Psalms 119:92, “Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.” Martin Luther in 1542 took his pen and wrote out this verse in the front of his Bible. He had only a few years of life left and many...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Corinthians 4:17, “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” This is what Paul thinks of affliction as far as it concerns a Christian. It is light,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” (Isaiah 65:24) Hudson Taylor died in China on this day (3rd June) in 1905. He served God for 51 years there. The China...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe” Psalms 119:116-117). Do you need a hand today? The truth is every Christian needs a hand. Well, there is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 4:21, “And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.” I think it is true to say that blessings...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Luke 6:36, “Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.” In our text today there is a truth and a duty. The glorious Gospel truth is that God is merciful. The duty of those who believe is that they should be merciful as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Judges 7:16, “And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.” Judges 7 describes the conquest of faith by Gideon’s band....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Acts 2:42, “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Here we have two things, simplicity and steadfastness. We have simplicity of God’s house and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalms 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” This verse teaches us that the Lord is pitiful of us and ever ready to help us. The Lord does not forget that we are weak and feeble. He knows when we suffer...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” John Selden (1584 – 1654) was an English scholar. He was expert in England's...[ abbreviated | read entire ]