Weekly Article (Page 31)

“However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.” (1 Tim 1:16) You and I, and this is one of the great discoveries in the Christian life, we must never look at any sin in our past life in a way except that which lead us to praise God and to…

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt receive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. (Psalm 138:7) Wretched walking in the midst of trouble. Nay, blessed walking, since there is a special promise for it. Give me a promise, and what is the trouble? What doth my Lord teach me here to…

The Difficult Goodbye “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” (Rev 21:4) Tim Challies was saying goodbye to his family, about to board a plane to fly to Australia speak at a conference this week. Here’s an abridged version of his description and response: ‘She had been weeping for the entire half hour it took us to travel from home to the airport.…

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you” (Isaiah 66:13) Steve Lawson tells how when he got out of theological college he was preaching through Revelation when Mother’s Day came along. And because he is committed to sequential preaching he preached on the next passage before him, which happened to be about ‘the whore of Babylon’. “I felt good about…

“Why do you stand gazing up into heaven?” (Acts 1:11) You see, that’s not where Christians are meant to be. Do you see? It’s not about just gazing into heaven. Now, times when we gaze into heaven are wonderful times, but that’s not where we’re meant to be, because there’s work to do. There’s work to do. There’s mission to be involved in. There are churches to be…

The Lord’s Battle “and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (Matthew 28:20) The Christian is involved in a continual war, with Jesus Christ as the Captain of their salvation. He has said, “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Listen to the battle cries! Now let the people of God stand firm in their ranks, and let no…

“But He was wounded for our transgressions…” (Isa 53:5a) We have seen that the great, final ‘son of David’ is none other than God Himself, the Creator of all, come into the human scene, into the Story we Share, in our own likeness. Born as a Child of a virgin girl, within the nation He had set his grace upon but who were in an oppressed condition once more. They…

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit” (1 Peter 3:18)   We as Christians affirm the truth declared in Scripture that not only was Jesus dead and buried, but “He was raised on the third day.” We marvel at the fact that He was put to death…

None Like Christ Your answer is at hand: My Beloved bore my sins, opened in His heart a fountain in which I am washed whiter than snow. My Beloved sustains my burdens, counsels my perplexities, heals my wounds, dries my tears, supplies my needs, bears my infirmities, upholds my steps, and cheers my path-way to the tomb. My Beloved will be with me in the valley of the…