And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?” (Mark 4:13 KJV). His followers were mortified that the learned and wealthy were not the most willing to accept Jesus as their Saviour. They felt the stigma that attached to their Master, because it was the poor,Continue reading “Warning Against Willful Ignorance”
Category Archives: Barb’s Devotionals
Parables of Christ
The Scripture says, “All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; … that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:34, 35. COL 17.2 That weContinue reading “Parables of Christ”
Where to Invest
“Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures” (Proverbs 8:18, 20, 21). I saw that God could carry on His work withoutContinue reading “Where to Invest”
It Takes Compassion, Patience, Forbearance
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him” (Luke 10:33, KJV). Among the victims of intemperance are men of all classes and all professions. Men of high station, of eminent talents, of great attainments, have yielded to the indulgence of appetite untilContinue reading “It Takes Compassion, Patience, Forbearance”
Give Hope, Gently Save
“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it” (Romans 8:24, 25, KJV). It was a continual pain to Christ to be broughtContinue reading “Give Hope, Gently Save”
Jesus Can Save the Utterly Unworthy
“Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25, KJV) Not because we first loved Him did Christ love us; but “while we were yet sinners” He died for us. He does not treat us accordingContinue reading “Jesus Can Save the Utterly Unworthy”
Serving the Suffering
“The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. . . .For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not beContinue reading “Serving the Suffering”