“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.” Psalm 103:13 The family has fallen on hard times in North America. And perhaps the single greatest factor is drop-out Dads. Men who have begotten children, yet who are so self-centred, that they refuse to be proper […]
“For the body does not consist of one member but of many.” 1 Corinthians 12:14 Paul here, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, compares the Church of Jesus Christ to a body, and individual members of the church to the various parts of the body. And he expresses beautifully, the variety and necessity of […]
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke …” Hebrews 1:1 Generally, there are two ditches that line our roadways. And thus there are two opportunities for disaster. In most spiritual issues, there also needs to be proper balance. Satan would seek to draw us to one extreme or the other. He […]
“Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. For […]
“Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. … The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message.” (Matt. 28:1,8 NLT) Jesus Christ, […]
“Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.” Psalm 128:3 Both Psalms 127 and 128 extol the blessings of family. In the verse above, not only is the wife described as a fruitful vine, but the children are described as olive shoots […]
“For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them.” Hebrews 12:7-9 We live in an age in which committed parenting […]