“We were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers 13:33b) The Israelites said this to Moses when the spies returned home from spying out Canaan land: “We are but grasshoppers in their sight, as well as in our own … [Read more...]
What are They Among So Many?
John 6:9b “What are they among so many?” The scene in (John 6:1-14) is that Jesus had crossed the Sea of Galilee after healing the multitude. However, many followed Him. The Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. Jesus asked Philip, “Whence … [Read more...]
Consolation in Our Suffering
“Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also … [Read more...]
When the Change Comes
“If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.” (Philemon 17) The “him” in our text verse is Onesimus, a servant to Philemon. Obviously, Onesimus had run away from Philemon, for verse 15 states, “For perhaps he therefore departed for … [Read more...]
In God’s Presence
Matthew 17:4c “Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here.” Any Bible student will readily realize that Peter, James and John were on the Mount of Transfiguration where Jesus was transfigured before their faces. … [Read more...]
Misplaced Baggage
Genesis 12:16 Abram (Abraham) left the land where God had placed him, to go to Egypt in the time of famine. When adversity comes to the child of grace; when any kind of resistance arises in our life; many times the first response is to seek human … [Read more...]