Of all the months of the year, none has greater significance for the church of God, has more to say to us, carries with it more sentiment, than this month of December, which is with us once again. How soon! How time does fly! First of all, first also in the minds of young and […]
Imagine you’re a shepherd tending sheep in darkest night; Suddenly the skies around you burst, and blaze with intense light. You’re aroused from lethargy, brightness penetrates your soul: Then you view a glorious angel where the heavens did unroll. You shepherds are sore frightened and begin to shake with fear; But the words the angel […]
Incarnation: what a comfort! Only God in heaven above Could determine so to save us In His everlasting love. We His creatures, steeped in sin Could not please a holy God; What we needed was redemption. Finite minds are overawed! God determined that His own Son Should in human form appear. God with man is […]
As God’s people waited prayerfully for the promised Messiah, the world seemed to charge ahead with an agenda of its own. Before plunging into a long dark period of some 400 years, God had revealed to His prophets the coming rise and fall of great kingdoms. These kingdoms, however, did not simply exist to pass […]
Christ! Yes, this is the “kingly” name of our Savior. It means “the anointed one”. This title signifies to us that Christ was anointed as King. Christ, the eternal Son of God, was King from all eternity, and He came into this world as King and now lives and reigns as King forever. But do […]
Psalm 2 may be divided into two parts. In verses 1-6 the psalmist assumes the viewpoint of an observer, and speaks in the third person of the things which he has witnessed. The heathen raged, the people imagined a vain thing, the kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers took counsel together, against […]
The word “Incarnate” came up in my English class recently when we were studying Greek and Latin prefixes. One student thought it meant something like “incarcerate’’ – something to do with a putting away. Another thought it was something evil because she had heard of a book with that word in its title, and that […]
Again our hearts are filled with joy As, in a special way We celebrate our Saviour’s birth, Well known as “Christmas Day”. Our thoughts are drawn to Bethlehem The place of Jesus birth. The Son of God, incarnate To dwell upon the earth. He left His home in glory In flesh here to […]
Again our hearts are filled with joy as, in a special way We celebrate our Savior’s birth, well known as “Christmas Day.” Our thoughts are drawn to Bethlehem, the place of Jesus birth. The Son of God, incarnate to dwell upon the earth. He left His home in glory in flesh her to abide. Obedient […]
The days are upon us when we again celebrate the wonder of wonders, the birth of our Lord. The story is simple and transparently clear—even the young children understand and know it. We, too, are so very familiar with the narrative; we have heard it so often. The angel, Gabriel, was sent from God to […]