Bible-based devotional teaching, encouragement and inspiration.
“Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.” — Luke 21:3 How common, yet almost damnable, it is for us to measure giving by the scale of this world. In the church today, sadly it is one of the main yardsticks by which congregants are classified in rank – rather than their lives against the standard of Christ and the Scripture. Yet what do we discover in Christ’s observation? The…
“This is a hard saying; who can hear it?” — John 6:60 The very declaration by Jesus that he was the Bread of Life, was a contentious and tough piece of manna for his disciples, his followers, to chew. It caused many to turn away and desert him. What their minds could not perceive, their hearts would not receive, and they rejected rather than accepted the salvation from God which they seemingly so desired. They were prepared to accept from…
“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained” — Psalm 8:3 Dearly beloved saint of God, how often do we dwell on our present situation and circumstance and allow a spirit of despair to overtake us, or anxiety to overpower us? This is all too common for the believer in Christ, who allows at such times a wedge to be driven between themselves and God. This should not…
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.” — Psalm 1:3 Many a choice vineyard or orchard bearing crisp, juicy and sweat fruit, are planted in dry, hot lands where existence is intolerable for many inhabitants. These trees stand firm against the onslaught of the midday heat, and endure against the constant barrage from the elements around that would have them falter and wither under the…