“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again” (Pro. 24:16). The white shelf hung high on our kitchen wall, proudly displaying the red antique dishes belonging to my late grandmother. Small cups, saucers, and plates stood at attention, perched against the plate groove as though they were snootily boasting their beauty. That...
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness…” (Matthew 6:33). For many men, life seems to daily overwhelm them with an unending list of demands for their time and energy. Twenty-four hours a day just doesn’t seem to be enough time for all that fills the daily to-do list! The obvious result is...
Be filled with the Spirit . . . submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:18, 21 Ephesians 5:21 introduces a section in the letter to the Ephesians that deals with the subject of submission. This section includes three parts: the submission of a wife to her husband, the submission of...
“Every revival can be traced to a kneeling figure.” —D. L. Moody “From the day of Pentecost, there has been not one great spiritual awakening in any land which has not begun in a union of prayer, though only among two or three. And no such outward, upward movement has continued after such prayer meetings...
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” (1 Cor. 14:40) God created an ordered world. Adam was charged to “dress the garden and to keep it” (Gen. 2:15). When sin entered Eden, it ceased to be Paradise. The harmony in that holy place was lost and the world turned chaotic. Our God is...
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones” (Pro. 3:5–8)....