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Saturday, May 31, 2025 Carts for the Levites And they brought their offering before the L???, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle. Numbers 7:3 ???? Carts for the Levites God’s instructions for the tabernacle had been faithfully followed and all the items made ready. The details were important because they were full of spiritual meaning, being copies and shadows of heavenly things (Heb. 8:5). Many of the materials they used came as freewill offerings from the people. The Israelites gave not only for the house of God, but for...More Friday, May 30, 2025 A Simple, Beautiful Picture The assemblies … had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Acts 9:31 ??? A Simple, Beautiful Picture Here we have Christian assemblies marked by two things: they walked in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Opposed and persecuted by the religious world of the day, they were directed and supported by the Lord in glory and guided by the Holy Spirit on earth. Not many wise after the flesh, nor many mighty or noble were found in these assemblies. For the most part, those who formed...More Thursday, May 29, 2025 Our Shield and Reward After these things the word of the L??? came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” Genesis 15:1 ???? Our Shield and Reward What a comforting message to think upon, especially in those times that try the soul! The very God of the universe, the One who created all things, was telling Abraham that God Himself was his shield. With God as his shield, nothing should trouble Abraham. No worries about his future, nor even the devices of the enemy could touch him. And, we Christians have the words of that same God, “What then shall...More Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Hear Him! (2) And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Luke 9:35 ???? Hear Him! (2) Listen again, the Father says, “Hear Him!” Ah, friend, it is life to hear the voice of Jesus. To you He says, “The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live” (Jn. 5:25). And if you hear His voice, it will be life to your dead soul. “Hear, and your soul shall live,” says Scripture, by the pen of Isaiah (Isa. 55:3). Again the apostle Peter says, “Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The L??? your God will...More Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Hear Him! (1) And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Luke 9:35 ???? Hear Him! (1) Peter saw everything that was important to a Jew’s mind and a Jew’s heart. In Moses he had the lawgiver; by his side was Elijah, the prophet and reformer; and, above all, now he sees the Messiah, and to his Jewish mind the scene was so beautiful that he desired to perpetuate it. He spoke out first as they were retreating out of sight. And what had he said? What had he done? He had put the Son of God, the Messiah, Moses the lawgiver, and Elijah the reformer, on a dead level. He had...More Monday, May 26, 2025 He Believed God Ah, Lord G??! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Jeremiah 32:17 ???? He Believed God These great words were sighed out by Jeremiah’s troubled soul in prayer to Jehovah. It is necessary to read the whole chapter from which they are taken to enter properly into the prophet’s prayer and the Lord’s answer, but the single verse before us contains deep encouragement for the tried and troubled heart. Dark as present circumstances may be, it is well for the believer, like Jeremiah, to lay firm hold of God...More Sunday, May 25, 2025 The Lord’s Supper As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Matthew 26:26–28 ???? The Lord’s Supper The Lord’s Supper in the Christian church takes the place of the Passover among the Jews. The two are intimately linked together, for it was after the celebration of the paschal feast that Jesus offered His disciples the bread and...More Sunday, May 25, 2025 The Lord’s Supper As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Matthew 26:26–28 ???? The Lord’s Supper The Lord’s Supper in the Christian church takes the place of the Passover among the Jews. The two are intimately linked together, for it was after the celebration of the paschal feast that Jesus offered His disciples the bread and...More Saturday, May 24, 2025 Growing Faith and Abounding Love We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ???? Growing Faith and Abounding Love Many people in Thessalonica had responded to God’s call, leaving idolatry behind. Having received the message of the gospel presented by the apostle Paul and his helpers, they had turned to the only true and living God and started serving Him with enthusiasm. Today, we need to make sure that we are free from idolatry because we are exposed to its influence, often not...More Friday, May 23, 2025 Gideon: Strength Out of Weakness (2) And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 ???? Gideon: Strength Out of Weakness (2) It is impossible to run the eye along the brilliant array of Christ’s workmen, and not see the truth of this need for brokenness: Moses, Joshua, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah,...More Thursday, May 22, 2025 Gideon: Strength Out of Weakness (1) So [Gideon] said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” Judges 6:15 ???? Gideon: Strength Out of Weakness (1) Here we reach a profoundly interesting stage of Gideon’s preparatory course. He is called to enter practically and experimentally into the great and universal law for the servants of God, namely, “When I am weak, then I am strong.” This is a most precious law, and one which forms an indispensable element in the education of all Christ’s servants. Let no one imagine that he can ever be...More Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Choosing By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt. Hebrews 11:24–26 ???? Choosing Moses had been raised under the careful teaching of his parents who knew that at any time Moses could be taken back from them to Pharaoh’s palace. What energy must have been invested by his father and mother into little Moses, bringing him up in the ways of Jehovah, hiding God’s Word in his...More Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Brother Saul So the Lord said to [Ananias], “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.” Acts 9:11–12 ???? Brother Saul Ananias was a faithful disciple. It does not seem that he personally experienced Saul’s violent persecution, but he had certainly “heard from many about this man” (Acts 9:13). Now the Lord was sending Ananias to visit that same man. In fact, the Lord had already told...More Monday, May 19, 2025 Joshua (19)—He Never Fails Israel served the L??? all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had known all the works of the L??? which He had done for Israel. Joshua 24:31 ???? Joshua (19)—He Never Fails Joshua had given his final challenge to the nation of Israel. He had enumerated many of the wonderful things the Lord had done for them. He had publicly taken his stand that he would serve the Lord, speaking also on behalf of his family. The people too now answered that they would not forsake the Lord to serve other gods, but would serve Him who had done so much for...More Sunday, May 18, 2025 God’s Provision for Us By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. Hebrews 11:4 ???? God’s Provision for Us “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin” (Rom. 5:12), and so man found himself at a distance from God. Having disobeyed the command God gave to Adam not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he was expelled from the garden, and God “placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned...More Saturday, May 17, 2025 The Bones of Joseph (4)—The Record of Faith By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. Hebrews 11:22 ???? The Bones of Joseph (4)—The Record of Faith In the Old Testament there are three mentions of the bones of Joseph: Genesis 50:25, Exodus 13:19, and Joshua 24:32. In turning to the New Testament, we see the final mention of the bones of Joseph in Hebrews 11:22. Shortly before he died, Joseph made the children of Israel promise to carry his bones with them up out of Egypt to the land of Canaan. Joseph is an exemplar of faith, as...More Friday, May 16, 2025 Lamps, Wicks, and Trays You shall make seven lamps for it … that they give light in front of it. And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. Exodus 25:37–38 ???? Lamps, Wicks, and Trays The lampstand, placed in the outer sanctuary of the tabernacle, was made entirely of gold, beaten out of one piece, having a central stem and six branches to support its seven lamps. The gold speaks of the glory of God as revealed in the blessed person of the Lord Jesus, the supreme Sustainer of all light. Oil for the light is mentioned elsewhere, and we know this is a type of the power of the Spirit of...More Thursday, May 15, 2025 God’s Faithfulness and Our Responsibility He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ???? God’s Faithfulness and Our Responsibility God is faithful to Himself and to His people, whether it concerns His earthly people, Israel, or the Church. God cannot deny who He is or what He has promised. His faithfulness is clearly demonstrated in His dealings with Israel: past, present, and future. God’s faithfulness is something that believers from among the Gentiles also may rely on. The apostle Paul wrote about this to the new believers in Thessalonica after he had been forced to leave them. But he exhorted them to...More Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Walking With God Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. Genesis 5:22–24 ????; 1 Peter 2:21 ???? Walking With God Strange that I am not always looking up if I expect to see the door of heaven open and the One I love coming out. Oh! what a scene, when He comes forth to change these vile bodies, fashioning them like to His own...More Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Be Valiant Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the L??? do what is good in His sight. 