July – August 2004
This article continues the theme of Yahweh’s unrivalled greatness. In view of this, His servants have no need to think that they have been forgotten, or that His purpose with them has failed. In His time, those who wait on Him shall be delivered and glorified.
Isaiah 40
The following verses …
“To Whom Then Will Ye Liken Me? Saith the Holy One” Read More »
The second reading from the Old Testament for the month of August takes us through the remainder of the book of the prophet Jeremiah. A brief background and overview of the book can sharpen our appreciation of Jeremiah and cause his message to spring to life as a motivating force each day as we awai…
Jeremiah – Whom Yahweh Appoints and Exalts Read More »
The Scriptural account of King Jehoshaphat always generates interest, admiration and shock. He was undoubtedly one of the great kings of Judah; his faith and achievements seem to place him among the most successful of all the kings. He reigned for 25 years beginning at the age of 35. Whilst this was…
Jehoshaphat – A Reformation of a Heart Lifted Up in the Ways of Yahweh Read More »
The first thing that the Divine Word sets before us is that Josiah (“Yah is his foundation”) made a conscious choice to reform himself from a very young age. In the eighth year of his reign, when he had turned sixteen (BC 631), “he began to seek after the God of David his father” (2 Chron 34…
Josiah – Reformation Founded on Yahweh Read More »
The morning had begun with a dull thumping disturbance, followed soon after by a distinctive resonance of drumbeats pounding out a dull, insistent message of doom. As midday approached the steady hammering noise was accompanied by chilling, high-pitched screams that insistently pierced the air and e…
Hezekiah – Reformation Through Counsel Read More »
Tension continues to build across the Middle East. This comes as no surprise to students of Bible prophecy who recognise the centrality of the region to the plan and purpose of Almighty God, but unenlightened commentators and the manon- the-street often are puzzled at the propensity for this region …
Conflict, Shame and Disengagement Read More »
In a busy world which has all of us under pressure with respect to time, money and Godly living, we are privileged to be a part of the people who have been called to glorify God by loving and obeying Him.
But by nature, we are totally disinclined to serve God. We tend to serve ourselves, to grati…
Why We Need to Read the Bible Every Day Read More »
The following article from the pen of the late Brother Islip Collyer is taken from his excellent book “The Guiding Light”. It is a practical article which is complementary to the Feature on Reformation.
This principle, perhaps more than any other, illustrates the need for a man to form the habi…
The Limited Objective Read More »
Reform or “reformation” is defined as “the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, etc; to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct”. So the prophet Jeremiah cries, “Thus saith Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I w…
