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,…
May 25 “…go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone.” (Mt. 18:15b) Someone has done or said something which has offended you or bothered you in some way. The Bible says to go and tell him his fault, but you don’t want to do it; it’s too difficult. So you start brooding…
May 24 “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished.” (Prov. 13:11) “You may have already won $100,000!” With this and similar come-ons, we are constantly barraged by the temptation to participate in some form of gambling. The housewife shopping in the supermarket is enticed by the latest sweepstakes. The average citizen is encouraged to send…
May 23 “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.” (John 17:21) Twice in His great high priestly prayer, our Lord prayed that His people might be one (verses…
May 22 “Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” (Isa. 2:22) When we give a man or woman the place in our life that only God should have, we are in for a bitter disappointment. We will soon learn that the best of men…