\”Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.\” — Gen 32:28. \”He that overcometh, I will write upon him Mine own New Name.\” — Rev 3:12. THROUGH THE Bible, name stands for nature. In those wise old days, names were not given because of their euphonious sound, but as revealing some characteristic trait.…
\”If any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: for he goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.\” — Jas 1:23-24. THERE IS an old fable of a palace, in which one room was remarkable…
\”Many resorted unto Him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things John spake of this Man were true. And many believed on Him there.\” — Joh 10:41-42. THE PEOPLE were inclined to disparage the life of John the Baptist because he performed no miracle. But surely his whole life was a miracle; from…
So where does that leave you when you criticize a brother? And where does that leave you when you condescend to a sister? I’d say it leaves you looking pretty silly—or worse. Eventually, we’re all going to end up kneeling side by side in the place of judgment, facing God. Your critical and condescending ways…
GOD\’S CHALLENGE TO MAN \”I heard the voice of the Lord. saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.\” — Isa 6:8. FROM THE midst of Heaven there comes to our earth this cry for help, an appeal from the Eternal Trinity: \”Who will…