January 2025

Shake It Off and Step Up

[265 words] The parable is told of an old dog that fell into a farmer’s well. After assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the dog but decided that neither the dog nor the well were worth the trouble of saving. Instead he planned to bury the old dog in the well and put him…

Having Requires Striving!

[119 words] When I was a little boy someone in the family (which often meant me) had to do the churning. More valuable than the butter was the lesson that having requires doing and that very little comes to man except through exertion. One reason we do not find more valuables is our inadequate search.…

He Who is Grateful

[114 words] He who is not grateful for what he does have will not be happy with the things that he desires to have. He who is ungrateful in little will also be ungrateful in much! If we are not thankful to God for the blessings He bestows, what reason is there to expect Him…
Nadab and Abihu

God Means What He Says

[186 words] God killed two priests. They were Moses’ nephews, Aaron’s sons. They were burning incense in their censers as priests were to do. They were supposed to light the incense with fire from the altar. Instead, they used unauthorized fire from elsewhere. Immediately, fire came from God and consumed them. Moses said to Aaron,…

To Soar As Eagles

[225 words] The eagle is the national emblem of the United States. It is a big bird with broad wings and the eagle flies very high. And even their nests are high off the ground in inaccessible places. Isaiah compared the righteous person to the flight of an eagle. “But they that wait upon the…

A Challenge For One Month

[168 words] 1. Resolve not to miss a single service of the church. No excuses this time but, for a change, made a few sacrifices for the Lord. 2. Try praying every time you have a problem or decision to make. If you feel the slightest need, pray! And while you’re at it, try praying…

Top 10 Predictions for 2025

[156 words] As we see the beginning of a new year, with all the problems the world is facing, it can be unsettling, but there are some things of which we can be sure. Here are ten predications that will to come true this year! 1. The Bible will still have all the answers.2. Prayer…

Did You Know This About Joshua?

[135 words] After everything the Israelites had seen—the ten plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the manna, the fall of Jericho, the sun standing still—they still had idol worship among them.  That is why Joshua had to tell them, “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this…

Did You Know This About Judges?

[128 words] After the conquest of the promised land and the death of Joshua, the Bible tells us that “another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord, nor the work which He had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10). A phrase that is repeated four times in Judges is, “…in those days there…

Did You Know This About Ruth?

[187 words] Of all the passages taken out of context, perhaps Ruth 1:16-17 is one of the biggest! During the time of the judges, an Israelite woman named Naomi found herself a widow. She had left Bethlehem with her husband and two sons to go to Moab, due to a severe famine. While there, her…

Did You Know This About 1 Samuel?

[113 words] First Samuel records the progression of leadership over Israel from judges to kings.  Samuel was the last judge, and served also as a prophet for the nation. His mother, Hannah, had prayed for a son, and promised him to the Lord. He was very young when God called him into service. Samuel remained…

Did You Know This About 2 Samuel?

[164 words] The prophet Samuel anointed two kings: Saul, and then David. Saul died in disgrace, but David died in satisfaction.  Among David’s last words were the assertion that God has “made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure” (2 Samuel 23:5).  Regarding this promise, we read in 2 Samuel 7:16,…

‘Tain’t

[33 words] ‘Tain’t what we have, But what we give,’Tain’t what we are, But how we live;’Tain’t what we do, But how we do it—That makes this life worth going through it!… We are sorry, but this content is for Annual and Lifetime members only. You either are not yet a member (Register), have yet…

God the Architect

[86 words] Who Thou art I know not,But this much I know;Thou has set the PleiadesIn a silver row;Thou has sent the trackless windsLoose upon their way;Thou has reared a colored wallTwixt the night and day;Thou has made the flowers to bloomAnd the stars to shine;Hid rare gems of richest oreIn the tunneled mine;But chief…

Have You Thought About Your Soul?

[201 words] Have you ever stopped to wonderWhat this life is all about?Why you’re here and where you’re goingWhen your lease on time runs out? Maybe you’ve been far too busyTrying hard to reach your goal;Would you let me ask you kindly,Have you thought about your soul? You may reach the highest portals,And your dreams…

Do What You Can

[38 words] Do what you can, being what you are,Shine like a glow worm, if you can’t be a star.Work like a pulley, if you can’t be a crane,Be a wheel-greaser, if you can’t drive the train. Benjamin R. DeJong… We are sorry, but this content is for Annual and Lifetime members only. You either…

Bible Quiz: Matthew 12:1-8

[59 words] In these verses Jesus and His disciples are walking through __ on the Sabbath. “And His disciples were __, and began to pluck heads of grain and to __.” True or False: The Pharisees accused the disciples of stealing. “Yet I say to you that in this place there is One __ than…

Bible Quiz: Matthew 12:9-14

[54 words] In this section, Jesus went into a __. “And behold, there was a man who had a __ hand.” Jesus used an illustration of a man who saves a __ from a pit on the Sabbath day. “Therefore it is __ to do good on the __.” Seeing this, the Pharisees went to…

Bible Quiz: Matthew 12:15-21

[56 words] “And great __ followed Him, and He __ them all.” Jesus warned the people not to make Him known, in order to fulfill the prophesy of __. “Behold! My __ whom I have chosen, My __ in whom My soul is well pleased!” “A bruised __ He will not break…” “Till He sends…

Bible Quiz: Matthew 12:22-30

[69 words] “Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, __ and __…” The multitudes saw Jesus healing, and asked, “Could this be the Son of __?” The Pharisees accused Jesus of healing by using the power of __. “Every __ divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every __ or house divided…

Quotes and Sayings (January 2025)

“He who reflects too much will achieve little.” — J.C.F. von Schiller “The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.” — Publilius Syrus “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.” — Bobby Bragan “Facts are stubborn…

On the Lighter Side (January 2025)

A mechanic was working on the motor of a car when he spotted a famous surgeon standing off to the side of his shop. The mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hello, doctor! Please come over here for a minute.” The surgeon walked over. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag, and said,…