Best Beloved
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”—Matthew 3:17 The result of hastening or hindering the gospel, we think of, if at all, in relation to ourselves and to the world. Few think of its relation to God. Few give thought to the suffering […]
Fountain of Blessing
“But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.”—John 4:14 He who seeks to quench his thirst at the fountains of this world will drink only to thirst again. Everywhere people are unsatisfied. They long for something to supply the need of the soul. Only One can meet that want. […]
Greatest Educator
And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles.—Luke 6:13 The first pupils of Jesus were chosen from the ranks of the common people. They were humble, unlettered men, these fishers of Galilee; men unschooled in the learning and customs of the […]
Benefactor
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.—Jeremiah 29:11 The leaders at Jerusalem had sent out spies to find some pretext for putting Christ to death. He responded by giving them an evidence of His […]
Messiah
And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.—Luke 2:7 The angels had wondered at the glorious plan of redemption. They watched to see how the people of God would receive His Son, clothed in […]
Covenant Angel
And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”—Judges 6:12 Gideon desired some token that the one now addressing him was the Covenant Angel, who in time past had wrought for Israel. Hastening to his tent, he prepared from his scanty […]
