"Do not repay evil for evil, or cursing for cursing. Rather blessings because unto this you were called that you might inherit a blessing" (1 Peter 3:9) The world seems to be exploding in anger, expressing itself in violence, hatred, spite, and bitterness. The nightly...
Snap
"Just as the branch is unable to bear fruit by itself if it does not remain in the vine, so also you if you do not remain in Me" (Jn.15:4) The dried out twig snapped easily, succumbing to the pressure of cruel fingers. It had never envisioned that its life would end...
No Substitute
"No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs" (2 Tim.2:4) Samuel Logan Brengle, in his book "Helps To Holiness," had a chapter on how to lose the power of God. We sometimes think, and it is true, that we must commit some gross sin to lose such an...
Not Shrinking Back
"I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes" (Rom.1:16). "We have been so hopelessly dehumanized that for today's modest ration of food we are willing to abandon all our principles, our souls, and...
Fresh Oil
"For I remind you to fan into flames the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given to us a spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control" (2 Tim:1:6-7). We read also in 1 Timothy 4:14, 'Do not neglect the gift in...
Upside Down
It was noted by the Jewish authorities, in Acts 4:13, that "when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus". The assumption sometimes is made that...
Fluff Or Substance?
I have done public speaking now for over forty years. I have taken seriously Martyn Lloyd Jones' thoughts on what makes for good public speaking. He stated that there are two aspects to effective speaking/preaching: content and delivery. One can have good content but...
Power Of Agreement
Strange to think that not everyone is going to agree with us. Even the prophet Amos understood this well. "How can two people walk together unless they are in agreement?" (Amos 3:3). But where there is agreement, especially on things of substance, there is also...
Camping Out
The apostle Paul writes, in Philippians 3:20, "For our citizenship is in heaven". The tenure of Scripture is that this world is not our home, that there is no permanence to be found on this planet. The language that the apostle Peter uses, in 2 Peter 1:14, is that his...
What A Strange Question
I was asked recently this question, "Do you believe Jesus?" My answer, as probably yours would be, was "Yes I do". But the question left me thinking. I believe in Jesus for my salvation, for my cleansing, for His presence, my family. I believe Him for things easy...
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