John 14:13-14, “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” George Müller was a Prussian-born English evangelist and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Corinthians 13:5, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” To self examine and know oneself is not easy business...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 119:59, “I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.” That is worthy thinking and those are good thoughts if they are upon our own ways. It is a fault in us if we are more taken up with the ways of others and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Acts 12:5, “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” One of two things would have ceased their prayers for imprisoned Peter, his death or his release; the end of his life...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Ephesians 4:26). The comment of John Calvin on this text is full of wisdom. “There are three faults by which we offend God in being angry. The first is, when...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Corinthians 10:7, “Do ye look on things after the outward appearance?” We know the Scripture Paul must have had in mind when he wrote this. “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Philippians 4:7, “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Horatio Spafford (1828-1888), was a Presbyterian elder from Chicago. The famous evangelist Dwight L....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalms 119:67, “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.” It is a most honest confession to say, “I went astray.” If the man after God’s heart has this proneness to wander then we can be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.” (Psalm 107:27-28). A very moving story is related of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 91:11, “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” Perhaps we do not think enough about the ministry of angels. We forget about these protectors that the Lord hedges His people about with....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
