"I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers". It is something to treasure when thoughts of a friend bring a sense of gratitude in your heart. ... Read more

"many women were there". Women played an important part in the Gospel narrative. The place of women in society may have changed but the outstanding fact drawn from our text ... Read more

"Sing your song of praise". The Jew in the Old Testament and the Christian in the New have a song of praise on their lips. This song uplifts and magnifies ... Read more

"In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord". One of the good things about trouble is that it makes a man turn to the Lord. Often the deeper ... Read more

"the Lord had blessed him in every way". All who tread in the footsteps of faithful Abraham should have this testimony. God blesses us more than we can tell, for ... Read more

"rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness". Rain from heaven falls upon our earth as a blessing from God. Those who have least appreciate ... Read more

"The man ... had no idea who it was". We find it surprising that the man healed after 38 years suffering had no idea who had healed him. Yet the ... Read more

"supposing that the prisoners had escaped". The Philippian jailer all but took his life as a result of this mistaken supposition. It was only the reassuring cry from one of ... Read more

"The eternal God is thy refuge". An age-old promise with a present day application! Storms of life still rage: failures abound and disappointments are as numerous as ever. Sorrow is ... Read more

"and there he called on the name of the Lord". It is good when you reach a point in your life when you see the need to call upon the ... Read more