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Blessed Through Trials
“Sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away” (John 16:6,7). The greatest trial, disappointment, and sorrow to the disciples was the Lord’s departure from them. And yet it would result in their fullest and deepest blessing. Without going... Read more →
The Psalmist
“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 →
Abundant Life
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly," Jesus promised (John 10:10). Statements like this set my imagination to flight. I want to know more. Full life, abundant life, life the way God meant it to be when He created us—what more... Read more →
Unpopular Promises
Various counts have been given for the number of promises found in the Bible. Depending on who's counting (and what they count as a promise), there are anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand of them. You will find a good listing of many of the encouraging ones in... Read more →
Thankful in All Things
The next footsteps in the corridor, he knew, might be those of the guards taking him away to his execution. His only bed was the hard, cold stone floor of the dank, cramped prison cell. Not an hour passed when he was free from the constant irritation of the chains... Read more →
His Will Be Done
“His will be done,” we say with sighs and trembling, Expecting trial, bitter loss and tears; And then how doth He answer us with blessings, In sweet rebuking of our faithless fears. God’s will is peace and plenty, and the power To be and have the best that He can... Read more →
Eternal Prosperity
Psalm 73 gives clear light on some of the deepest questions which meet mankind. It gives us the key to the present and future of the righteous and the wicked—of the man of faith and the man of unbelief. The notion of "do good and you will prosper" is challenged... Read more →
God in Everything
Nothing helps the Christian to endure the trials of life so much as the habit of seeing God in everything. If we remember, as we start each day, that the hand of our Father can be traced in every scene—if we could see in the smallest, as well as in... Read more →
Comfort of Emmanuel
On October 1st, 1934, a group of people were taken captive by the Chinese Red Army. Among them were the missionaries Rudolf Bosshardt and his wife, as well as Arnolis Hayman, his wife and two of their children, and another missionary named Grace Emblen. After the first eleven days, all... Read more →
Question & Answer
QUESTION: What was the "thorn in the flesh" that was given to the apostle Paul, and how could this thorn also be a messenger of Satan? (2 Corinthians 12:1-10) ANSWER: We are not told what the thorn in the flesh was. Some have speculated that it had to do with... Read more →
Appointed Afflictions
"No man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto" (1 Thessalonians 3:3). The people Paul wrote these words to had turned from idolatry to the Lord. They were surrounded by bitter enemies, yet they surrendered their lives to the Lord and bore a... Read more →
Seasons of Suffering
“Ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations” (1 Peter 1:6). All that God plans and performs in this life is in view of what He has in store for us in heaven. He is preparing us for the life and... Read more →
Marks of the King
"I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38,39). The... Read more →
Resurrection Remedies
"Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25). As deep and varied as are the necessities of the believer's soul, they are all met by the death and resurrection of... Read more →
Jesus Our Substitute
"He [God] hath made Him [Jesus] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21). This is beyond belief! An innocent man is about to be crushed by God. We have grown accustomed to seeing courtroom... Read more →
Thanks For Fleas
Corrie ten Boom was an inspiration and challenge to thousands of people after World War II. Hearts were stirred and lives changed as she told with moving simplicity about God’s sufficiency to meet her needs, even as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. Not only was the camp filthy,... Read more →
Imperfect Gifts
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father” (James 1:17). When I was a child, I wondered why I had to thank God for food I didn’t want to eat. In my immature mind, gratitude was a response to receiving something I... Read more →
Silence of the Lamb
Over and over again the Bible records the silence of God's Lamb in the presence of His accusers (Matthew 26:62,63; Mark 14:60,61, etc.). This is amazing, especially since the witnesses that were hurling charges against Jesus were giving false testimony (Matthew 26:59-61). When we read these Scriptures, we wonder why... Read more →
Faith and Suffering
“Of whom the world was not worthy” (Hebrews 11:38). Faith accomplishes marvellous deliverances. The mouths of lions can do no injury to believing Daniel, for God sent His angel to shut the lions' mouths. The violence of fire, heated seven times furiously, is made of no effect by faith; the fourth... Read more →
Running Over
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Psalm 23:5 There seems to be no period of David’s life in which he could have used this expression in reference purely to temporal circumstances. As a shepherd... Read more →