To follow the Lord we must first count the cost. A half-hearted devotion to the Lord does not escape his scrutiny. He knows whether we want the best of both worlds or worst, waste our talents, our energy, our time on ourselves and give him second best. Where is our heart? What really dominates our t…
Jesus enters the city of Jericho. The stunning miracle of sight to the blind recorded in the closing verses of Luke 18 has ensured that Jesus’ already considerable entourage has become a large boisterous crowd. It is only six days to the crucifixion. And that is no mere passing observation, but ut…
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One of the facts of life is that familiarity can cause something that was initially extremely important to us to lose its significance and power with the passing of time. We need to take care that this does not happen to us as we gather each week to partake of the emblems of bread and wine to rememb…
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Every week we participate in a memorial feast which reminds us about the work of our Lord in achieving victory over sin and in providing a means by which we can be released from the bondage of sin and death. This meal is an appropriate time for self-examination as we contemplate the life of our Lord…
Isaiah 58 “Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?” Read More »
As a way of focusing on our Lord Jesus Christ and his love and self-sacrifice for us, let us consider two faithful Benjamites. Both were mighty men in their time but were cut off in their prime. Though this pair lived relatively short lives, they carried huge responsibilities on their shoulders, bea…
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Jesus’ disciples once asked him why he spoke in parables and the answer he gave was quite astonishing. The stories he told were very simple; anyone who heard them would easily remember them. However, they were not designed to make the real message easy to understand—just the opposite. Our Lord s…
Men Ought Always to Pray with Confidence and Not Faint Read More »
Two days before Christ’s crucifixion, all the wisdom and power of Almighty God was on show in Jerusalem. On that day, Jesus magnified his Father as he overthrew the wicked plans of the nation’s leaders who came to destroy him. We read of this in Matthew 22.
First, the Pharisees questioned him…
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We often hear familiar words as we bring to mind the sacrifice provided for us; as we acknowledge once again that the salvation we hope for is made possible only by the mercy and grace of the living God. “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.” Th…
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We all acknowledge that, by the grace of our heavenly Father, we are a people taken out of the Gentiles for His Name. What does this mean? How should this statement by James affect us? What Name is involved?
The Name for which we have been taken out of the Gentiles is the Memorial Name given to M…
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Many people today call themselves “doctors”. Leaving aside the so-called “spin doctors”, “tree doctors” and “fax doctors”, the world is awash with medical practitioners, dentists, veterinarians and doctors of philosophy who all call themselves “doctors”.
What is not often real…
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