilderness, he was under God’s teaching. He was being prepared for public service in the secret school of Him who looks not on the outward appearance, but on... 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 →

“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 →

“Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life” (John 10:17). It gives us true delight and joy to hear the blessed Son of God say, “Therefore doth My Father love Me.” The Son is in the deep consciousness of the love which the Father has for... Read more →

“I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, which shall fulfil all My will” (Acts 13:22). In Jesus, we have no difficulty recognizing the moral excellencies that would entitle Him to be pointed out as “a man after God’s own heart.” But are we... Read more →

Knowing God’s love compels us to love God and others. The apostle John, who delighted to speak of himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved, said, “We love Him, because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). Here we see love’s practical effect in John, and the same should be... Read more →

At the beginning of 1 Chronicles 17 we read that David was sitting in his house, considering certain plans which he intended to carry out. David made known his thoughts to Nathan the prophet, who encouraged David to proceed with his plans. No doubt we have many times sat in... Read more →

The New Testament is filled with verses that tell us what the love of God should mean in practical experience. Here are ten of the most powerful statements on the subject: 1. It is the visible mark of genuine Christian faith “By this shall all men know that ye are... Read more →

“David … the sweet psalmist of Israel” (2 Samuel 23:1). Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in the Word, David’s experience stands as one of the most striking, varied, and instructive. He knew the trials of all ranks and conditions of men. Kings have their troubles, and David... Read more →

When the time came for Simon Peter to write his letters to believers (1 & 2 Peter), the Holy Spirit of God brought to his remembrance what he had seen and heard in his own experience. He had been one of the Lord’s chief companions for more than three years,... Read more →