Dear Ones: In our last devotion, we spoke of the place of the cross in the life of the believer. And the point was that, in understanding the significance and meaning of that cross, it is to be “taken up,” or rather, laid hold of, if we are to know the full benefit of it.…
Dear Ones: Years ago in college, we would use a small pamphlet when witnessing to students. It was called The Four Spiritual Laws. The first law was, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.” Years later I heard a brother say, “Yes, God has a wonderful plan for your life…a…
Dear Ones: When God told Samuel that “…man looketh on the outward appearance, but God looketh on the heart,” what did He mean by “the heart?” What was He looking for in the heart? From the testimony of David, we know that He first looks for “cleanness of heart,” “…Create in me a CLEAN heart…
Dear Ones: When Abraham sent his most trusted, faithful servant, to seek a wife for his son Isaac, he was sending him into “unchartered territory,” to pursue a most daunting task, indeed, an impossible task. He was to “find” the young woman, who of necessity possessed a quality of character above those around her, one…
Dear Ones: When we read a passage in Scripture like 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, we are persuaded that the battle field for the Christian is the mind. “…Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every THOUGHT to the obedience of Christ.” (v.5) So, it…
Dear Ones: In one of Charles Wesley’s great hymns we find that he had learned the secret of living, and fighting, from the point of a victory accomplished, rather than simply striving to obtain the victory. Does this make sense? How is it in this world that can we ever obtain victory if we do…
Dear Ones: There came a day in the life of D.L. Moody, one of the most renowned and fruitful evangelists in American history, that two elderly women confronted him, and said, “Mr. Moody, the world has yet to see what God will do through a man who is wholly His.” Moody’s response was very simple…
Dear Ones: If ever there was a clear message concerning the individual’s gifts and calling of God, it is found in John 10:3 where Christ declares: “…He calleth His own sheep by their name, and leadeth them out.” With that individual call comes all that is associated with it, capacities and enablement. (1 Cor. 12:11)…
Dear Ones: Fear is an enemy…except when running from a bear, and even then, its dominance might lead to a wrong decision!! It is amazing that the Bible speaks so much on the matter of fear, and especially in the form of a commandment of God: “Be not afraid….,” or “Fear not.” Why is it…
Dear Ones: If we are like sheep, the sheep of His pasture, how much do we really grasp of Who the Shepherd truly is? Every fresh and new glimpse of Christ, should bring us into a deeper, more thankful, and delightful response to His gracious appeals. Let’s look briefly at Psalmist’s and Paul’s knowledge of…