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The lessons taught to us from the life of Jacob concern the Holy Spirit's discipline of the Christian. It is this that makes room in our lives for Christ to reveal Himself. This discipline is concerned not with our old man and his sinfulness but with our natural strength, the strength of self. Befor... Read More

Coming to Romans 8 we may first summarize the argument of our second section of the letter from chapter 5. 12 to chapter 8. 39 in two phrases, each containing a contrast and each marking an aspect of Christian experience. They are: Romans 5.12 to 6.23: In Adam' and 'in Christ'. Romans 7.1 to 8. 39: ... Read More

“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 “The peace of God” is not just a certain kind of peace that God bestows upon us. It is God’s own peace, the very peace which is inherent in his nature. His is a peace t... Read More

The biographies of men of God and of those who failed God have been written in the Bible for our instruction and our warning. There is much that we can learn, if we meditate on them, with an ear attuned to the voice of the Spirit. When reading of people in the Old Testament, one fact that we must be... Read More

"Give us this day our daily bread" God is interested in meeting all our bodily needs. But these needs have to be met in such a way that we are not harmed thereby. Material prosperity and physical blessing have a way of ruining people spiritually if they don't know how to put God first in their lives... Read More

The root cause of all our spiritual problems lies in our not knowing God as a Loving Father and a Sovereign God. One truth that has revolutionized my Christian life is the glorious revelation that Jesus gave us that the Father loves us just as He loved Him, Jesus prayed to the Father, ....hat the wo... Read More

Life becomes wonderful when we see that God has a purpose - a glorious purpose - in everything He permits to come into our lives. When He says 'No' to our prayers, that too is an answer that comes from a heart of perfect love. When God sent fiery serpents to bite the Israelites in the wilderness, wa... Read More

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank You that I am not like other men" . . . everyone who exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 18:11, 14) The importance of Jesus' teaching in our present verse can be seen in its being repeated on ... Read More

Reading: John 15:1-17 15. SPIRITUAL FRUIT Once upon a time there was a handsome and heroic prince. He had his eye on a young lady from his kingdom. He knew that he had to travel abroad for quite a long time, so he asked one of his servants to tell the young lady about his love for her. "Show her, ho... Read More

Reading: Daniel 9:20-27 WILL ISRAEL SURVIVE Leopold Kahn, a European Rabbi, studied the prophecy of the seventy weeks of Daniel, and on the basis of (9:25-26) came to the conclusion that the Messiah had already come. Puzzled by this, he approached an older Rabbi and asked "Where is the Messiah" The ... Read More