He Receives Sinners

The enemies of Jesus thought they had found a weakness on which to build their case: He welcomed sinners and ate with them. But what if Jesus had not cared for sinners? There would be […]

Monopoly

A group of ministers were discussing whether or not they ought to invite Dwight L. Moody to their city. The success of the famed evangelist was brought to the attention of the men as a […]

The Critics

John Wesley tells of a man whom he thought of contemptuously as being covetous. One day when he contributed a gift to one of Wesley’s charities that seemed to the fiery preacher to be too […]

Stop Quenching the Spirit

If we quench a fire, we stop it in its path. If we quench the Holy Spirit, we halt His work in us. We stifle or suppress Him. When you quench the Holy Spirit, you […]

Start Walking

Walking demonstrates faith. Jesus told the man who had been sick of the palsy that he was to take up his bed and walk. That demanded faith. He had not been able to walk. The […]

Criticizing Jesus

Perhaps you are enduring undeserved criticism. Never mind. They criticized Jesus. Dr. Henry Clay Trumbull and Dr. Charles G. Trumbull, editors of “The Sunday School Times” from 1875 to 1941 gave the following advice to […]

Stop Grieving the Spirit

You may be surprised to learn that God can experience grief. Yet, there are a number of Bible texts that reveal this. Moses wrote that God was grieved over the wickedness that was on the […]

Stop Complaining

Complaining is contagious. Some are always looking for things to complain about. The late T. DeWitt Talmage wrote of such people, “Away with the horrors! they distill poison; they dig graves; and if they could […]

His Temple

Your body is important. Consider the creation. Everything in the universe, except the human frame, was simply spoken into existence. “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, […]

New Birth

“Your religionists came to visit me,” the man stormed. He was angry about what he considered an invasion of his privacy. I listened calmly and thought about his words. If he had been right about […]

Exercise for Complainers

The Psalmist was troubled: overwhelmed by his problems. Focusing on his burdens, he complained, wondering why God didn’t do something about his situation. Finally, he realized that the problem was not with God but with […]

God’s Servant Vindicated

C. H. Spurgeon once said that he had one blind eye and one deaf ear and that they were the best ear and eye that he had. He meant that we are far better off […]