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 →

In the Scriptures, we see great variety in the Apostles who are gathered around the Lord Jesus. There is the impulsive Peter, and the reasoning Thomas. There are some like Simon Zelotes who are never prominent, while others like James and John are always in the foreground. Peter is singled... 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 →

“And when Jesus beheld him, He said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone” (John 1:42). For the earliest notice of Simon Peter, we must turn to the first chapter of the Gospel of John. “John stood, and two... 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 →

“Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water. And He said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus” (Matthew 14:28,29). How did Peter walk on water? The... 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 →

“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 →

If anyone had told Peter on the day of his enthusiastic confession of his Master as “Christ, the Son of the living God” (John 6:69) that the moment would come when he would deny Him with oaths and curses, he would have never believed it. But he did deny the... 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 →

“Go your way, tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth before you into Galilee” (Mark 16:7). After the resurrection, an angelic message assures Peter of his place among the disciples. This message was in preparation for a meeting with the Master Himself. Peter is the object of special care... 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 →

“Simon Peter said unto Him, Lord, whither goest Thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow Me now; but thou shalt follow Me afterwards…. Jesus saith unto him … follow thou Me” (John 13:36; 21:22). What is it to follow Christ? It is not to live a... 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 →