"they marvelled at his answer". Elsewhere we read that the common people heard Jesus gladly. This contrasted with the leaders of the Jews who criticised and found fault. While the unbeliever finds fault, those who believe should increasingly marvel at the wonder found in Jesus. So it is not primarily what others think, but what ... Read more

"the son of Pharaoh's daughter". It would have been all so easy. Still in contact with his mother who had been deputed to be his nurse, but brought up in Pharaoh's palace, Moses had been rescued by Pharaoh's daughter from his cot hidden in the bulrushes when he ought to have been slain along with ... Read more

"shall be saved". Call upon the name of the Lord - in faith, of course, otherwise it is not a sincere call - and you will be saved. It is a present hope of a future salvation - saved from the wrath to come - and a present experience of sin forgiven. No longer condemned ... Read more

"And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went". King David's life was a busy one. In an age that in many respects is far removed from ours, he busied himself about the Lord's business. Yet in his energetic campaigns to subdue his enemies he did not lose the blessing of communion with the Lord. The ... Read more

"Your word, Lord, is eternal". God's Word is eternal - not the pages of the Bible, but the revealed counsel and plan of God found in the Bible and conveyed to us by the Spirit of God. Those who will not accept what they cannot see are devoid of faith and miss God's blessing in ... Read more

"treasure hid". The kingdom of heaven is like hidden treasure because men are meeting it every day, yet do not know it. There are some who appreciate something of the wonder heaven must hold yet do not know where to begin looking for it. From others it is hidden by what seems like scales over ... Read more

"The Lord was ready to save me". Hezekiah had let his life get into a mess. Perhaps not so noticeable on the outside, but enough for God to give him notice to put things in order. For this reason Hezekiah called on God to save him. The Lord mercifully did so, with the result that ... Read more

"rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you". There is great strength and blessing in recognising what the Lord has done for you. Moses was instructed by God to bring this truth before the Children of Israel and to rejoice is what God's Word would have us do in ... Read more

"And this is eternal life". Man has been created with both the desire and propensity to live. Most people do not want to die. Man knows he must die, but he thinks about that as little as he can! This zest for living displays itself in a number of ways. One aspect is the way ... Read more

"feed me with the food that is needful for me". A glance at the first part of this verse from the Words of Agur will show that he asked to have neither poverty nor riches. Both can be equally damaging. The writer wanted the Lord to give him just that diet that would enable him ... Read more