1 Chronicles 19:13 ???? Be Valiant In 1 Chronicles 19, we read of a great trial for Israel in the days of King David. David had made a generous peace gesture to the newly enthroned king of Ammon, whose name was Hanun, after the death of Hanun’s father Nahash. David had sent a delegation to comfort the new king in his grief, but Hanun and his princes shamefully abused the delegation and sent them home in disgrace. Then, to make matters much worse, we read that...More Monday, May 12, 2025 The Word of God Abiding I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you. 1 John 2:14 ???? The Word of God Abiding Here the apostle puts the young men in contrast, as overcoming the world, and shows where their real strength is: divine strength. “The word of God abides in you,” not merely you refer to it, but it abides in you. If you look to Christ in the temptation, His answers to Satan, there was no lust of the flesh, there could be none; but He was hungry. Satan says, “Make these stones bread,” to tempt Him; “Throw Yourself down”; then shows Him all the glory of...More Sunday, May 11, 2025 The Bones of Joseph (3)—The Reward of Faith The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in the plot of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of silver, and which had become an inheritance of the children of Joseph. Joshua 24:32 ???? The Bones of Joseph (3)—The Reward of Faith When Joseph was dying he asked that his bones be carried to the Promised Land (Gen. 50:25). Hundreds of years passed while the children of Israel remained in Egypt; then at the time of the exodus out of Egypt Moses took the bones with him (Ex....More Saturday, May 10, 2025 Joshua (18)—Serve in Perfectness and Truth Now therefore, fear the L???, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the L???! And if it seems evil to you to serve the L???, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve … But as for me and my house, we will serve the L???. Joshua 24:14–15 ???? Joshua (18)—Serve in Perfectness and Truth In the 24th chapter of the Book of Joshua, we hear Joshua’s final solemn public address to his people, Israel, and their leaders in particular. He begins by briefly giving a divinely inspired review of...More Friday, May 9, 2025 A Man in the Glory and the Spirit Here On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. John 7:37–39 ???? A Man in the Glory and the Spirit Here We have brought before us the two great outstanding facts of the Christian period on the basis of which the new things of Christianity are...More Thursday, May 8, 2025 Two Bookends I write to you, children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. And now, children, abide in Him, that if He be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from before Him at His coming. 1 John 2:12 ???; 1 John 2:28 ??? Two Bookends Think of these two scriptures as bookends. In both, John calls his readers “children,” using a diminutive of the Greek word for child, expressive of endearment as well as relationship. As believers on the Lord Jesus, we are all children together, and family affection should pervade us. The apostle has highlighted this...More Wednesday, May 7, 2025 The Bones of Joseph (2)—The Response of Faith Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.” Exodus 13:19 ???? The Bones of Joseph (2)—The Response of Faith A few centuries following the death of Joseph, a new king had arisen over Egypt “who did not know Joseph.” This Pharaoh began a program of brutal rule over the Hebrews in Egypt (Ex. 1:8–14). But God in mercy raised up a deliverer: Moses, who would lead the people out of Egypt. Moses then fulfilled the oath that had been made to Joseph...More Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Days of the Heavens Ye shall lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them unto your children … that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children … as the days of the heavens which are above the earth. Deuteronomy 11:18–19, 21 ??? Days of the Heavens The Israelite’s heart, soul, and might—spirit, soul and body—are involved as he passes the baton of the truth to his children, having his personal life and his home a reflection of what the Word says, as in Deuteronomy 6....More Monday, May 5, 2025 Three Exhortations: Rejoice, Pray, Give Thanks! Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 ???? Three Exhortations: Rejoice, Pray, Give Thanks! In the Bible, we often find combinations of three. The above verse is a beautiful example of this phenomenon. Whatever we do or say should be in tune with God’s will and our relationship with Him. The expression “in Christ Jesus” is true of all believers since Pentecost and until the rapture. That relationship implies immense privileges as God has transferred us from Adam to Christ—from lost...More Sunday, May 4, 2025 The Wondrous Works of the Lord I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works. Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your greatness. Psalm 145:5–6 ???? The Wondrous Works of the Lord What themes of unspeakable delight are these to all who have known the sweetness of the marvelous grace of God that has been brought to us in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ! Though we may speak of them with full hearts, yet in doing so we realize that what we say falls far short of what we desire to speak. We cannot find words to express what we sense and know to be true...More Saturday, May 3, 2025 They Followed Him They immediately left their nets and followed Him. And immediately He called them, and they … went after Him. Mark 1:18 ????; Mark 1:20 ???? They Followed Him In this well-known account, the Lord Jesus first called Simon Peter and Andrew, and then He also called James and John. In both cases they left their fishing business behind to follow the Lord. However, notice the Scripture does not say that they left their fishing business in order to become fishers of men. It is true the Lord had said He would make them that. But what do the verses say? They left everything in order to follow...More Friday, May 2, 2025 Joshua (17)—Spiritual Blessings Joshua called for all Israel … and said to them … “The L??? your God is He who has fought for you … And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the L??? your God spoke concerning you.” Joshua 23:2–14 ???? Joshua (17)—Spiritual Blessings Joshua lived for many years after the conquest of the land and its division among the tribes of Israel. Toward the end of his life, he called Israel together to review what the Lord had done for them and to instruct and warn them about their future. Not one thing had...More Thursday, May 1, 2025 The Bones of Joseph (1)—The Request of Faith Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” Genesis 50:25 ???? The Bones of Joseph (1)—The Request of Faith Did you ever read something in the Bible and wonder why it is there? Perhaps the story of the bones of Joseph is such a passage. There are four places in Scripture which speak about the bones of Joseph: Genesis 50:25, Exodus 13:19, Joshua 24:32, and Hebrews 11:22. A fact such as this should arrest our attention. There can be no doubt that Joseph is a prominent character among the patriarchs of...More Wednesday, April 30, 2025 His Throne Is Not Disturbed Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him. 1 John 3:2 ???? His Throne Is Not Disturbed We have not to inquire if we are sons, but take that as the ground of our now being conformed to Him. “Oh,” you will say, “that is so high!” Well, but Christ has come as the link to what is so high by coming so low—and He stooped lower than any—and He made Himself our only object. It is not the power of the mind that thinks about it, but the singleness of the eye that looks at it; the single eye...More Tuesday, April 29, 2025 From Death to Life Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the L??? and against you; pray to the L??? that He take away the serpents from us.” Numbers 21:7 ???? From Death to Life The reason Jehovah sent snakes into the Israelite camp is because the people had cast God aside, treating His deliverance from Egypt as nothing. Death comes in when we turn our backs on God and reject the salvation He has accomplished. Life can only be found in His presence, and the result for Israel is that “many of the people of Israel died” (Num. 21:6). Judgment is a...More Monday, April 28, 2025 The Pillar and Cloud I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 ???? The Pillar and Cloud There are times when God’s dealings with His people are very perplexing, when the present is full of anxiety and the future is full of difficulty. Our condition is like that of blind men, groping at noontime, trying to go through a labyrinth, having lost the guiding thread! We may be struggling with some question of duty or our...More Sunday, April 27, 2025 The Sufferings of the Son of God But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. All those who see Me ridicule Me. Psalm 22:6–7 ???? The Sufferings of the Son of God These are amazing words from the lips of the blessed, holy Son of God. The worm is the very picture of the lowest humiliation. Every sinner of the race of Adam might rightly speak of himself as this, for sin has taken away the proper dignity of manhood, and we deserve to be humbled to the dust. But in these words we hear that One speaking who is the absolutely unique and sinless Son of God. This psalm speaks of Him as being...More Saturday, April 26, 2025 Blessing and Honor Those who honor Me I will honor. 