Salvation Is an Act of God There is salvation in no one else! Under all heaven there is no other name for men to call upon to save them. —Acts 4:12 (TLB) Salvation is an act of God. It is initiated by God, wrought by God, and sustained by God. …

Jesus The Servant Mark 12:29 ‘And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord’: MARK 12:28-30 Jesus repeatedly made reference to His deity for which the Jews had sought to kill Him, and yet He quotes from Deuteronomy …

Why We Can’t Fully Comprehend God Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of his existence and great eternal power . . . —Romans 1:20 (TLB) If you try to rationalize God exhaustively, you will fail. There are mysteries about …

Change Yourself, Change the World Every one of us shall give account of himself to God. —Romans 14:12 I do not quarrel with Karl Marx’s statement that “religion is the opiate of the people.” I never try to defend religion. Religion has spawned wars. Many so-called religious people have been …

Infinite Desires For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. —Hebrews 13:14 One of the basic desires of the soul is to live on and on. Self-preservation is the first law of nature. People may grow tired of aches and pains and the decrepitude of …

The Struggles of Life For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. —Ephesians 6:12 All life is a struggle—that is the nature of things. Even within our physical bodies, doctors …

God’s New Creation John 12:23 ‘And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.’ JOHN 12:20-23 Philip and Andrew had just brought word to Jesus that certain Greeks or Gentiles were seeking Him at the feast. He had ministered to other Gentiles, …

September Awakening: Embracing New Mercies and Divine Purpose As the sun rises on the first day of September, we are reminded of the beauty of new beginnings. The ninth month of the year carries a quiet power—a sense of transition, of harvest, of spiritual awakening. Whether you’ve soared through the …

The First Missionary Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. —Matthew 4:19 Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, and …

The Power Of Praise And Worship Luke 19:39-40 ‘And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.’ LUKE 19:29-40 There …