God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God (I Corinthians 1:24). The phrase “but God” is found eight times in the First Epistle to the Corinthians.  “But” always implies antithesis, and it shows how two ideas differ from one...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ who enriches us in all utterance and in all knowledge (I Corinthians 1:5). It has been estimated that eighty-five to ninety percent of the Word of God interprets itself right where it is written.  One of the reasons that...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, who faced every challenge head on and refused to be afraid (John 18:11). When Nehemiah began to restore the walls of Jerusalem, his enemies opposed him in many ways as they tried to hinder the work.  They mocked Nehemiah and...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ who was about his Father’s business (Luke 2:49) his entire life, which, by the way, has not and will never end. John 21:25: There are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ who was the daysman Job longed for (Job 9:33). The Book of Job, probably the oldest book in the Bible, contains some wonderful truth about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Job craved a daysman who would mediate between him...

God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ who provides the wherewithal to walk worthy of his calling (Ephesians 4:1). I received a question recently that really intrigued me.  I thought it would be good fodder for today’s daily dose.  He asked, “How can the...

God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, our reason to sing hallelujah. The last five psalms (146–150) comprise what might be considered a great “Hallelujah Chorus” to this “Hallel” book—the “book of Israel’s praises,” as the book of Psalms was called by the...

God bless you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works (Titus 2:14). Israel fell into decline when they turned away from God. ...

About a dozen years ago I wrote a 50-page booklet on I Corinthians 7.  I thought about breaking it up into bit-size pieces for the Messenger, but it was more than could be handled in two dozen articles.  So, today I’m sending you what I worked on verse one.  If you...

God bless you and greetings in the glorious name of Jesus Christ who demonstrated God’s lovingkindness and tender mercies to all who had eyes to see. Mercy is closely related to compassion in the Bible.  The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery describes mercy as compassion...