Peter’s Sin And RepentanceTom HardingPeter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. (Matt. 26:75).There has been much written and said of Peter’s failure and sin when he denied that he knew the Lord Jesus Christ, but not much of Peter’s conviction […]
Satan’s Grief = The Children Of GodTommy Robbins“The more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.” Exodus 1:12As Satan and the world is no match for God, neither is sin and Satan a victor over the children of God – “Nay, in all these things […]
Come With Us and We Will Do You Good Drew Dietz “And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord […]
Church Member or Christ Worshipper? From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure […]
Simple, Silent, Unassuming Worship Mark 14:3-9 I find it wonderful how our Lord expresses this woman’s simple, yet focused act of worship in these verses here in Mark’s gospel. How different is this real worship as compared to today’s ‘contemporary’ style. How low key and unassuming and peaceful is this woman’s utter devotion to the […]
Two Troubled Souls (1 Kings 2:26-34 & Gen. 32:24-26) Here we see two men in some pretty difficult situations, two men very anxious about situations that have confronted them because of their stubbornness and sin of days gone by. One man (Joab) lays hold of the HORNS of the altar and will not let go. […]
Only two families inhabit earth (Henry Law, “Deuteronomy” 1858) Only two families inhabit earth. In principle, in taste, in habit, in desire— they are as separate as . . . light from darkness, cold from heat, life from death. There is the serpent’s seed. There is the heaven-born race. There is the world. There is […]
CALLED AND SEPARATED Romans 1: 1, 6-7 The saints of God in this world are described as “called and separated.” The apostle Paul describes himself and those saints at Rome as such. When we see how Paul was called separated we see how all God’s saints are called and separated. Who Called and Separated Us […]
(Charles Spurgeon, “The Blood of the Everlasting Covenant!” 1859) “The blood of the everlasting covenant!” Hebrews 13:20 Long before the day-star knew its place, long before God had spoken existence out of nothing, long before angel’s wing had stirred the unnavigated ether, long before a solitary song had disturbed the solemnity of the silence in […]
The children of the Promise Chris Cunningham Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, […]