The Prodigal Son – God’s Love Seeking the Sinner
Luke’s gospel is the gospel of grace. It speaks of the undeserved grace of God that has appeared in order to offer salvation to all…
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Carried by God’s Arms
2017: A huge flood ravages a village in India. A man carries his household goods out of the house to save everything from destruction. Among…
Contradiction: Can We See God?
Not only these but a number of other scriptural passages that deal with looking at or seeing God seem to contradict each other at first…
Hidden Sins
Job was very righteous and could not understand why a great calamity had befallen him. He felt it was unjust and fought eloquently for his…
Don’t Seek Great Things for Yourself
There is a subtle temptation, even in Christian service, to become great, to see one’s name in the magazines or hear it over the radio.…
The Kingdom in Matthew 13 (7 Parables)
It is rarely possible to understand a chapter of the Bible without taking into account its context. If this is generally true, it is especially…
Fear Not (Part 19/30) – God’s Immutability
It is difficult to trust someone who is not reliable, who constantly changes his views, or who can be described as changeable and fickle. These…
The Prophet Jonah – Introduction
The prophet Obadiah shows Edom’s gloating over Israel’s defeat. Jonah, on the other hand, speaks of the displeasure of an Israelite at the merciful sparing…
Catching Oneself
Indian hunters have devised a clever way of catching rhesus monkeys: They don’t catch them at all—but they make sure they do it themselves! First,…
Spiritual Development Begins in the Home
God ordained the home as the institution to train children in the way they should go. God didn’t expect the church, the preacher, the school,…
Key to a Happy Marriage – Love and Submission
The Bible talks about marriage in many places. God gives us important guidelines for our benefit. On the one hand, God teaches us through examples…
Fear Not (Part 18/30) – Support from Above
As believers, we often behave just like Elisha’s servant: we see the danger around us, despair, and have only one anxious question: “What shall we…
How to Lead People to Christ
How can we lead people to Christ? The passage of the four friends becoming creative in order to bring their paralyzed friend to the Lord…
Question: Does the Devil Produce Evil Thoughts in Me?
Question: Does the devil produce evil thoughts in me? I am also troubled by the idea that the devil could read my thoughts. Answer: It…
Testing Reveals Our Hearts
God allows us to suffer difficulties and hardships for a purpose. God led the children of Israel to wander through the wilderness for forty years…
The Prophet Malachi – Introduction
The messenger and the message Malachi lived and worked at a time when some of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (the “remnant”) that God…
Losing Your Life for Christ
There are two basic attitudes that we believers can adopt towards our lives. We can try to save it, or we can consciously lose it…
Fear Not (Part 17/30) – Calm and Quiet Confidence
In front of them was the insurmountable sea, and behind them, the rapidly approaching army of the furious Pharaoh. A dead end with no prospects…
A life characterized by gratitude?
We are in danger of losing our gratitude. Is it because we suffer from external deprivation? Certainly not! Most of us have more than enough—not…
No Forgiveness – No Blessing!
A great many people who try to be comforters only lay thorns under aching heads. No art needs a more delicate touch than the comforter’s. The hands…