“From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no […]
Closer Than a Brother
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” + Proverbs 18v24 This ancient proverb is filled with prophetic truth of union with Christ. But first let us note three things. First, the value of one good friend is far greater than many companions. […]
The Means of Sovereignty
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” + Matthew 9v36-38 […]
Our Greatest Need
“And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.’” + Matthew 9v2 This passage never ceases to increase my fascination with Jesus. Here we have some friends who have presumably heard of […]
A Better Temple
As in several other places, 1 Chronicles 29 gives us a description of the temple that Solomon was to build. Here is a portion of it: “So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of […]