June 4 “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.” (Psa. 145:3) The thought of God is undoubtedly the greatest thought that can occupy the human mind. Great thoughts of God ennoble all of life. Small thoughts of God destroy those who hold them. God is very great. After…
June 3 “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.” (Acts 24:16) In a society like ours,, and with a corrupt old nature like ours, we are constantly faced with problems of ethics that test the sincerity of our commitment to Christian principles. The…
June 2 “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” (1 Kings 19:4b) It is not uncommon for God’s people to suffer from nervous depression, just as Elijah did. Moses and Jonah also wished they could die (Ex. 32:32; Jonah 4:3). The Lord has never…
June 1 “And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a -prosperous man.” (Gen. 39:2) I have heard that one of the earliest versions of the English Bible translated this verse, “And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a luckye fellow.” Perhaps “luckye” at that time had a different meaning. At any…
May 31 “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned,” (1 Cor. 2:14) The natural man is the one who has never been born again. He does not have the Spirit of God. He…
May 30 “…no man knoweth the Son, but the Father.” (Mt. 11:27) There is deep mystery connected with the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Part of the mystery is the combination of absolute deity and full humanity in one Person. There is the question, for instance, how One who has the attributes of God…
May 29 “Not that I speak in respect of want…” (Phil. 4:11) It is noteworthy that Paul never made his own financial needs known. His was a life of faith. He believed that God had called him into His service, and was utterly convinced that God pays for what He orders. Should Christians today publicize…
May 28 “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2 Cor. 3:18) The Bible teaches that we become like what we worship. That important insight is found in…
May 27 “…whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?” (Mt. 23:17) The scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day taught that if a man swore by the Temple, he wasn’t necessarily obligated to do what he promised. But if he swore by the gold of the Temple, then that was a…
May 26 “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.” (1 Sam. 15:22) God’s instructions to King Saul were clear enough. Slay the Amalekites and destroy all their possessions. All of them. Don’t take any spoil. But Saul spared King Agag and the choicest of the sheep, oxen,…