Two Great Wars in Israel

The Bible prophesises two great wars that will be waged in Israel in the end-time. The first one is the Russo-Arab invasion of Israel (Ezek. 38–39) and the second one the battle of Armageddon (Zech. 14; Rev. 19). The first one will be a major regional war and the second one a world war that …

A Worldy Spirit, the Worst Heresy

John 15:19 , 17:14-16; I Cor 2:12 In this world there are two kingdoms, contending for the master. Each kingdom has its animating spirit, in which its strength lies, by which all it does is guided, and through which it holds rule among men. Everything we are or do derives its character and its worth …

Homesickness of the Soul

And when he came to himself, he said, "How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!' Luk 15:17 A Little Light on a Dark SubjectA very fresh and delightful American writer, John Burroughs—a man who often reminds us of our own Richard Jefferies—has given us …

The Great Supper

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; For all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and …

A Personal Testimony by Susannah Spurgeon

“My times are in Your hand!” Psalm 31:15 Why then, need I worry or tremble? That great, loving, powerful hand keeps all the events of my life sealed and secure within its almighty clasp! And only He, my Maker and my Master, can permit them to be revealed to me as His will for me. …

The Lamp

The lamp of thy body is thine eye — Luk 11:34 (R.V.) Everything We See Depends on the Condition of the EyesAt first sight this might seem to thoughtful readers a somewhat inappropriate comparison. For a lamp is an organ that distributes light, and the eye an organ that receives it. Put a lamp into …

Esther on Work

Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you.” “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.” “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so …

If we have accepted the liberty He has given us, set us free from “many things”.

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful — Luk 10:41-42 Seizing upon the EssentialThese words, you will remember, are taken from the brief description of the well-known scene in the home of Martha and Mary at Bethany. And few episodes, …

Do NOT love the World.

https://youtu.be/pwv6qot7MZ4 Grace to You - John MacArthur

The Conflict of Duties

Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my fatherLuk 9:59 The Conflict between What Is Right and WrongThere has been very considerable discussion as to the precise import of this incident, but the moral significance of it is unmistakable. Here is a man whose difficulty lay in the pressure upon him of conflicting duties. …