The irony here is that foreigners who had been diligent students of God’s word possessed a greater awareness of the arrival of the promised Savior than His own people.
Read MoreThe development of a person’s character is rightly called “a work in progress.” But the notion that God will miraculously remove sins that are cherished by that person is a whimsical one, and one that is not Biblical. This false gospel presents another Jesus, a different gospel.
Read MoreSin erects a barrier between man and God. . . . Pray for a heart that is sensitive to truth and a continual opening of spiritual eyes.
Read MoreThe Christian experience of so many today is bleak and barren due to neglect of the very precepts that God laid out for us at the beginning. The losses suffered because of man’s choice of disobedience can be restored; God’s Plan of Redemption is an invitation to restoration.
Read MoreAll of us have areas of our life in which serious defects have become entrenched; and suffering often results. Such things often pull us into an overly concentrated focus on ourselves and our own suffering…
Read MoreEvery true teaching of the Lord that we come to adopt into our own thinking will be challenged and/or mocked by the world. Such testing is allowed by the One whose vital interest is in our sanctification. To come through these tests on the side of righteousness increases intimacy with the Lord and decreases reliance upon common sense.
Read MoreGod’s people today can benefit immensely by learning from history. Our opening passage references the ongoing transgression of God’s people along with the delight they have in approaching God. What gives?
Read MoreThe LORD has first-hand knowledge of our past failures. His gentle approach is not to condemn—for the contrite one knows he was condemned already by his own unbelief — but to uplift and revive, bringing salvation into the sights of all who look to Him…
Read MoreHe is well aware that His divine patience carries with it the risk that some will not take to heart His loving messages of warning and correction. But there are others, indeed many others, who will look back over their own personal history and recognize the extreme mercy that He has extended.
Read MorePaul understood the reality of death as an unconscious state, therefore making the Lord’s return for His bride seem as an instantaneous flash, whether centuries or mere moments pass between the time of death and the great Day of the Lord.
Read MoreThe archenemy of God works to lead people to believe that they are “just fine” when there are changes that urgently need to be made and character in want of development. This enemy does this by exploiting human weakness, leading individuals to make one unwise choice after another...
Read MoreThe point that Isaiah is making: assurance that God’s love is manifested toward all. Those who love Him back and desire to serve Him with undivided hearts are most certainly accepted by Him.
Read MoreTrue religion— following the will of God—is not just a theory, but an intensely practical way of life. God’s people must be faithful in both doctrine and conduct before He can use them for the conversion of others.
Read MoreThe comparisons of His word to rain and snow speak of purposes in the heart of God. In an amazing economy, the accomplishments are followed by a return to heaven as a vapor until such time as it is again sent forth.
Read MoreAn attentive ear to spiritual things means a readiness to hear what God is saying and a willingness to accept and do the things He makes known to a person. In our sheeplike tendency to wander, those who are willing to hear and heed are kept safe from the wolflike dangers that would rob us of eternal life.
Read MoreThe blessings of salvation are free, but in order to take hold of them, the sinner agrees to let go of all that he has.
Read MoreThose who have died in Christ are in perfect safekeeping until the Day of the Lord, the time of His return.
Read MoreGod’s remnant has often appeared as desolate, yet unimaginable celebrations among numberless multitudes await the bride of Christ.
Read MoreSome suffering that we encounter could be the Lord helping us to overcome personal ambitions, preferences, or habits that are incongruous with His will. Are you willing to alter your course as He leads?
Read MoreAn encounter with Christ will always shine a light into the “unholiest” corner of the soul of a man. And each individual is again furnished with a choice: to agree with Him as to the condition of his or her soul, or to disagree, citing a battery of excuses.
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