Remembering “And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.” Matthew 16.5 Someone once quipped concerning putting on some years: “As I get older, everything but my forgetter is losing strength. But, my forgetter is…
Source of Wisdom“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27.17 Recently, our church began a ministry – almost by accident. For nearly thirty years, our church had hosted a ladies’ retreat. The retreat, hosted…
Sovereignty “Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto…
Divine Discipline “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels…
The Watchers “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and…
Righteous Judgment “But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not…
The Righteous Fight “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at…
Equal Opportunity Judgment “For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.” James 2.13 In this verse, the word “for” (Greek – gar) is a causative particle always standing after one or…
Judged by Liberty “So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.” James 2.12 One of the greatest dilemmas the Christian finds himself engulfed in is that of the application of the fine…