More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Psalm 19:10 We are to pray every day for the Lord to grant us our daily bread (Mt. 6:11), which I take to mean not only the provision for food but for all our earthly and physical necessities …
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ. 1 Tim. 4:6 Philip Ryken, in his commentary on this passage, tells the story of the funeral of the nineteenth century Princeton theologian Charles Hodge. A champion for Biblical orthodoxy in a day …
Them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 1 Samuel 2:30 The world will often honor those who honor the spirit of the age. To be "on the right side of history" is just another way of saying that. It is the same thing as licking the finger to see which way …
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Eph. 4:30 This verse confronts us with the reality that the most important thing to a true Christian is to please God. “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.” That ought to be the greatest motivation to obedience …
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many …
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 “Now unto the King . . . be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” For Paul, theology always led to doxology. Meditating on God and the salvation through Christ moved …
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 God is King. All the descriptions of God in verse 17 are describing God as King. This is the main thing in Paul’s mind as he praises God. He is King. But God is not just …
Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. . . . Yet they were not afraid , nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. …
In Matthew 18, Jesus asks us to put ourselves in the place of the servant who owed his master 10,000 talents. To think about how much this is, consider the fact that in that day one talent represented about 20 years’ wages (ESV note on Matthew 18:24). Thus, 10,000 talents represents about 200,000 …
According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. 1 Tim. 1:11 In this verse, we are reminded that God is both glorious and blessed. Let us briefly meditate upon these two wonderful realities. God is glorious. In the KJV, “glorious” modifies “gospel.” However, …