December 11 “Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets before your eyes.” (Deut. 11:18) Today’s verse is incomplete without the three verses that follow, and so we quote them here: “And ye…
December 10 “…they…expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.’ (Acts 18:26b) In explaining the way of salvation to others, it is tremendously important to “make the message clear and plain,” avoiding anything that might confuse them. They are usually confused enough already because Satan has “blinded the minds of them which believe not.”…
December 9 “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:57) No created mind can ever comprehend the dimensions of the victory which the Lord Jesus won at the Cross of Calvary. He overcame the world (John 16:33). He doomed Satan, the prince of this world…
December 8 “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” (Eccl. 8:11). As I write this, there is a great wave of public indignation over the mounting crime rate in our country. People are calling for law…
December 7 “The greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor. 13:13) Love is the conquering power in a world of hatred, strife and selfishness. It can do what no other virtue can do, and, in that sense, is the queen of the graces. Love repays abuse with kindness. It prays for mercy for its executioners.…
December 6 “When Ephraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.” (Hosea 13:1 NIV) There is tremendous forcefulness and authority in the words of a righteous man. When he speaks, he has impact on the lives of others. His words carry weight. Men look up…
December 5 “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” (Isa. 59:19b) There are desperate crisis times in life when Satan launches all his heaviest artillery against the Lord’s people. The sky is dark, the earth trembles and there does not seem…
December 4 “I have filled him with the Spirit of God…in all manner of workmanship.” (Ex. 31:3) Today’s text refers to Bezaleel, who was equipped by the Holy Spirit to superintend the building of the Tabernacle. He was skilled to work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones and to carve timber.…
December 3 “He…preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.” (Gal. 1:23) After Saul of Tarsus was converted, the churches of Judea heard that this arch-persecutor of the Christian faith had become an ardent preacher and defender of the faith. It was a remarkable reversal. In more recent times, there have been spectacular incidents where men…
December 2 “…speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.” (Eph. 5:19 NASB) Singing here is linked to the filling of the Spirit, as if song is one of the sure results of the filling. Perhaps this is why almost all the…