They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. (John 17:16-17) What is truth today? Do we know? Do we care? We are in a time when truth is relative and subjective. It is what we believe it to be at…

“Defend me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.” (Psa. 59:1) Psalm 59 is a wonderful psalm for us today as we feel the enemy surrounding us from all sides. Evil appears to be everywhere. The world that we have known for so long is quickly slipping…

“ But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.” (Psa. 75:7) It is interesting in today’s world how so many people who believe in God as our Father, who protects us, cannot also see him as the judge of this world. They can speak so easily of God’s love and…

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”(Psa. 27:1) In this world where evil and hardship appear to be around every corner, it is easy to be afraid. The Bible tells us many times, though, to “fear…

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall…

“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be…

“And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.” (Psa. 39:7) Where is the hope for people in our world today? Many think it is in the UN, and many others think it is in our politicians or in education. There are also those who think it will be in a new…

“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God and ye are not your own?” (1Cor. 6:19) In today’s world it sometimes seems as if we need a science degree to keep our bodies healthy. We are bombarded almost daily with…

“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.” (Isaiah 41:8) In God’s plan of the ages He chose a people to be His SERVANT nation. They were to be a distinct and separate people, living their lives for God. It was through these people that “all…

“Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” (Rom. 6:13) In these days of great distress we often wonder what purpose God has for our lives. How are we to…