June 24 “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:14) The death of children is always an especially severe trial of the faith of God’s people, and it is important to have some solid moorings to hold us at such a…
June 23 “…those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.” (1 Th. 4:14 NASB) How are we to react when one of our loved ones dies in the Lord? Some Christians fall apart emotionally. Others, while sorrowful, are able to bear up heroically. It depends on how deep our roots are in God and how fully…
June 22 “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” (1 Th. 5:21) Sometimes it seems that Christians are especially prone to accept passing fads and winds of doctrine. John Blanchard wrote of two tour-bus drivers who were comparing notes. When one mentioned that he had a bus full of Christians, the other said,…
June 21 “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.” (Eph. 5:25) What does a Christian wife desire in her husband? Her first concern should be with his spiritual life, not with his physical appearance. He should be a man of God, one who seeks first the…
June 20 “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” (Prov. 31:10) What are some of the things that a Christian husband desires in his wife? The following is a suggested list. Hopefully no one will be so immature as to expect all this in any one woman. First of…
June 19 “…as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” (Deut. 33:25) God promises to give His people strength according to their needs at any particular time. He does not promise it in advance of the need, but when the crisis comes, the grace is there to meet it. Perhaps you are called to go…
June 18 “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” (Jas. 1:27) When James wrote these words, he didn’t mean to suggest that if a believer did these things, he did all that was required…
June 17 “Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?.” (Job 11:7) There are other attributes of God that must be mentioned, even if only briefly. Contemplation of these divine perfections lifts the soul from earth to heaven, from the petty to the sublime. · God is righteous,…
June 16 “Our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.” (Psa. 115:3) God is sovereign. That means that He is the supreme Ruler of the universe, and that He can do as He pleases. But having said that, we must quickly add that what God pleases is always right. His…
June 15 “His compassions fail not, they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” (Lam. 3:22, 23) God is faithful and true. He cannot lie or deceive. He cannot go back on His word. He is absolutely trustworthy. No promise of His can ever fail. “God is not a man, that he should lie;…