The Birth of Christ an Unfathomable Mystery
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14, NIV. We cannot understand how Christ became a little, helpless babe. He could have come to earth in such beauty that He would have been unlike the sons of men. His face could have been bright […]
Christ Took Upon Himself Human Nature
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14. As one who understands his subject, John ascribes all power to Christ, and speaks of His greatness and majesty. He flashes forth divine rays […]
He Supplies Our Needs
Do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Matthew 6:25, RSV. He who has given you life knows your need of food to sustain it. He who […]
One Pulse of Life in All Creation
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. Matthew 6:28. The hillsides and the fields were bright with flowers, and, pointing to them in the dewy freshness of the morning, Jesus said, “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow.” The graceful forms and delicate hues of the plants and flowers may be copied […]
Totally Dependent Upon the Creator
For in him we live, and move, and have our being. Acts 17:28. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Here the conditions are plainly stated by Jesus Christ, the Sin-bearer. When you deliberately decide to go contrary […]
Growth Comes From God
They shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine. Hosea 14:7. The change of heart by which we become children of God is in the Bible spoken of as birth. Again, it is compared to the germination of the good seed sown by the husbandman. In like manner those who are just converted to […]
