Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. Mt. 17:1. Coming from this lips of Jesus, this is praise indeed. Though the greatness of some men has to be reappraised after their shortcomings and faults are revealed, we need not fear …
"And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits" (Dan. 11:32). The historical event behind these words is probably the persecution of the faithful among the Jews during the reign of Antiochus …
These are the words that we read in 2 Sam. 23 concerning the exploits of two of David's mighty men: Eleazar the son of Dodo and Shammah the son of Agee (23:9-12). We are told that Eleazar "smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a …
In Romans 6:19, the apostle Paul writes, “I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.” The point here is …
"Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary which is desolate, for the Lord's sake" (Dan. 9:17). Daniel 9 is one of the great prayers of the Bible, and I commend it to you to read in its fulness. Daniel is praying …
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Psalm 116:1-2 In these two verses, the psalmist expresses his love for the Lord. He is grateful for how God has answered his prayers. And …
If we will glorify God, we must give up on pursuing our own glory. This is why we read in Psalm 115:1, "Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake." Why is this? You cannot seek your own glory and God's at the same time for several …
In Psalm 112:1, we read, "Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments." Have you ever wondered why the Scriptures tell us to fear God? This may appear to be in conflict with the admonition to love him. How can we fear and love God at the …
I'm referring, of course, to the ruler of Babylon at the fall of the empire to the Medes and Persians in 539 B.C. He is an interesting figure because for a long time scholars took the book of Daniel to be a later work of fiction; after all, everyone knew that Nabonidus, not Belshazzar (as seems to …
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Revelation 1:18 I find this to be one of the most comforting verses in all the New Testament. It means that right now, as I write these words and as you read them, the risen and …