“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.” Romans 8:17 “All who enter into a covenant with Jesus Christ become by adoption the children of God. They are cleansed by the regenerating power of the Word, [...]
To the dear brethren of the Messenger, many greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to greet you and encourage you to continue providing excellent information to the readers worldwide. Thank you very much for giving me your publication. It has helped me—giving me many blessings, spiritual blessings in my life. [...]
The Israelites had turned from God to worshipping heathen idols. As a result they had become weak—almost slaves of their enemies, the Philistines. To some it seemed that God has forgotten His promise to make Israel strong. At the tabernacle at Shiloh, the high priest watched the faithful come to worship. He noticed a woman [...]
“I am afraid she is done for,” said the veterinarian as he came out of the barn with Dr. Layton, after working for a hour over Brindle, who had broken into the feed bins, and devoured bran and grain until she could eat no more. “But keep up the treatment faithfully, and if she lives [...]
“For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.” Mark 3:35 No one wants to feel left out—separated—not a part of the group. And the more that we make people feel this way, the less we truly love and understand what Christ was all about. The [...]
We often hear about the word, “metabolism,” but do we know exactly what this word means? People usually use the word in phrases such as, “I want to lose weight, but my metabolism is so slow,” or, “my friend has a fast metabolism and can eat as much food as he wants and not gain [...]
“It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Acts 15: 25–26 IN TUNE Now here is something immeasurably delightful in finding these two men bracketed together in [...]
“Several years ago, while journeying from Christiania, Norway, to Goteborg, Sweden, I was favored with a sight of the most glorious sunset it was ever my privilege to behold. Language is inadequate to picture its beauty. The last beams of the setting sun, silver and gold, purple, amber, and crimson, shed their glories athwart the [...]
Let us open our Bible and read once again the last part of the story of Jacob, found in Genesis 28:18–22: “And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillow, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. [...]
What we need in our lives and in our church, and also in our families is more love towards each other. 1 John 4:16 says, “God is love.” True love comes from God; the love that is in the world is selfish love and it is not endurable. Our salvation is based on the love [...]