"Search me, O God, and know my heart". We are encouraged to submit ourselves to health checks of one form or another. When something irregular is found, specialist advice is sought to correct what is wrong. Yet how many, even among those who acknowledge the Person of God, pray the Psalmist's prayer in earnest? Instead, ... Read more
"And when they saw him, they worshipped him". You can only truly worship the Lord when you see Him. It will be the eye of faith, and there will be those who doubt, but your heart will pour out worship and thanks to the Lord when you recognise His great love for you. This is ... Read more
"they … expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly". What a delightful couple Aquila and Priscilla must have been! Apollos was a talented orator and obviously zealous for God. He had a persuasive and winning way that quickly gained him a following. But Aquila and Priscilla, older and more grounded in the faith ... Read more
"the power of his resurrection". Jesus spoke about the resurrection many times. Our teaching must not diminish its importance. Ten times it is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and many times in the teaching of the Epistles. All who pass through this life are heading towards the resurrection. For centuries now those called ... Read more
"there is no other God that can deliver after this sort". These are the words of Nebuchadnezzar when the three Hebrew boys came forth from his furnace without a scorch mark on them. This kind of deliverance took everyone by surprise, yet there is no deliverance too difficult for the Lord. How you will be ... Read more
"Don't bother me". The man in Jesus' parable appreciated his bed more than the need of his neighbour and did not want to get up and give him bread. I think we are all guilty of this at times. The good thing is that he didn't stay that way. For one thing his friend kept ... Read more
"She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy". God has given womanhood a tenderness that can be found nowhere else. Though on occasions it falls to the man to offer succour and comfort, it is not his natural gift. While in this verse the writer is referring specially to ... Read more
"all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you". So many things in life seem to be coming our way yet turn off at the last minute or disappear altogether. Not so with the blessing of the Lord upon those who love Him. Take time to read the list of blessings promised in this ... Read more
"because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked". When staying with tent-makers Paul turned his hand with them to the craft he had learned. But we are left to imagine the gist of what was said as they worked together making tents. In fact, Paul was occupying one of ... Read more
" (He) would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple". Jesus chose the occasion of His visiting the temple to protest against the desecration of the court by tradesmen. It was a day those who witnessed it would not forget. Things are going on today that the Christian cannot condone. ... Read more