Verse of the day: heterosexual men love you. (Singing from Songs 1. 4) Believers love Jesus with a deeper affection than they dare to impose on any other being. They’d rather lose their father and mother than part with Christ. They have all the comforts of this world with little firmness; but they lead Jesus […]
Verse of the day: People who know their God will be strengthened (Daniel 11:32). Every believer knows that knowing God is the best and most sublime form of knowledge. This spiritual knowledge is a source of power for the believer and strengthens his faith. The scriptures constantly refer to believers as enlightened and taught by
Verse of the day: The Lamb is your lamp. (Revelation 21:23) Behold the Lamb in silence as the light from heaven. In scripture, light is a symbol of joy. The joy of the heavenly saints is summarized in the following facts: Jesus chose us, loved us, bought us, purified us, clothed us, preserved us, and
Verse of the day: You yourself were one of them. (Abdias 11) In his time of need, Edom owed fraternal kindness to Israel, but instead the men of Sau joined the enemies of Israel. In the previous sentence, a particular emphasis is placed on the word you, as when Caesar exclaimed to Brutus: 11 Is
Verse of the day: The fire will burn continuously on the altar (Leviticus 6. 13). Always keep the altar of private prayer lit. It is the very life of true godliness. The family shrine and altars are burned from here; therefore, it is well lit. Particular devotion is the essence, the evidence and the barometer
Verse of the day: God asked Jonah, is your anger reasonable?(Jonah 4. 9) Anger is not always a sin, but it tends to lead to a lack of control. Whenever anger manifests itself, we must immediately assess the character of the anger by asking this question: “Is your anger reasonable?” Perhaps we can answer: “Yes.
Verses of the Day: Beloved in God the Father (Jude 1); Sanctified in Christ Jesus (1 Corinthians 1. 2); In the sanctification of the Spirit. (1 Stone 1. 2) He observes the union of the three divine peoples in all their acts of grace, as those who show preference for one of the peoples of
Verse of the day: the fellow citizens of the saints. (Ephesians 2. 19) What does it mean to be called citizens of heaven? It means that we are under the rule of heaven. Christ, the King of Heaven, rules our hearts. Our daily prayer is: “Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
Verse of the day: Don’t forget one of its advantages (Psalm 103. 2). Seeing God’s hand working in the lives of the saints of the past brings us pleasure: God’s goodness to deliver them, his mercy to forgive them, and his faithfulness to keep his covenant with them. However, it is much more interesting to
Verse of the day: Brethren, pray for us. (1 Thessaloniki 5:25) We set aside this day of the year to refresh the reader’s memory of the subject of prayer by ministers, and seriously implore all members of God’s family to accept this enthusiastic plea first made by the Apostle Paul and now we repeat ourselves.
