Skin for Skin
The devil wants to deceive us. Sometimes he does this by telling us an outright lie. He lied to Eve when he said, “You will not surely die” (Gen. 3:4). Tragically, this worked for him then and it still works today. At other times he is more underhanded. When he...
Suffering for Christ’s Sake
There is such a difference between the life of the Christian and the life of the man of the world that conflict between the two is certain. Jesus Christ, our Savior, suffered. We are no better than He was! If we follow Him, we will suffer. Indeed, Jesus told us...
Kindness
In Solomon’s description of the virtuous woman he says, “In her tongue is the law of kindness” (Prov. 31:26). Earlier Solomon had also mentioned kindness as a trait to be desired: “There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel―that will stand....
There is Something Much Worse
“Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you” (John 5:14). He had been crippled for thirty-eight years. Unable to walk, this man depended on others to lift him and move him. There were no wheelchairs or motorized scooters in those days. There were no handicapped...