Truth Conquers Evil
Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. Matthew 10:34. The question has been asked, How can there be agreement between the statement, “I came not to send peace, but a sword,” and the song sung by the angels when Christ was […]
The Power of Song
He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Isaiah 51:3. The melody of praise is the atmosphere of heaven; and when heaven comes in touch with the earth, there is music and song—“thanksgiving […]
Unquestioning Faith
The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. John 4:50. In the city of Capernaum a nobleman’s son lies sick unto death. In vain his father has tried to save him. A messenger comes with hurried steps to the mansion, and asks to see the nobleman. He tells […]
God’s Way, Not My Way
Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Psalm 25:4. Sometimes one who professes to be a follower of Christ is heard saying, “You must not be surprised if I am rough, if I speak bluntly, if I manifest temper; it is my way.” You ask us not to be surprised! Is not […]
The Only Treasure
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10. A character formed after the divine likeness is the only treasure that we can take from this world to the next…. Regard every moment of time as golden. Do not waste […]
What Is Faith?
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1. The thought that the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us, not because of any merit on our part, but as a free gift from God, is a precious thought. The enemy of God and humanity is not […]
