She said, ‘The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.’ And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, ‘I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself.’ And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him – Judges 16:20
The horrendous tragedy of the shorn, helpless, but foolishly confident Samson is an […]
Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked – Revelation 3:17
Dr. Paul Brand dedicated much of his life to investigating the disease of leprosy in India. Anyone could see that lepers lost parts of […]
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23
In one short statement Paul sums up both the gravity and the scope of the human condition.
What is the great damage that sin inflicts? Worst of all, sin causes us to fall short—not just of parental expectations or personal potential—but of the […]
It is important to remember that every sin leads to Hell – even a sin as seemingly “small” as eating one bite of a forbidden fruit. There is no sin which, in the eyes of God, is “forgivable” in the sense of being too small or petty for Him to care about. Because God is […]
Read more »Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned – Lamentations 5:21
This prayer expresses the utter inability of anyone to heal their own spiritual wounds, to draw near to God in their own strength, or to turn from sin without His divine intervention and assistance: turn us unto thee, O Lord.
As sinners, […]
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