The Creation
Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. Genesis 1:31. Adam and Eve came forth from the hand of their Creator in the perfection of every physical, mental, and spiritual endowment. God planted for them a garden and surrounded them with everything lovely and attractive to the eye and […]
The Laodicean Church
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Revelation 3:19. The message to the church of the Laodiceans is a startling denunciation, and is applicable to the people of God at the present time…. The Lord here shows us that the message to be borne to His people by […]
True Christians Are Happy
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation! Psalm 68:19. Christians should be the most cheerful and happy people that live. They may have the consciousness that God is their father and their everlasting friend. But many professed Christians do not correctly represent the Christian religion. They appear […]
Does God Ask Too Much?
Do not love the world or the things in the world. 1 John 2:15. We see beauty and loveliness and glory in Jesus. We behold in Him matchless charms. He was the Majesty of heaven. He filled all heaven with splendor. Angels bowed in adoration before Him and readily obeyed His commands. Our Savior gave […]
The Blessings of Benevolence
The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself Proverbs 11:25. Divine wisdom has appointed, in the plan of salvation, the law of action and reaction, making the work of beneficence, in all its branches, twice blessed. Those who give to the needy bless others, and are blessed […]
What Does the Christian Gain?
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33. Many speak of the life of the Christian taking away from us pleasure and worldly enjoyment. I say it takes away nothing worth having. Is there perplexity, poverty, and distress endured by the Christian? Oh, […]
