Why did Jesus Come (I) – Righteousness Text: 2 Corinthians 5:21 Before Jesus came into the world to die, the people tried their best to please God by obeying the law. But practicing a list of dos and don’ts could not make their bad hearts good. Physically they practiced the good things but their hearts…
Living As The Lamb “…He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a Lamb dumb before his shearer…” Isaiah 53:7 Isaiah’s prophecy of our Lord Jesus was not just metaphoric when he said, ‘’…He was led as a Lamb before His shearer…” Jesus, our Lord, is indeed the Lamb of God, who…
Hold Fast till I Come “Hold fast till I come” – Revelation 2:25 The other day we asked a Hebrew friend how it was that his countrymen were so successful in acquiring wealth. “Ah,” said he, “we do not make more money than other people, but we keep more.” Beloved, let us look out this…
Serve the Lord with Gladness Serve the Lord with gladness. — Psalm 100:2 Delight in divine service is a token of acceptance. Those who serve God with a sad countenance, because they do what is unpleasant to them, are not serving Him at all; they bring the form of loyalty, but the life is absent….
The Destitution of Service “Though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.” – 2 Corinthians 12:15 Natural love expects some return, but Paul says – I do not care whether you love me or not, I am willing to destitute myself completely, not merely for your sakes, but that I may…
The Delight of Sacrifice “I will very gladly spend and be spent for you;” – 2 Corinthians 12:15 When the Spirit of God has shed abroad the love of God in our hearts, we begin deliberately to identify ourselves with Jesus Christ’s interests in other people, and Jesus Christ is interested in every kind of…
Charity “Charity doth not behave itself unseemly” (I Corinthians 13:5) In the dress of a Hindu woman, her graceful robe is fastened upon her person entirely by means of a single knot. The long strip of cloth is wound around her person so as to fall in graceful folds like a made garment, and the…
Be Not Afraid “It is I, be not afraid” (Mark 6:50) Someone tells of a little child with some big story of sorrow upon its little heart, flying to its mother’s arms for comfort, and intending to tell her the story of its trouble; but as that mother presses it to her bosom and pours…
I will be their God I will be their God – Jeremiah 31:33 Christian, here is all you require. To make you happy you want something that shall satisfy you, and is not this enough? If you can pour this promise into your cup, will you not say, with David, “My cup overflows.” When this…
