In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) I have heard it said many times that the first four words of Genesis chapter one says it all. In the beginning GOD! God is the first cause of everything. He is the first cause in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.When Paul says in verse 10 that the living God (Christ) is the Saviour of all men...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’S hand double for all her...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.I can think of no other passage in Scripture that tells the Truth so directly and so briefly. Only nineteen words used to sum up the whole Gospel and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Psalm 144:3What is man? Well by God’s grace I know this much. He is, in his best state altogether vanity. Man is vain, sinful,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Luke 19:1-10The story of Zacchaeus is a truthful picture of lost, unsaved men. But even more so it is a beautiful picture of a Sovereign Savior. Zacchaeus had heard that Christ was coming through Jericho and his curiosity got the best of him. He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work (Romans 11:6).I spoke with a dear friend this week who I have known for the better part...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Proverbs 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.The truly wise man is one who knows God. He is a man that trusts Christ in the truth of scripture and builds his life upon Christ. Therefore...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins (1 John 4:10).Not long ago a proud father told me that his son, who was twelve years old, had “accepted Jesus.” The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.This is the time of year when we see nativity scenes of the birth of Christ most...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