1 Samuel 2:30 ???? Blessing and Honor The Bible expresses many principles in decisive succinct statements, and this is one of them. We may well ask, “Who was it that honored God?” The answer is obvious: the Lord Jesus Christ. Although not so noticed by man in His early years, His Father saw Him. When the Lord started His public ministry, when He was baptized by John in the Jordan, the heavens opened and the voice of God was heard: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Mt. 3:17). Then, in the years of His public ministry, His desire...More Friday, April 25, 2025 The Dignity of Uprightness I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men. Acts 24:16 ???? The Dignity of Uprightness Uprightness, integrity, straight dealing before God and man—these are the essential things without which religious talk, eloquent prayers, and attendance at church or meeting are valueless. It is not that a Christian cannot make mistakes, or fall short of the ideal. If you are looking for faultless men and women, you had better go to the heavenly land right away, for you will never find them here. But if a true Christian blunders, he will instantly own up to it. He never...More Thursday, April 24, 2025 Joshua (16)—Be Careful With Assumptions The children of Israel sent Phinehas … and with him ten rulers, one ruler each from the chief house of every tribe of Israel … Then they came to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them … Then [they] answered … And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the rulers, returned … to the children of Israel, and brought back word to them. So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle. Joshua 22:13–33 ???? Joshua...More Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Jude’s Message I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 3 ???? Jude’s Message By the Holy Spirit, Jude exhorts us to contend for the faith. Sometimes this verse is used to call Christians to a deeper knowledge of what we believe and why we believe it. That is indeed important, but Jude’s message is less about knowledge and more about godliness. Certain impostors had infiltrated Christian gatherings, using God’s grace as a license for any lifestyle they chose (Jude 4). By tracing Jude’s six references to...More Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Which World Are We Living For? The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 ??? Which World Are We Living For? Christians have the Lord as their blessed hope and are waiting for their heavenly Bridegroom. The day of the Lord and of judgment, however, is linked to His coming as “a thief in the night.” That event is for unbelievers, though they may be professing Christians, but in name only, for they are not born again....More Monday, April 21, 2025 Resurrection: God’s Mighty Remedy By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac … concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. Hebrews 11:17, 19 ???? Resurrection: God’s Mighty Remedy How must the angelic hosts have watched this illustrious father from stage to stage of his wondrous journey, until at last they beheld his hand stretched forth for the knife to slay his son, that son for which he had so long and ardently wished, and for which he had so steadily trusted God. Then again, what an opportunity for Satan to ply his fiery darts! What...More Sunday, April 20, 2025 The Foundational Nature of the Resurrection of Christ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon! 1 Corinthians 15:13–14 ????; Luke 24:34 ???? The Foundational Nature of the Resurrection of Christ Christ risen from the dead establishes, as the great fact presented by God to faith, victory over evil in Him who bore its consequences in the righteous judgment of God, that He might deal in sovereign grace with man, give the believer power morally by the Holy Spirit, and...More Saturday, April 19, 2025 The Sufferings of Christ (3) For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. Hebrews 2:18 ???? The Sufferings of Christ (3) In our previous meditations we have considered the amazing thought that the Son of God has become Man in order to suffer. We first considered His suffering death (Heb. 2:9), and secondly, His being made perfect through sufferings to be the Leader of our salvation, bringing many sons to glory (v. 10). In verse 18 of chapter 2, we may meditate upon another type of suffering that He endured. In verse 17, we are told it was necessary for Him in all...More Friday, April 18, 2025 The Sufferings of Christ (2) For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Hebrews 2:10 ???? The Sufferings of Christ (2) In yesterday’s meditation, we saw that He who is the Son of God has become Man. Numerous reasons are given to us in Hebrews 2 for why He would become Man, but three times it is mentioned that it was so He might suffer. Previously, we considered in verse 9 His atoning sufferings. Here, in verse 10, a different type of suffering is brought before us. The Lord Jesus...More

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Caught up to Heaven For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 ???? Caught up to Heaven Wonderful promise for all believers! The Lord Jesus, our beloved Bridegroom, will not send the most powerful angel to take us out of this world and bring us to Himself in heaven. The Lord Himself will come with the greatest possible...More Monday, April 14, 2025 The First of Months Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the L??? your God, for in the month of Abib the L??? your God brought you out of Egypt by night. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Deuteronomy 16:1 ????; 1 Corinthians 5:7 ???? The First of Months The first mention of a month name in the Bible is in Exodus 13:4, when Moses is speaking to the people of Israel about their departure from Egypt. In the previous chapter, Jehovah had instructed Moses and Aaron that Abib was to become the first month of their calendar (Ex. 12:1–2). The significance of the...More Sunday, April 13, 2025 A Poor Wise Man There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. Ecclesiastes 9:14–15 ???? A Poor Wise Man How perverted are the natural thoughts of our hearts! If a man set in high honor and dignity were to formulate a wise plan by which to deliver his city from a formidable attack by a great adversary, he would be highly acclaimed and should likely have a monument erected in his honor. But a poor man who shows...More Saturday, April 12, 2025 Josiah the King (3) “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the L???.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan … Thus it happened, when the king heard the words of the Law, that he tore his clothes. 2 Chronicles 34:15, 19 ???? Josiah the King (3) Josiah became king at a very young age and during a very dark time, but “he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left” (2 Chr. 34:2). He was very balanced and did not go to one extreme or another. Josiah was confronted with division, confusion, and every kind of evil work. But during those dark days, what brought revival back to the land was the...More Friday, April 11, 2025 Josiah the King (2) [Josiah] did what was right in the sight of the L???, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 2 Chronicles 34:2 ???? Josiah the King (2) Josiah joins the company of two other kings—Jehoshaphat and Hezekiah—of whom it is said, they “did what was right in the sight of the L???.” This idea of doing “what was right” is similar to what we find in Psalm 1, where we read, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in...More Thursday, April 10, 2025 Josiah the King (1) Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 34:1 ???? Josiah the King (1) Josiah was eight years old when he became king. In 2 Kings 23, we learn of the idolatrous times into which this young boy was born. However, he is the last good king of Judah in spite of the environment he was born into. What marked such a good king, even at eight years old? What marked the revival that was brought on by such a surrendered heart? What spiritual lessons can we apply to our own lives? We can answer these questions by giving an overview...More Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Have Your Eyes Fixed on Christ For to me, to live is Christ. Christ is all and in all. Philippians 1:21 ????; Colossians 3:11 ???? Have Your Eyes Fixed on Christ What a difference between a man walking in darkness and a man standing in the broad daylight of God’s presence, having been given Christ for righteousness, and being a part of the heavenly Bride. Those who know Christ see such a fullness and freshness in His love that the very thought of Him sets all the affections in movement. And when it is the question of what there is in Him, I find the tenth part has not been told me. If you do not keep...More Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Joshua (14)—Called to Service The heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The L??? commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.” Joshua 21:1–2 ???? Joshua (14)—Called to Service After taking the Israelites out of Egypt, God had set apart the tribe of Levi for His service instead of the firstborn of the children of Israel. Out of this tribe He had selected...More Monday, April 7, 2025 Walking in Holiness For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:7–8 ???? Walking in Holiness Over the years and in several parts of the world, many have tried to live in holiness. Some would withdraw from the community where they were living and isolate themselves, even going far into the wilderness. One such “saint” decided to live on top of a high pole, relying on others for his daily needs. Some others moved away to live in caves or huts. Later, it was thought that living in a...More Sunday, April 6, 2025 Access (3)—A New Confidence In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. Ephesians 3:12 ???? Access (3)—A New Confidence The word “access” is only used three times in the New Testament and only by the apostle Paul. In Romans 5:2, we learn that through this access we have a new standing; in Ephesians 2:18, it is revealed that we have a new relationship. In the above verse, we will find that we have a new confidence. Before we were saved, we dreaded the thought of meeting God. Our bad conscience caused us to draw back; indeed, we were alienated from Him. But now we can draw near to...More Saturday, April 5, 2025 Access (2)—A New Relationship For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Ephesians 2:18 ???? Access (2)—A New Relationship In this verse, Paul reveals that “we both” have access to the Father. This is a reference to the two groups that constituted the assembly: Jews and Gentiles. Most of the Ephesians had previously been pagans. In Acts 19, we read that they