The Garden of the Lord
“I will make her desert like the garden of the Lord” (Isaiah 51:3)
“Ye are God’s garden” (1 Cor. 3:9)
“I have come into My garden… I have gathered My myrhh with My spice” (Song of Solomon 5:1)
Not Here or There
Someone once asked me how I could continue to endorse, by silence, religious meetings that go on in the name of the Lord. He mentioned the fact that in the Gospel of John, Jesus virtually began His ministry by cleansing the temple, not ending with it. Read more “Not Here or There”
Truth and Reality
I think I’m sensing something of the Lord’s grief for the condition of the church, the unreality of the church. I think no where is it more flagrant than in, ironically, the Holy Spirit, charismatic, Pentecostal dimension. Read more “Truth and Reality”
“And They Crucified Him”
I want to read to you from Matthew the twenty-seventh chapter, the description of the final moments of the life of the Lord, beginning with the thirty-fifth verse: “And they crucified Him,” just to show you how contrary the world is from the Kingdom of God. Read more ““And They Crucified Him””
DANGER!
In our modern communities we often see warnings. Places are dangerous, so we are commanded to keep out, or medicines are dangerous, so we are warned not to exceed the prescribed dose Read more “DANGER!”
Don’t be Offended!
“WHY should I be treated like this?” Much as I regret to do so, I have to confess that this has been the sort of question which from time to time has simmered within me when I have been under pressure. Read more “Don’t be Offended!”
The Miracle Christ Would Not Perform
We can be so impressed by the acute sufferings which came upon our Lord at the time of His crucifixion that we miss one of the trials which may appear minor to us, but which was surely a great temptation. Read more “The Miracle Christ Would Not Perform”
The Prince and the Three Beggars
The Rebellious Kingdom
Leaving the royal city and choosing a lower road, the handsome prince quickly entered the deep passes which wound through the great mountains surrounding his homeland. Read more “The Prince and the Three Beggars”
A Form of Godliness
“There are some things in those epistles of Paul that are difficult to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist and misconstrue to their own utter destruction, just as they distort and misinterpret the rest of the Scriptures” (2 Peter 3:16). Read more “A Form of Godliness”
The Divine Ministry of Delay
One of the great dangers of life is that of losing sight of God’s great design in the details by which that design is worked out, and it has been well said that we entirely lose the value of any experience if we isolate it. Read more “The Divine Ministry of Delay”
The Blessedness of the Unoffended
One of the greatest perils of the Christian life lurks in the common pathway of discipleship. It is the peril of being offended in Christ. Read more “The Blessedness of the Unoffended”
The Old Cross and the New
All unannounced and mostly undetected there has come in modern times a new cross into popular evangelical circles. It is like the old cross, but different: the likenesses are superficial; the differences, fundamental. Read more “The Old Cross and the New”
The Man God Uses
“The Lord said to him, Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of Mine to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the descendants of Israel; for I will make clear to him how much he will be afflicted and must endure and suffer for My name’s sake.” (Acts 9:15-16). Read more “The Man God Uses”
God’s Keeping Power
It is a distressing fact that some Christians can believe in God’s saving power, but they cannot believe in His keeping power. They do not realise that He Who is the Giver of grace is also the One Who maintains us in His grace. Read more “God’s Keeping Power”
Grasshopper Men
“We were in our own sight as grasshoppers and so we were in their sight” (Numbers 13:33).
Of course they were. If men insist on calling themselves grasshoppers, other men are not likely to think of them as lions. Read more “Grasshopper Men”
Waiting for God
“Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired, His understanding is inscrutable. Read more “Waiting for God”
The Saint Must Walk Alone
Most of the world’s great souls have been lonely. Loneliness seems to be one price the saint must pay for his saintliness. Read more “The Saint Must Walk Alone”
The Fragrance of Christ
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are a sweet fragrance of Christ unto God… (2 Corinthians 2:14,15). Read more “The Fragrance of Christ”
The Body of Christ
“I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Read more “The Body of Christ”
“It is Reported…”
It is amazing that so many people acquire reputations as oracles merely by circulating baseless rumours. Read more ““It is Reported…””