Doing the Washing

Read Psalm 51 You know the story behind Psalm 51. David had fallen into horrible sin, even to the point of having an innocent man murdered. He tried to cover his sin for nearly a year, but then God found him and David’s heart broke with this prayer of confession. There is only one prayer […]

A Visit to Court

Read Zechariah 3:1-5 The prophet Zechariah ministered tot he Jewish remnant that returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. They were “a poor lot” and Satan did all he could to frustrate their plans. The vision the prophet saw revealed the sinfulness of the people; for, in God’s sight, the high priest’s garments were covered […]

Exercise Counts

Read 1 Timothy 4:1-8 If a man wants to be healthy, he must watch his food and exercise, and keep both in their proper proportion. Too much food without sufficient exercise will make a man overweight and sluggish, and too much exercise without the proper diet will make him sick. What is true of the […]

Still More Sacrifices

Read Hebrew 13:15-16; Philippians 4:14-18 God looks for the sacrifices of praise. How easy it is for us to complain! How difficult it is to praise the Lord and think Him for His mercies! “O that men would praise the Lord for His goodness!” exclaimed the psalmist. Continual praise means a continual walk with the […]

Where Are the Sacrifices?

Read 1 Peter 2:1-10 These verses describe the privileged position of the New Testament believer in Christ. We are “a royal priesthood” (v. 9) and “an holy priesthood” (v. 5); it is our privilege to “offer up spiritual sacrifices to God by Jesus Christ.” What are these spiritual sacrifices? Let’s begin with Romans 12:1: “I […]

Learning How to Pray

Read Matthew 9:18-30 one of the great prayer promises of the Bible is Matthew 7:7 — “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” See how this promise is illustrated in our verses for the day. The ruler of the synagogue came asking. […]

The Other Brother

Read Luke 15:25-32 The fact that there were two brothers in that family is not incidental; it is basic to the meaning of the parable. The younger brother, of course, represents the publicans and sinners who were willing to repent and follow Christ, while the elder brother is an illustration of the Pharisees who criticized […]

When All Else Fails, Read the Instructions

Read Acts 27:1-20 It was late Christmas Eve, and I was trying to put together my son’s toy garage. The situation was becoming more and more frustrating. My wife smiled and said, “When all else fails, read the instructions.” It was a word fitly spoken. The fate of that toy garage was nothing compared to […]

A God of the Valleys

Read 1 Kings 20:22-30 The Syrians, of course, were superstitious people who could not believe in an almighty God, Ruler of heaven and earth. Their gods were limited to hills or valleys, and they thought the God of Israel was as their gods. How wrong they were! The Christian life is like Canaan of old: […]

His Wonderful Gifts

Read John 17 This high-priority prayer of the Lord Jesus is full of spiritual meat for your soul! To think that the Holy Spirit would record this conversation between the Father and the Son! But note, among other things, the three gifts Christ has left with us. First, He has given us eternal life (v. […]

A Matter of Thrones

Read Nehemiah 2:1-10 Two thrones were involved in Nehemiah’s experience that day: the earthly throne of the king, and the heavenly throne of the Lord. And before Nehemiah asked the aid of Artaxerxes, he looked to God for wisdom and strength. No wonder he knew the blessing of “the good hand of God” upon his […]

The Seeking Saviour

Read Luke 19:1-10 The Father is seeking worshipers; the Spirit is seeking His fruit in our lives; and the Son is seeking the lost. This is why He came, and this is why He died. Someone has to seek after sinners simply because they are lost! Andrew went to find his brother Simon (Jn 1:41); […]

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