worshiped the goddess Diana. When they turned to Christ in repentance, they burned their books of magic, which were valued at 50,000 pieces of silver, about 6 million US dollars (Acts 19:19)! After they were saved, they and the converted Jews...More Friday, April 4, 2025 Access (1)—A New Standing Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand. Romans 5:1–2 ???? Access (1)—A New Standing Sometimes when we read the Bible we have the tendency to pass over words without considering their spiritual importance. This is completely understandable because we tend to be dull to some things due to their familiarity. I believe this to be the case with the word, “access.” It only appears three times in the New Testament: Romans 5:2; Ephesians 2:18; 3:12. It is a very...More Thursday, April 3, 2025 The Path of Obedience I have set the L??? always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8 ???? The Path of Obedience When the serpent tempted Eve to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, she “saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise.” However, it was when she transgressed God’s instruction by eating of the tree and “gave to her husband with her, and he ate” (Gen. 3:6) that man fell into sin and became prey to “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” of which the...More Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Christ Is the Foundation Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 ???? Christ Is the Foundation We live in such difficult times, where it seems the entire foundation all around us is crumbling! David dealt with this same feeling about his times back in Psalm 11:3, saying, “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” As David pondered the problems of the world around him, his answer was, “In the L??? I put my trust” (v. 1). He continues by reminding us that the Lord has not changed; He is still on the throne, saying, “The L??? is in His holy temple, the L???’s...More Tuesday, April 1, 2025 An Endless Love Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3 ???? An Endless Love Travel back in imagination to the beginning, before one heavenly body was erected in space, to when time began and God inhabited sublime solitude alone. Realize that even then His thought was of you and that His thought was love! Our verse was directed to Israel, but we can apply it to ourselves with profit. Think of the sovereignty of God’s love. He does not draw us because of anything in us, not on account of our poor earthly love nor any foreseen...More Monday, March 31, 2025 Joshua (13)—Seeking Greener Pastures The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the L??? has blessed us until now?” So Joshua answered them, “If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.” Joshua 17:14–15 ???? Joshua (13)—Seeking Greener Pastures The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim did not dispossess all the Canaanites from the territory of their inheritance. But...More Sunday, March 30, 2025 The Remembrance of You Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O L???, we have waited for You; the desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You. With my soul I have desired You in the night, yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early. Isaiah 26:8–9 ???? The Remembrance of You In Isaiah 53, we read about the great sacrifice of our Lord Jesus: “It pleased the L??? to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief … You make His soul an offering for sin … He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the...More Saturday, March 29, 2025 The Cross of Christ For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:17–18 ???? The Cross of Christ Much more is meant by the “cross of Christ” than the means of pardon for the sinner. To treat it only as the great remedy for man’s need, however true as far as it goes, is to rob it of an immense deal of its importance as well as to obscure the truth and shut out God’s...More Friday, March 28, 2025 Increasing and Abounding May the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 ???? Increasing and Abounding Strong bonds of affection existed between Paul and his coworkers. They loved the believers in Thessalonica, a love that came from God, who is the Source of love (1 Jn. 4:7). It was poured out in the hearts of those who responded to God’s love. They received it when they became believers (Rom. 5:5). Wonderful grace! Yet there is always room for improvement and progress. The above verse indicates such a development with the words increase and abound....More Thursday, March 27, 2025 Construction or Destruction Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; they set up their banners for signs. They seem like men who lift up axes among the thick trees. And now they break down its carved work, all at once, with axes and hammers. Psalm 74:3–6 ???? Construction or Destruction In Psalm 74, we have a complaint of Asaph concerning the destruction of the temple by Nebuchadnezzar. He tells us that at one time a man was accounted famous for going to Lebanon and, with an axe, hewing down trees, and with a...More Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Fellowship With the Father and the Son The life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. 1 John 1:2–4 ???? Fellowship With the Father and the Son Life is ours by the free favor of God, and having the life, we have the privilege of the fellowship. It is true that some of the children only enjoy the fellowship...More Tuesday, March 25, 2025 The Father’s Discipline You have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the L???, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the L??? loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.” Hebrews 12:5–6 ???? The Father’s Discipline This text is one that we sometimes would rather pass right over. It is often misunderstood and misapplied. But it is actually very encouraging because we are reminded of the loving hand of God the Father. These verses, and the ones that follow, deal with the subject of God’s discipline. When we hear the...More Monday, March 24, 2025 The Lord’s Pathway All the paths of the L??? are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. Psalm 25:10 ???? The Lord’s Pathway My soul, never follow your own paths. If you do, you will often be in danger of walking by sight rather than by faith, thus choosing the evil and refusing the good. Let this be your prayer: “Show me Your ways, O L???; teach me Your paths” (Ps. 25:4). And help me to commit my way to You and trust You to bring it to pass (Ps. 37:5). Oh for Caleb’s spirit which enabled him to say, “I wholly followed the L??? my God” (Josh. 14:8)! May we all...More Sunday, March 23, 2025 Worthy of Unceasing Praise Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your tabernacle. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. Psalm 43:3–4 ???? Worthy of Unceasing Praise God must be, and is, the Originator of all that is good. If one is to be led rightly, this must be by God sending out His light and His truth to lead in His own wise way. The truth does not leave me to decide for myself what is the best way to be led. If I receive the truth of God, it will lead me unerringly to God’s holy...More Saturday, March 22, 2025 Joshua (12)—Seeking the Blessing Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife” … She answered, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. Joshua 15:16, 19 Joshua (12)—Seeking the Blessing After seven years of fighting, the land was now being divided for an inheritance to the tribes. Judah was first in line, and 85-year-old Caleb, that intrepid old warrior and former spy, stepped forward to claim the portion he had been promised by Moses 45 years...More Friday, March 21, 2025 The Right Moment Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” John 2:4 ???? The Right Moment The Gospel of John shows the Lord Jesus as the Son of God who was sent by the Father and who lived in constant dependence on Him. This dependence is seen in not only what He did but also when He did it. In chapter 2, Jesus’ mother noticed that the wine at the wedding feast had run out. Her indirect suggestion that Jesus may do something about it was rejected by the Lord as His time had not come. He did not listen to the well-meant remark of His mother but...More Thursday, March 20, 2025 A Short-Lived Revival The words of Jeremiah … to whom the word of the L??? came in the days of Josiah … until the carrying away of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 1:1–3 ???? A Short-Lived Revival As a young man, Jeremiah was called by the Lord to prophetic service. King Josiah was on the throne in Jerusalem, and a revival was underway. Josiah had removed the idolatrous displays that infected the land, even personally supervising the destruction of Baal’s altars (2 Chr. 34:3–5). Five years after Jeremiah’s call, a tremendous Passover feast was held—the greatest since the days of Samuel (35:18–19). It probably looked...More Wednesday, March 19, 2025 A False Messiah Is Coming The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 ???? A False Messiah Is Coming Many people in Thessalonica responded to the message of God’s good news and became believers. They turned to the living and true God. Their faith had three vital characteristics, as seen in their (1) work of faith, (2) labor of love, and (3) endurance or perseverance of hope (1 Th. 1:3). Today, we still need these features that show the reality of what we believe. The enemy wants believers to be satisfied with their profession, with a...More Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Let This Mind Be in You He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. Psalm 103:14 ???? Let This Mind Be in You How wonderful to see God’s understanding of us and our needs. God knows our anxieties and fears and assures us to trust in Him. Many times He tells us, “fear not.” Someone once told me that the thought of this phrase is repeated 365 times in the Bible, one a day for the whole year. Even so, God recognizes that we may be fearful, and He makes provision for us. We see this in His instruction to Israel in relation