Dear Ones: His name was Eleazar, and he was counted to be one of David’s “mighty men.” The story is told in 2 Samuel 23, that Eleazar, apparently left alone in a battle with the Philistines, rose up, and “…smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and…
Dear Ones: When I was a boy, and lived on a farm, we built wooden sleds that we would attach to the pulling harness of a mule. The sleds were rather small, and we did not weigh much, so the mule had absolutely no trouble in pulling them. Imagine if we changed out the mule,…
We do not know when Moses wrote Psalm 90, or at what age he was. What we do know is that he had thought the matter through concerning time (his time) and the eternity of God. The conclusion he put into prayer…and this prayer he ordered, and used, as he sought from God the answers.…
Dear Ones: God reveals Himself to the heart and mind of an individual or a people according to their need. “And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and…
Dear Ones: Faith requires strength and courage. In the first chapters of the book of Revelation, Christ addresses the individual churches in Asia Minor. “To him that overcometh” is a phrase He uses repeatedly. There are many enemies to faith. Not only do we live in an atmosphere of unbelief but we are faced with…
Dear Ones: Francis Ridley Havergal wrote in the sixth stanza of the hymn “Jesus, Thy Life is Mine“: “Jesus, my life is Thine, And evermore shalt be, Hidden in Thee, For nothing can untwine, Thy life from mine.” Let us today, by faith, lay hold of the wonderful truth of our inseparable union with Christ.…
Dear Ones: In Handley Moule‘s “A Morning Act of Faith and Devotion,” he begins by writing: “I believe on the Son of God, therefore, I am in Him, having redemption through His blood, and life by His Spirit.” Moule begins his day by taking a stand of faith. He has understood that this is the…
Dear Ones: “And there was a famine in the land…” (Genesis 26:1) In the will of God we will face trials. Here we read of Isaac during this time of famine. God instructed him to NOT go down to Egypt but to go to Gerar, and to live among the Philistines. Gerar would prove to…
Dear Ones: In A.L. Waring‘s great hymn, “In Heavenly Love Abiding,” she writes: “In heavenly love abiding, NO CHANGE my heart shall fear; For safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here.” It is a great day when we come to grips with the changeless Christ in the midst of ever changing circumstances. It is a wonderful…
Dear Ones: WE ARE WHAT WE CHOOSE TO BE. In Charles Wesley‘s great hymn, “Soldiers of Christ Arise,” we read: “Soldiers of Christ, arise, And put your armor on, Strong in the strength which God supplies, Through His eternal Son; Strong in the Lord of Hosts, And in His mighty power, Who in the strength…