Thoughts

He suffered an atoning death upon the cross, without which there could be no example. The question of sin must be settled, a righteous relationship with God must be established first. Then the example comes in...

Some of life’s storms— a great sorrow, a bitter disappointment, a crushing defeat— suddenly come upon us ...

The moment we receive anything from the Lord worth fighting for, the Devil comes seeking to destroy us ...

What an exquisite picture we have here! A picture of love stripping itself to clothe its object ...

The Lord Jesus went through sufferings to glory. This is also the way for every one of His disciples. Therefore Christ told His disciples what they had to do if they wanted to follow Him ...

God wins His greatest victories through apparent defeats. Very often the enemy seems to triumph for a season ...

We find the expression “the living God” many times in the Scriptures, and yet it is the very thing we are so prone to forget. We know it is written “the living God,” but in our daily life ...

This is more than victory. This is a triumph so complete that we not only have escaped defeat and destruction but also have destroyed our enemies ...

This is intensely difficult work for Him and us— it is difficult for us to go, but equally difficult for Him to cause us pain. Yet it must be done ...

Whatever is performed at any time by any of the saints, whether in word or deed (and much may be done by a word), all—yes, ALL—is to be done with love ...