to war. Those who feared the impending battle did not have to go out to fight (Dt. 20:8)....More Monday, March 17, 2025 The Power of God [You] are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:5 ???? The Power of God In addressing the believers that had been scattered due to persecution in Jerusalem and the surrounding area, Peter does not merely reassure them by saying their hardships were over, but he encourages them with the thought that they are being kept by the power of God. How infinitely better for them to undergo hardships under the watchful protection of the loving God in whom they had placed their faith, than to have a false sense of security in pleasant...More Sunday, March 16, 2025 Joshua (11)—The Glorious Victor Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the L??? had commanded Moses … So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the L??? had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war. Joshua 11:15, 23 ???? Joshua (11)—The Glorious Victor Joshua 11 relates how the peoples of the northern part of the land united together under Jabin, the king of Hazor, to fight against Israel. God tells us that “they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore...More Saturday, March 15, 2025 Consider Him For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. Hebrews 12:3 ???? Consider Him Whereas the imagery given in Hebrews 12:1–2 is of a race, and of an object to focus on while we run, today’s verse goes a bit deeper. The writer encourages us to “consider Him.” This word consider means to “weigh the value of.” As we look at the life of the Lord Jesus and all that He endured, we will be encouraged to press on and to neither turn back nor give up on the journey of faith. The path of faith can...More Friday, March 14, 2025 Three Apples Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. Acts 16:31 ???? Three Apples It has been said, humorously, that three apples have changed the course of human history? Let us take them in reverse order. Apple Inc. has spearheaded the information technology revolution of recent years with their remarkable array of electronic products. Isaac Newton’s apple may not have fallen on his head, but it did make him think, “Why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground?” His laws of gravity revolutionized scientific understanding of the day when first...More Thursday, March 13, 2025 God Had a Plan (2) But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20 ???? God Had a Plan (2) God used Joseph in a mighty way to save and bless not only Egypt, but also his brothers, the very ones who had treated him so unfairly! When all had come to pass, he said to his brothers, “You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order … to save many people.” Joseph’s brothers had their plan for Joseph, and all the while God was working out His plan! The antitype to the story of Joseph...More Wednesday, March 12, 2025 God Had a Plan (1) Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. Genesis 45:4–5 ???? God Had a Plan (1) One of the wonderful things about the Word of God is that the truths revealed in its contents do not stand as isolated snippets or disassociated stories and events. Rather, they are woven and linked together throughout the Bible, supporting the overriding theme: the redemption of...More Tuesday, March 11, 2025 One Man There is still one man … but I hate him. Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him. 1 Kings 22:8 ????; Mark 12:6 ???? One Man This chapter of 1 Kings is very remarkable. We find on earth a godly king, Jehoshaphat, wrongly associating himself with a very wicked king, Ahab. At the same time, we find heaven opened to us, allowing us to view the way in which God in His sovereignty uses a lying spirit to lead Ahab to his destruction. And we also find one man on earth who is able to speak for Jehovah in heaven. Let us consider for a moment this last point, and...More Monday, March 10, 2025 Suffering for Christ For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ???? Suffering for Christ In this world full of turmoil, God has a people for Himself, disciples of the Lord Jesus. They have chosen to take a path marked by sufferings, which others have taken before. Many believers have gone through great conflicts. Yet they are willing to do so, eager to imitate the example of those who went before. It is like in an army, where fallen soldiers are being replaced by...More Sunday, March 9, 2025 A Precious Observance He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this is remembrance of Me.” Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.” Luke 22:19–20 ???? A Precious Observance The institution of the Lord’s Supper is like a beautiful jewel against a black background, precious to the hearts of those who love the Lord at a time when He has been cast out by Israel and the world. The bread which the Lord Jesus breaks symbolizes His body given for us, and...More Saturday, March 8, 2025 Joshua (10)—God Is for Us The L??? cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died … So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the people had revenge upon their enemies. Joshua 10:11, 13 ???? Joshua (10)—God Is for Us The Hivites in Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were under Israel’s protection. This did not please their neighbors to the south. Five kings of the Amorites under the leadership of the king of Jerusalem now camped before Gibeon with their armies to make war against it. The Gibeonites appealed to Joshua for help. Joshua and Israel’s warriors...More Friday, March 7, 2025 Using the Time While We Wait for Christ Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 ???? Using the Time While We Wait for Christ Never in the history of the world have things moved with such lightning speed. In the past decade, we have witnessed changes that we thought would take centuries for development. People may well cry, “What is next?” and “Where is all this leading?” In the light of the Word of God there is one sure and certain event of great magnitude that is coming soon—very soon. The Lord Jesus is coming! He will give that shout in the air which will call all who are sheltered...More Thursday, March 6, 2025 Living Epistles You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:2–3 ???? Living Epistles It was a wonderful thing to call any company of saints in this world Paul’s epistle, that which set forth his mind and heart, the fruit of his testimony in the Spirit to the world. Such he declares the Corinthian assembly to be; no mere “lip service” this, but “written in our hearts,” yet...More Wednesday, March 5, 2025 A Wonderful Day Is Coming This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the L???, where I will meet you to speak with you. And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory. Exodus 29:42–43 ???? A Wonderful Day Is Coming It is a wonderful fact to know that a continual fragrance of Christ rises up to God. His Person and His work, that bring endless delight to His God and Father, are the foundation of every blessing. We stand before God, accepted in His beloved Son. When God looks upon Christ in glory,...More Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Christ Occupied With Us and We With Him And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 ???? Christ Occupied With Us and We With Him One of the greatest blessings the soul can have is the power of entering into the refreshment the Lord Jesus Christ had while He was on the earth, and it is that which makes the scene between Himself and the dying thief so precious: not only that this poor man found light through an open door, but—the thought is so exceedingly precious—that He who saved that thief saw in him one of the fruits of the travail of His soul. This is very...More Monday, March 3, 2025 His Light and Truth Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me. Psalm 43:3 ???? His Light and Truth There are times when I have allowed myself to become discouraged over the trials and tribulations common to life in this fallen world. I do admit to some self-pity over all the lovely sights my blinded eyes are missing, and upon my own dependence upon others just to navigate about my darkened world. However, in Psalm 43, I believe there is much to encourage the soul! In this psalm, I believe we hear the voice of the faithful of Israel, who despite the trials posed by enemies around them, are longing for...More Sunday, March 2, 2025 The Patient Sufferer When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Mark 15:33–34 ???? The Patient Sufferer All night long the blessed Lord of glory had been subjected to the vicious abuse of religious leaders who had before plotted His death. Then to this was added the ordeal of a second mock trial before a Roman judge who proclaimed His innocence, yet ordered Him to be scourged, and finally passed the...More

