Salvation

The joy of the Lord begins with salvation. The moment of new birth gives cause for rejoicing. Heaven rejoices: “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God […]

Don’t Forget

The mighty Roman Empire was powerful and proud. People thought it would last forever. But it fell… and fell hard. In 1787, Gibbon completed his masterful book, “The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire.” […]

Troublemakers

Elijah’s country was in trouble. King Ahab thought the prophet was the cause of it all. Actually, the wicked king was the guilty one. He had led the people in idolatry and had forsaken God’s […]

Troubles Over Tears Gone

We live in a world of grief and God has graciously provided tears as a safety valve for our emotional and physical survival. Were it not for the ability to weep, many would break down… […]

The Living One

There is really only one question about life and death: Did Jesus Christ rise from the grave? And careful investigation allows only one answer: He arose. He lives! Since Christ lives, those who trust in […]

Joyful in Tribulation

The Christian lifestyle is different. The world rejoices when all is going well. Christians are taught to praise God — give thanks — and rejoice even in trouble. This message runs through both the Old […]

Temporary Trials

All trials are temporary. And fretting over them doesn’t help. Had John Bunyan spent his twelve long years in the Bedford jail stewing over his predicament, we would have been deprived of “Pilgrim’s Progress”. It […]

Comforting Others

An old man once prayed, “Lord, bless the pastor for no man can be a blessing until he himself is first blessed of God.” Here Paul gives somewhat the same requirement for those who long […]

Not In Despair

Why? He remembered the resurrection: “Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you” (II Corinthians 4:14). Paul served a living Saviour. […]

Valuable

We are bird-watchers. Beginning in the early fall, we stock our backyard bird feeder and watch the feathered drama there through the cold winter months. The beauty and temperament of God’s flying creatures amaze and […]

Developing Patience

Some groan because of trials. Paul chose to glory in them. Writing on this text, Dr. Kenneth Wuest says: “Paul did not exult because of the tribulations themselves but because of their beneficial effect upon […]

The Overcomer

Christians will not go through the Tribulation but in this life they have tribulation. Being born again does not deliver one from all earthly trouble. Christians have trouble because they have bodies that have been […]