"a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth". A poor soul indeed that cannot find help here! Compassion looks upon us with an appreciation ... Read more
"no room left". It was worth going to hear Jesus and they did so until the house was full. "No room" happened then because the words of Jesus were localised ... Read more
"Abdon … had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys". This is an unusual way to describe Abdon who judged Israel for eight years. Yet it emphasizes ... Read more
"Jesus Christ, who is gone into heaven". We can rejoice and be glad that Jesus not only rose from the dead but that He went into heaven. There He is ... Read more
"I will come again". This promise is for all the followers of Jesus. Those who fall asleep in Jesus will not be left forgotten in the grave. If the Lord ... Read more
"expecting to receive something". We all expect to receive something from life. The Lord wants to give us more than we could ever think. This crippled beggar expected to receive ... Read more
"Now I know that you are a man of God and that the Lord really speaks through you! ". Those who have descended to the very depths and risen again ... Read more
"when they had received it, they murmured". Not content with what was given them, looking at how others were doing, working for what they could get out of it, dissatisfied ... Read more
"shining ever brighter". Each new day in the path of discipleship sees the light at the end of the way grow brighter. Even when hidden in the mists of this ... Read more
"they kept themselves pure". These words are taken from the thrilling scene of the Lamb standing on Mount Zion. This was the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Lamb ... Read more