Read Luke 16:19-31. In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Christ shows that in this life men decide their eternal destiny. During probationary time the grace of God is offered to every soul. But if men waste their opportunities in self-pleasing, they cut themselves off from everlasting life. No after-probation will be grantedContinue reading “The Gulf Between the Rich and Poor”
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Mind Your Business
“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12:15 KJV) In Christ’s treatment of this case is a lesson for all who minister in His name. When He sent forth the twelve, He said, “As yeContinue reading “Mind Your Business”
He’s Not the One to Refuse
“See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh.” Hebrews 12:25. Jesus said, “None of those men which were bidden shall taste of My supper.” They had rejected the invitation, and none of them were to be invited again. In rejecting Christ, the Jews were hardening their hearts, and giving themselves into the power of SatanContinue reading “He’s Not the One to Refuse”
Love Draws
“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee” (Jeremiah 31:3, KJV) (Read Luke 15:11-32, the parable of the prodigal son.) What a picture here of the sinner’s state! Although surrounded with the blessings of His love, there isContinue reading “Love Draws”
Helpless Yet Invincible
“Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me” (Micah 7:7, 8 KJV). Nothing is apparently more helpless,Continue reading “Helpless Yet Invincible”
For Only One!
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” (Luke 15:4, KJV). These souls whom you despise, said Jesus, are the property of God. By creation and by redemptionContinue reading “For Only One!”
Believe for Your Life
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:24, KJV). “In every command and in every promise of the word of God is the power, the very lifeContinue reading “Believe for Your Life”