The widow’s mites – I wonder, did she hesitate a little before taking them to the treasury and casting them in? It would have cost her a lot to do it in front of the rich who had given so much. They might despise her and her offering, but Jesus saw the BIG sacrifice that … Read more
Numbers 14:1-4, “And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole congregation said unto them, ‘Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would God we had died in … Read more
Since Gilbert’s passing, my thoughts turned to the record that we have of Jonathan and David. While we aren’t here to glorify Gilbert, this is his memorial. We are all going to miss Gilbert. We will not forget him. He was my best friend, the best friend that I ever had. The relationship between … Read more
Chapter 1, “Now it came to pass,” etc to the end of verse 7, “The Lord had visited His people in giving them bread.” I am sure that we can say today that the Lord has visited His people in giving them bread. In giving them the “Bread of Heaven,” He has called us together … Read more
Hymn 230 Matthew 6:10, Jesus was teaching His disciples about prayer – “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” He was telling His disciples that God’s will might be done in their lives; these earthen vessels He has loaned to us. I like what we sing, “Teach us Thy will, … Read more
Isaiah, the servant of the Lord, said God’s people were trees of righteousness. The reason they were called trees of righteousness is because they were the planting of the Lord. In the creation God created many natural trees – they were not all alike. They were alike in this respect that they all fulfilled God’s … Read more
I’ll read some verses from Hebrews 11 and also from Hebrews 12, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every … Read more
This is the time of the week when we like to remember the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus (Luke 22: 39-46). But before we go on to that I’d like to mention something I had in mind the other day but there wasn’t sufficient time. In the Old Testament, they had cities of refuge and … Read more
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup. Thou maintainest my lot. The lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a good heritage. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel; my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. (Psalm 16:5) This is a … Read more
James 1:1-6, 12-14: “Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations…. drawn away of his own lust and enticed…” The word “temptations” in the English language has more than one meaning. It can mean “trials and tests” or it can mean “evil”. It’s a wonderful thing when we can, in spite of every … Read more