IT ALL HAPPENED IN A MOMENT, A MOST REMARK-able moment. As moments go, that one appeared no different than any other. If you could somehow pick it up off the timeline and examine it, it would look exactly like the ones that have passed while you have read these words. It came and it went.Continue reading “Just a Moment”
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Let Your Light Shine
The great church is completely dark. It is almost midnight, and the little crowd outside the west door shuffles round and stamps to keep warm in the chilly April air. Then, as the clock strikes, the fire is lit, with a sudden glow on all the watching faces. A single candle is lit from theContinue reading “Let Your Light Shine”
The Best Advertisement
Advertising Age pointed out long ago that the two most attractive things a seller can say about his product are “New!” and “Free!” But that’s not always the case. I have a six-year-old van, with about 70,000 miles on it. I don’t want a new one. I plan to keep this one till it runsContinue reading “The Best Advertisement”
Understanding the Text
“The ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is made Mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises” (Heb. 8:6). Because of Jesus, God remembers our sins no more. Christ is no levitical priest; His priesthood is of a totally differentContinue reading “Understanding the Text”
You Hurt Yourself
The Sovereignty of God
Riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. In Your hand are power and might, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all. Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks and praise Your glorious name. 1 Chronicles 29:12-13 God’s sovereignty includes both HisContinue reading “The Sovereignty of God”
No Mistakes
For I acknowledge with high esteem for you, I have learned to ascribe such reverence and honor to those books of the Scriptures alone, which are now called canonical, that I believe most firmly that not one of their authors has made a mistake in writing them. And should I light upon anything in thoseContinue reading “No Mistakes”
He Would Not Go In
The older son was angry and would not go in to the feast. LUKE 15:28 THE CASE of the elder brother. A difficult one because he looked so good. He kept his room straight and his nose clean. He played by the rules and paid all his dues. His résumé? Impeccable. His credit? Squeaky clean.Continue reading “He Would Not Go In”
Not As Others
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those whohave fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.1 Thessalonians 4:13 In Jesus’ day, a funeral was a time for an impassioned demonstration of grief. It was a sign of respect for the deceased to wail loudly at a funeral.Continue reading “Not As Others”
What Sin Did to the Family
In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.’—GEN. 5:1, 3.‘Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.’—GEN. 4:8. GOD created man inContinue reading “What Sin Did to the Family”
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