Friday, February 28, 2025 Joshua (9)—Servants of God When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they worked craftily … So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live … And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the L??? … even to this day. Joshua 9:3–4, 15, 27 ???? Joshua (9)—Servants of God Fearing for their lives, the people of the Hivite royal city of Gibeon decided to try to enter into covenant relationship with Israel. Unlike Rahab, who had acknowledged Jehovah to be “God in the heavens above and on the earth...More Thursday, February 27, 2025 Saul of Tarsus Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. Acts 26:9–10 ???? Saul of Tarsus Saul was born in the city of Tarsus in modern-day Turkey. He belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, and was named, in Greek, Saulos, from the Hebrew name Shaoul, meaning desired. Israel’s first king had the same name, and he was of the same tribe. Saul’s hometown, Tarsus, was part...More Wednesday, February 26, 2025 How Can I Know the Will of God? (2) And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 ???? How Can I Know the Will of God? (2) We need to realize this is not an “on/off” matter. Our God may direct us to do different things at different times but there will never be any “down-time.” If the word for “present” in verse 1 means a once-for-all lifelong commitment, verse 2 tells us how we can sustain this day to day. The world has a completely different agenda. After all, its princes crucified the Lord...More Tuesday, February 25, 2025 How Can I Know the Will of God? (1) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1 ???? How Can I Know the Will of God? (1) This is one of the most frequent questions Christians ask. How many sermons, books, websites, blogs and, yes, calendar texts, try to answer it, and yet God’s answer, in a nutshell, is in the first two verses of Paul’s letter to the Romans. It takes the form of an appeal founded on the pitying love of God which suffuses the way of salvation Paul has expounded in the preceding...More Monday, February 24, 2025 Four Generations The L??? has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the L??? has commanded him to be commander over His people. 1 Samuel 13:14 ???? Four Generations When God chose David to sit on the throne, something new began. David was a man after God’s own heart. From youth to old age, he displayed a life of faith. Even when he failed through tremendously offensive sins, he made no excuses but genuinely repented. Centuries later, the days of David were still a reference point for God’s people (Neh. 12:46). Solomon took the throne next. He asked God for understanding, and his kingdom...More Sunday, February 23, 2025 A New and Living Way Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Hebrews 10:19–22 ???? A New and Living Way It will be noticed that these four verses complete one full sentence. Earlier in Hebrews 10, the writer was demonstrating the superiority of Christ’s sacrifice. Here he goes on to...More Saturday, February 22, 2025 Joshua (8)—Privileged to Have God’s Word There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them. Joshua 8:35 ???? Joshua (8)—Privileged to Have God’s Word God gave Israel a complete victory over Ai, but it was not the easy victory that they in self-confidence had originally expected to gain with just three thousand warriors. Once the victory was won, Joshua and the people did what Moses had commanded in Deuteronomy 27. Joshua built an altar of large whole stones on which he offered...More Friday, February 21, 2025 Salvation to All The gospel of Christ … is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16 ???? Salvation to All During His earthly ministry we hear the Lord Jesus tell His disciples not to go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Mt. 10:5–6); and to the woman at the well of Sychar He says, “salvation is of the Jews” (Jn. 4:22). This may seem strange at first glance, yet He is not limiting salvation to the nation of Israel, but rather, He is making it clear that salvation would come from this nation....More Thursday, February 20, 2025 Be Still God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 ???? Be Still I find Psalm 46 to be most comforting, despite the turbulent times in which we live, because there we are assured that God Himself is our refuge, come what may in this world. Today, do we not see the unbelievers raging everywhere we look, and isn’t faith in the Lord being challenged on every side? We see wars and mass killings, severe weather events, and all manner of terrible diseases; and these events seem to be growing in number and intensity by the day. On top of that, it seems that all that...More Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Approved by God Just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 ??? Approved by God The Lord Jesus called Saul of Tarsus out of darkness to light. After a time of training in God’s school, He entrusted him with the special task of proclaiming His message of salvation to Jews and Gentiles. He became God’s spokesperson, sent to many places and countries, serving his new Master with great devotion and amazing results. Saul did not volunteer for this task. On the contrary, he had not been willing at...More Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Take Heed It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle. 2 Samuel 11:1 ???? Take Heed The story of David’s fall is a sad but very instructive portion of Scripture. His sin and the long-lasting consequences have a number of lessons for us. God wants us to learn from others’ mistakes, so much so that a significant portion of Scripture is dedicated to this sad story. We know that David was a man after God’s heart, so if it could happen to him, we are not exempt from such failure too: “let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12). What...More Monday, February 17, 2025 Divine Commission and the Divine Presence (3) Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19–20 ???? Divine Commission and the Divine Presence (3) God called Moses and told him He was going to “send” him to Pharaoh with the message of deliverance to His people. Though Moses protested this, because of a sense of his own inadequacy, God assured him, “I will certainly be with you” (Ex. 3:10, 12). In a similar...More Sunday, February 16, 2025 “This Man” Finished the Work But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. Hebrews 10:12–14 ???? “This Man” Finished the Work What an object for our souls! “But this Man!” This Man, the Lord Jesus, is in contrast to every priest who “stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins” (Heb. 10:11). The writer of the Book of Hebrews has set this Man before us throughout...More Saturday, February 15, 2025 The Exquisite Graciousness of Christ Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 ???? The Exquisite Graciousness of Christ How wonderful Christ is! How He watches to bless us! Is there something that is the one care of your heart? And is that one care half as much to you as you are to Christ? Do not think that His eye has not been on each one of us today. We little appreciate how He looks on us as those given Him of the Father, a people for whom He has so well done what He has done, a people so identified with His own heart’s affections. Ah! Christ loves to hear His people speak of Him and for Him....More Friday, February 14, 2025 Joshua (7)—Achan’s Sin Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things … Therefore, the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies. Joshua 7:11–12 ???? Joshua (7)—Achan’s Sin God is holy! This we dare not forget. After the great victory at Jericho, Israel had gone on to send some three thousand men to capture Ai, a small nearby city. But to their shock and consternation they had been routed, and thirty-six of their men had been killed in battle. Joshua and the elders fell down before the ark of Jehovah until...More Thursday, February 13, 2025 Sanctification (2) To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. Acts 26:18 ???? Sanctification (2) Here, faith is the instrument by which we are said to be sanctified, because it connects us with Christ. The very moment the sinner believes on the Lord Jesus Christ he becomes linked with Him. He is made one with Him, complete in Him, accepted in Him. This is true sanctification and justification. It is not a process. It is not a gradual work. It is not...More Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Sanctification (1) For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells. Romans 7:18 ???? Sanctification (1) Are you a true believer? If so, have you found any improvement in your old nature? Is it a single whit better now than it was when you first started on your Christian course? You may, through grace, be able to subdue it more thoroughly; but it is nothing better. If it be not mortified, it is just as ready to spring up and show itself in all its vileness as ever. “The flesh” in a believer is in no wise better than “the flesh” in an unbeliever. If this be forgotten, it would be hard to...More Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Divine Commission and the Divine Presence (2) Then the L??? turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” And the L??? said to him, “Surely I will be with you.” Judges 6:14 ????; Judges 6:16 ???? Divine Commission and the Divine Presence (2) When Jehovah appeared to Gideon to call him to fight the Midianites. He said, “The L??? is with you, you mighty man of valor!” (Judg. 6:12). An interesting salutation to a man hiding in a winepress! The first question that Gideon asked God—and it probably had been on his mind for a while—was,...More Monday, February 10, 2025 Hidden Things Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and I will shew thee great and hidden things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 ??? Hidden Things Let us consider together three points in the above verse: 1. “Call unto Me.” Here we have the gracious invitation of the Lord to His people to call to Him in the midst of all their distress, difficulty, and need. Do we feel the lack of our own resources, whether wisdom or strength or anything else? He desires to be our resource. How many believers look within themselves or look to their brethren or, sadly, look to the world for the resources...More Sunday, February 9, 2025 Christ Is “Better” Having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Hebrews 1:4 ???? Christ Is “Better” The writer of the Book of Hebrews opens by establishing the fact that the Lord Jesus, the eternal Son of God, who became a Man for the purpose of offering Himself as the sacrifice for sin, is superior to everyone and everything else! Here in today’s verse, he uses the word “better,” which is used at least thirteen times throughout the Book of Hebrews. The word that has been translated as better actually means “greater,...More Saturday, February 8, 2025 Love Your Brothers Hatred stirs up strife. Proverbs 10:12 ???? Love Your Brothers By the Spirit of God, the apostle who tells us “God is love” also warns us against hating our brother. In three successive chapters of 1 John, we find his strongly worded admonitions. The one who hates his brother walks in darkness (2:9–11) and is a murderer (3:11–15). Further, he who claims to love God is called a liar if he also hates his brother (4:20–21). These