hebrews-11:8-10

the sitting, running, lying, standing man Some 38 devotionals ago, Greg asked me begin a serious of devotionals with the brief of covering some foundation issues. As the website has ‘prayer’ as a main focus I decided that I could combine both by a meditation on the preparation of Abraham as ‘a prayi... Read More

Abraham, My Friend The Making of a Praying Man_57 God is able In the National Gallery of the Heroes of Faith there is just one portrait that appears twice; Abraham’s. Hebrews 11 twice focuses on this extraordinary man as a God-given illustration of faith. First the writer tells us that it was ‘by fa... Read More

Unseen Things to Be Preferred to Seen Things by Samuel Davies (1724–1761) "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen—but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary—but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 Among all the causes of the stupid unconcernedness of sinners about true religion,... Read More

William Perkins (1558-1602) The Elizabethan Puritan Par Excellance! Biographical Sketch: William Perkins, an outstanding preacher, made great contributions to the Puritan Movement despite the shortness of his life. He was born in Marton, Warwickshire, in 1558 and educated in Christ's College, Cambri... Read More

After studying revival accounts for a good portion of my life, I have come to the conclusion that revival comes when people gain a right perspective of the Lord. Yet tragically, our generation has lost an understanding of the greatness, grandeur, power, and majesty of the eternal God of the universe... Read More

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a Merchantman, seeking goodly pearls: who, when He had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that He had, and bought it." (Matthew 13:45,46) THERE are characteristic chapters in God's most Holy Word which we can never forget, neither can we lose... Read More

"May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion." –Psalm 20:1-2 When the soul has to pass through the trying hour of temptation, it needs help from the sanctuary. And nothing but ... Read More

The time was drawing near when the Lord Jesus would leave the temple, never to return. Before he left it, he sat for a while in the court called the women's court. The inner court was called the court of Israel, and there no one was permitted to sit down; but in the women's court sitting was allowed... Read More

For the above reason the Lord has also given to His Church some other gifts which are to be received and held as powers complementary to the foregoing, for He has designed and given them to that end. These particular gifts are listed as Faith, Healing and Miracles, each of which may be specifically ... Read More

The birth of the Sons In the eternal life and order of God the Lord Jesus became for us a man, that He might bring us by His own birth into the family of God. For by His grace we too may know a similar kind of birth, a new birth entirely. A birth from sin to sanctity, from self to God, from vileness... Read More