Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field . . . let us see if the vine flourish. The church was about to engage in earnest labour, and desired her Lord's company in it. She does not say, "I ...

"Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive" (Matthew 20:7). Yes, there is work in Christ's vineyard for old bodies. It is the eleventh hour, and yet He will let us ...

Jesus saith unto him, 'Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.' Too many of us suffer from Missouri disease. Missourians are ...

Read Jude 1:3-4. There is a sense in which each generation is entrusted with passing on the Gospel—and God cares immensely about our trustworthiness in this call. Not only are you and I, and all of ...

“A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.” Proverbs 12:4 A girl named Lucy gained something of a reputation for her deceitful nature.

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1–2 nlt) Reflecting on the ...

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) How often do you use the word ...

Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place; for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.