"may I not wash in them, and be clean? ". Naaman the leper wanted cleansing from his leprosy on his terms. The river of Jordan was not good enough for his pride - Abana and Pharpar rivers would be much better. In a similar way the sinner looks to see if he can be cleansed ... Read more

"redeeming the time". A life lived without Christ in every part of it, fails to attain the standard set - hence the need for even a cup of cold water to be given in His Name. But once a soul turns to Christ, they should waste no time in catching up on missed opportunities, or ... Read more

"She has come beforehand to anoint my body for burial". We wonder whether these words of Jesus indicate that the lady who came to anoint Jesus in the house of Simon the leper had a special revelation of the passion and death that Jesus was about to experience. It is most likely that hers was ... Read more

"If anyone wants to boast". Some people do seem to enjoy boasting. In many different areas we may obtain a sense of achievement. Yet the temptation to boast about our achievements is something we do well to resist in every area except one. The prophet Jeremiah is talking about boasting that we know the Lord ... Read more

"he made the storm be still". The catalogue of God's doings listed in this Psalm makes interesting reading. This part verse is but one of many. It does not necessarily mean He caused the storm to cease its raging, though that was what happened when Jesus stood among His fearful disciples in the boat and ... Read more

"it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved". 'It shall come to pass' means that the time will come. 'Whosoever' builds the entrance wide enough for anybody. In reality there are those who feel that for one reason or another they have not reached that ... Read more

"walk as children of light". Allowing the light of the glorious gospel to illumine all of your being. Allowing His light to shine upon your path. The healing rays of His life and love warming your innermost being. The lamp of His Word shining on the path He has chosen for you giving you clear ... Read more

"Jesus wept". Jesus did not weep because Lazarus was suffering, that was over, though He may have wept that Lazarus had been made to suffer. Neither did He weep because He would not see him again - He was soon to raise him up when they would be reunited. He may have wept at the ... Read more

"The Lord is at your right hand". The shepherd on the Judean hillside may have little in common with the computer technician. But while the age is different and the demands more exacting, some things do not change. Especially is this so in the Lord's ability and readiness to meet man's need. Such is the ... Read more

"other foundation can no man lay". Many do try to lay down their own foundation and the building they erect upon it goes up rapidly. But the testings of life soon show that what was thought to be rock-bed is sand. Jesus Christ is the only foundation upon which life can be built. Because He ... Read more