passages even imply that the one who hates his brother might not be a true believer, since “no murderer has eternal life abiding in him”; and “he...More Friday, February 7, 2025 Joshua (6)—Rahab’s New Life Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house … Joshua spared Rahab the harlot, her father’s household, and all that she had. So she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. Joshua 6:17, 25 ???? Joshua (6)—Rahab’s New Life When Israel had followed the Lord’s detailed instructions for a whole week, at Joshua’s direction they gave a great shout, and the priests blew with their trumpets and Jericho’s wall fell flat. Israel could rush in from every direction and take the city, killing the people and...More Thursday, February 6, 2025 Keeping Our Eyes on Christ Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God! Acts 7:56 ???? Keeping Our Eyes on Christ There is nothing the children of God need to judge themselves about so much as neglecting to walk in this world with their eyes fixed on Christ. If God has taken you out of the power of darkness, it is to have you up with Christ above. Heaven is now your only place. Stephen was “full of the Holy Spirit.” Do we Christians think enough of that? The effect of it on Stephen was that he looked up steadfastly into heaven, not just as an expression that he was...More Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Divine Commission and the Divine Presence (1) Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt … I will certainly be with you. Exodus 3:10, 12 ???? Divine Commission and the Divine Presence (1) God will never ask us to do something for Him, be it little or great, without His presence also aiding and empowering us. Jehovah had appeared to Moses in the burning bush with the purpose of calling him to a special service: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their...More Tuesday, February 4, 2025 The Yearnings of the New Nature God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 1 John 5:11 ???? The Yearnings of the New Nature The child of God, in the normal, right state of his affections, looks on to the future, when all hindrance shall be abolished, and when he, spirit, soul, and body, shall be like the Lord in the liberty of the glory. He also yearns after the conscious favor of his God’s presence day by day, and longs to know more of Christ, and to live in His enjoyed communion until the glory comes. This, though varying in intensity, and though interrupted by the influences of the world, is true of...More Monday, February 3, 2025 Be a Berean They received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. Acts 17:11–12 ???? Be a Berean It is a great blessing to read brother Luke’s report in his Gospel about the Son of Man who came to this earth. His second account, the Book of Acts, is an important addition to “all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). Sometimes called the Acts of the Apostles, it describes what the Lord Jesus had been doing after He ascended to...More Sunday, February 2, 2025 Our Object in Heaven We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Hebrews 8:1 ???? Our Object in Heaven This is the third of five times in the book of Hebrews where the writer mentions that the Lord Jesus has sat down at the right hand of God. This is not simply repetition without purpose; each time it is mentioned there is a specific point the Spirit of God is seeking to put before us. First, in Hebrews 1:3 we read, “when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” In the context the writer sets...More Saturday, February 1, 2025 Joshua (5)—The Captain of the Lord’s Army It came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand … He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the L??? I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” Then the Commander of the L???’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so. Joshua 5:13–15 ???? Joshua (5)—The Captain of the Lord’s Army It was on the tenth day of the...More Friday, January 31, 2025 Waiting on God (2) Those who wait on the L??? shall renew their strength. Isaiah 40:31 ???? Waiting on God (2) The word “wait” in Isaiah 40:31 has the thought of simply and singly looking to Him. It also embraces waiting for Him, and expecting from Him. It is a very full word. That accounts for it being variously translated. One word in English does not give the fullness of its meaning. It is upon God alone then we are to wait. We are to look to Him; to wait for Him; and to expect from Him only. In this exercise, we deepen in the knowledge of that which is before the mind of God; and that displaces things which...More Thursday, January 30, 2025 Waiting on God (1) Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the L??? shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:30–31 ???? Waiting on God (1) The Lord Jesus knew well where to turn for help as He pressed forward in the path of faith. God was His confidence, as the will of God was His delight, and He ceased not to turn to Him. His own strength might be weakened in the way (Ps. 102:23), but He knew where to find the source of strength unfailing, and to...More Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Members of the Body As we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Romans 12:4–5 ???? Members of the Body The human body is an amazing masterpiece of God’s workmanship, encompassing so great an array of intricate details that the psalmist exclaims, “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Ps. 139:14). It is a wonderful example of diversity in unity, for it embraces members totally diverse in character and operation, yet all function together in marvelous unison....More Tuesday, January 28, 2025 What Is Grace? For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 ???? What Is Grace? I remember a person once saying he did not like the word grace; he thought the word love meant the same and was much better. This is a mistake; grace goes a great deal further than love. Man loves that which he thinks is in some way worthy of love, and he thinks God is the same as himself, and therefore, says he, “I must turn to God someday and try to be worthy of His love; and then He will love me.”...More Monday, January 27, 2025 He Hears Our Cries In my distress I called upon the L???, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry entered His ears. 2 Samuel 22:7 ???? He Hears Our Cries The history of the nation of Israel is given for our learning, and as we read through the various accounts, one cannot help but relate to some of their experiences. As Christians we have highs and we have lows, and Israel was no different. As they transitioned from the wilderness to the Promised Land, God gave them Joshua as a leader, a type of Christ. While Joshua was with them, they served the Lord. This “high,” if we...More Sunday, January 26, 2025 Joshua (4)—The Work of the Lord Jesus Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the L??? had spoken to Joshua … and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day. Joshua 4:8–9 ???? Joshua (4)—The Work of the Lord Jesus The long-awaited day had come! Although it was overflowing all its banks, Israel had crossed the Jordan. By God’s command the ark, borne on...More Saturday, January 25, 2025 The Free Offer to All Let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. Revelation 22:17 ???? The Free Offer to All Every man is left without excuse. God can say to all who have rejected His gospel, “I would, but you would not” (cf. Mt. 23:37). There is absolutely no such thing as “reprobation” in the Word of God, meaning the consignment, on God’s part, of any number of His creatures to everlasting damnation. Everlasting fire is prepared for the devil and his angels (Mt. 25:41). Men will rush into it. “Vessels of wrath” are fitted, not by God, but by themselves, to...More Friday, January 24, 2025 Proving Jesus Is the Christ Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” Acts 17:2–3 ???? Proving Jesus Is the Christ The apostle Paul had presented God’s Word in Thessalonica’s synagogue during three consecutive Sabbaths. Luke reports that Paul reasoned with them from the Scriptures, which indicates that the apostle interacted with his audience as he read and interpreted the Scriptures: “Explaining and...More Thursday, January 23, 2025 The Everlasting Light Thy judgments are a great deep … with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light. Psalm 36:6, 9 ??? The Everlasting Light Just as the natural sun sometimes sinks in clouds, so the Christian occasionally has a bright rising, and a still brighter noon, yet goes down in gloom. But we know that when the day of immortality breaks, the last vestige of earth’s shadows will forever flee away. The Lord promises then, although we do not know what He is doing, we shall know hereafter (Jn. 13:7). He seems to keep some things from us to test our faithfulness or to lead us to live in a...More Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Possible and Not Possible Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.“ Mark 9:23 ???? Possible and Not Possible When we come to the end of ourselves, it is good to know that all things are possible with God. This declaration is found three times in the Gospel of Mark. First, a desperate father in Mark 9 brought his demon-possessed son to the disciples, but they could not cast out the evil spirit. A faithless generation (Mk. 9:19) looked on as the demon threw the pitiable boy to the ground at the very moment he approached the Lord: “If You can do anything, have compassion on us...More Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Joshua (3)—The Faith of Rahab The L??? your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the L???, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token, and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. Joshua 2:11–13 ???? Joshua (3)—The Faith of Rahab The two spies Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho are also called messengers. To Jericho and its king they were spies who should be sought and killed. To Rahab the prostitute and her family they proved...More Monday, January 20, 2025 A Sympathetic High Priest Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14–16 ???? A Sympathetic High Priest Today’s verses inform us of an extremely important area of our Lord’s priestly work. Presently, because the Lord Jesus Christ has suffered and died, rose again and...More Sunday, January 19, 2025 The Prince of Life In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 ???? The Prince of Life Human life began when God took what He had formed from the dust and breathed into it the breath of life to form a living being (Gen. 2:7). Death came in shortly after when the first couple doubted God’s motives (3:5–6), and this set in motion the all-too-familiar cycle we witness today, where life is continuously interrupted by death. It took the Prince of Life to come and disrupt this reality over which we have no control. Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have...More Saturday, January 18, 2025 The Attitude of the Antediluvians (2) Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen … prepared an ark … by which he condemned the world. Hebrews 11:7 ???? The Attitude of the Antediluvians (2) God had divinely warned Noah about the coming flood. At this time in man’s history, there was not yet a written revelation from God to man, no Bible; thus He had divinely warned Noah about this judgment to come. Thus God put Noah to work in the great project of building the ark according to the design revealed to him. However, Noah was not just building, he was also preaching. In fact, the Bible calls him a “preacher of...More Friday, January 17, 2025 The Attitude of the Antediluvians (1) Will you keep to the old way which wicked men have trod, who were cut down before their time, whose foundations were swept away by a flood? They said to God, “Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?” Yet He filled their houses with good things. Job 22:15–18 ???? The Attitude of the Antediluvians (1) An interesting statement is found in the Book of Job concerning Noah’s flood. The prevailing attitude of the antediluvians—people who perished in the great flood—is described. The Book of Genesis describes how violence and corruption had filled the earth at that time (Gen....More Thursday, January 16, 2025 Serving the Living and True God You turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 ???? Serving the Living and True God Only two possibilities exist: life or death, heaven or hell, joy or gnashing of teeth, hope or gloom. The choice is not difficult. That’s why many in Thessalonica had turned to the living and true God, away from idols, demons, doom, and the terror of death. New priorities and activities marked them. Serving the living and true God, instead of...More Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Genuine Reconciliation When he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned.” When he had called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed Absalom. Luke 15:20–21 ????; 2 Samuel 14:33 ???? Genuine Reconciliation The story of David’s relationship with his son Absalom is sad, but it has important lessons for us. When Absalom murdered his brother Amnon, he fled to Geshur where he stayed for three years (2 Sam....More

Monday, January 13, 2025 Joshua (2)—Obedience to the Word To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying, “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the L??? commanded you” … So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you.” Joshua 1:12–13, 16–17 ???? Joshua (2)—Obedience to the Word Moses had died. Thirty days of mourning for him had ended. God had commissioned Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land. He had promised to be with him and to give him victory over all the enemies...More Sunday, January 12, 2025 Apostle and High Priest Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house … as a servant … but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. Hebrews 3:1–2, 5–6 ???? Apostle and High Priest By addressing his readers as “holy brethren,” the writer is seeking to remind them that they have been set apart for the purposes of heaven. They are no longer an earthly...More Saturday, January 11, 2025 Thirst for God As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 42:1–2 ???? Thirst for God Do we hunger and thirst for the presence of God? David, in the Psalms, uses some very descriptive similes and metaphors to describe the longing that came from deep within his soul for the presence of God. This need was more intense and urgent to David’s soul than the food and water which is so critical for life itself. In Psalm 42:2, we read, “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” And then, in...More Friday, January 10, 2025 All Christians in Every Place To the church of God which is at Corinth … with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. 1 Corinthians 1:2 ???? All Christians in Every Place By the Spirit of God, the apostle Paul wrote this letter to the Christians in Corinth, probably around the year 54 ??. He had taught the Word of God among them for eighteen months or more (Acts 18:11), and evidently he had remained in contact with them since that time (1 Cor. 5:9). In this letter, the Lord used Paul to address a number of important issues. The epistle’s introduction is...More Thursday, January 9, 2025 Eagles’ Wings You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. Exodus 19:4 ???? Eagles’ Wings The Lord uses this remarkable bird as an illustration of His grace! When Israel arrived at the border of Canaan, Moses rehearsed it in the ears of the people: “He found him in a desert land … He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the L??? alone led him” (Dt. 32:10–12). The eagle...More Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Turning to God You turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 ???? Turning to God The believers in Thessalonica had turned to God from all kinds of idols. We sometimes say that they turned from the idols to God, which is true. But the way it is written emphasizes God’s greatness, in contrast to the idols. This is not an unimportant matter, because it shows the secret of the salvation of these new believers. The true and living God had attracted them in...More Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Fear Not They come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further? But Jesus … says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe. Mark 5:35–36 ??? Fear Not We may wonder what thoughts filled the heart of Jairus as the report came to him from his house saying his daughter was dead. He had gone to the Lord Jesus knowing He was able to heal his daughter. The Lord had set off on the journey to his home. But there was a delay. Another need had come to light, a woman who was in desperate need of help. For twelve years she had...More Monday, January 6, 2025 Inviting the Lord In Do not pass on by Your servant. He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by. He indicated that He would have gone farther. Genesis 18:3 ????; Mark 6:48 ????; Luke 24:28 ???? Inviting the Lord In In Abraham’s story in Genesis 18, he looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. This was not a coincidence. The Lord did not need to go by Abraham’s tent to get to Sodom, but He had an appointment with Abraham. Rather than walk up to Abraham’s tent, the Lord allowed Abraham to display his affection for the Lord by standing nearby while Abraham ran up...More Sunday, January 5, 2025 A Man in the Glory But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. Hebrews 2:9 ???? A Man in the Glory The book of Hebrews begins by setting the glories of the Lord Jesus before us as the Son of God: “Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person” (Heb. 1:3). Chapter two goes on to set the glories of the Lord Jesus as the Son of Man before us. This chapter reminds us that where the first man, Adam, failed, the Lord Jesus has recovered all...More Saturday, January 4, 2025 Joshua (1)—Prepared for Conflict Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. Joshua 1:6–7 ???? Joshua (1)—Prepared for Conflict Joshua had been Moses’ faithful attendant throughout Israel’s long journey through the wilderness. Now Moses was dead. Joshua was the new leader who was to bring his people into the...More Friday, January 3, 2025 The Ethiopian Eunuch—A Dead Man Come to Life (2) Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36 ???? The Ethiopian Eunuch—A Dead Man Come to Life (2) Now it always followed in those days that the moment a person believed he was dead, and that Christ had died for him, he had his burial there and then. Indeed, the Lord Jesus expressly taught His disciples to bury everybody that believed. On the day of Pentecost, 3,000 believed, and immediately there were 3,000 buried that very day. It was just so with this Ethiopian: the moment he...More Thursday, January 2, 2025 The Ethiopian Eunuch—A Dead Man Come to Life (1) A man of Ethiopia, a eunuch … [who] had come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. Acts 8:27–28 ???? The Ethiopian Eunuch—A Dead Man Come to Life (1) An Ethiopian, of great worldly authority, was driving through the desert; he had been to worship in the city of God. If anything could have been done, in any city, to improve his spiritual condition, Jerusalem was the place. As yet, he knew not his dead condition. Reading the Word of God, where the prophet Isaiah describes the adorable Substitute, he read these words: “He was...More Wednesday, January 1, 2025 A Day in the Life of Anah—A New Year’s Meditation This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon. Genesis 36:24 ???? A Day in the Life of Anah—A New Year’s Meditation Don’t skip over the genealogies when reading the Bible. Anah was a man found in Esau’s genealogical record, thus an Edomite, from a nation which would eventually become bitter enemies of God’s people. Nevertheless, God has been pleased to record Anah’s name in the Bible for our benefit. It is a wonderful fact that the God who created the universe with its innumerable blazing orbs, the God who lifts up...More

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