And she gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." (Luke 2:7 ESV) This was Jesus' introduction to the world: being wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger....
"Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men."...
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105 ESV)"He leads the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way." (Psalm 25:9 ESV)It's no secret that I am getting older. Things come up, like life insurance salesmen. I guess they think...
"Give attention to Me, My people, and give ear to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and I will set My justice for a light to the peoples. My righteousness draws near, My salvation has gone out, and My arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for...
"At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found...
Our study continued last Tuesday with a look at the significance of the grain offerings covered with oil, and we saw that whatever it is we are giving as our offering to the Lord, we need to acknowledge our total dependency upon Him. We need to receive the anointing...
On a visit to London, England, a friend escorted me to a number of historical and popular sites, one being St. Paul’s Cathedral. A heroic survivor of the WW II Blitz, and site of the 1981 royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, the beautiful...
"You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." (1 John 4:4 NKJ)"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." (Romans 8:37 NKJ)I feel victorious! I am more...
"Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has...
"And Samuel said [to King Saul], 'Has the LORD as great delight in ... sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption...