“Pepper” Martin was a famous baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. Someone asked him what was his highest ambition. He replied, “My highest ambition is to get to heaven.” He did not say that his ambition was to lead the league in batting, or to have a staring role in the World Series. As … Continue reading Do You Love This World Too Much? – 08.13.2026 →

The self-righteous cannot read the 51st Psalm. Oh, they can read the words, but it holds nothing for them. Which of them will pray, “Cleanse Thou me, wash me, and I shall be clean. Have mercy on me, O God”? Self-righteousness needs no mercy. When that Blessed Oriental traveler stood in the street and cried, … Continue reading Drink From The Fountain Clear As Crystal – 08.12.2026 →

It has been said that the Book of Isaiah is the Bible within the Bible. You may be surprised when reading this book that it contains information from Genesis to Revelation. Especially is this true of the New Testament. The Gospel of Christ is presented in its fulness, describing the coming of the Christ Child, … Continue reading The Gospel Of Christ In Isaiah – 08.11.2026 →

One night a storm swept the Great Lakes. The captain and crew of one vessel had to abandon ship in a small lifeboat. All night long they were tossed by the waves as the men fought to keep afloat. The next morning they were picked up by a rescue ship. The captain said that the … Continue reading The Lights Of Home – 08.10.2026 →

Lord, we know You do all things well. Help us, though, in our present state to believe and say this with confidence. If one of Your children, in a moment of distress, begins to question Your care, surely You won’t treat them as aliens, but as a household member who doesn’t quite understand the master’s … Continue reading Your Love Is Greater Than Our Unbelief – 08.09.2026 →

“....Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven....” (Matthew 6:10). We recognize this as part of the Lord’s Prayer. But can we truly pray that God’s will would be done with us and in us, right now? The one who taught us this prayer certainly did. In Gethsemane, when the bloody droplets … Continue reading Thy Will Be Done – 08.08.2026 →

The sea speaks of restlessness. The sea is never still. It is always in motion. It rises and falls. It goes out and comes in. Aren’t our lives like that? We are restless creatures. We are never satisfied here. We will never be satisfied until we awake in His likeness. We are consumed with restless … Continue reading Consumed With Restless Longings – 08.07.2026 →

No separation and no death up there! There are many reasons for facing separation in this life. We raise our children and they grow up and leave us. Then, we are separated by distance and time. The worst separation that we face may be by death. We call this the land of the living, but … Continue reading Death Is Not Permitted Through The Pearly Gates – 08.06.2026 →

HEAVEN, where there will be no more sea! You may wonder why there is no more sea. John is thinking what the sea represents. As he writes this, he is sitting on a little rocky island, in the Aegean Sea. He is there because of preaching Christ Jesus. He can see the waves beating upon … Continue reading A Place Where There Will Be No More Sea – 08.05.2026 →

Heaven, there will be no temptation and no sin there! When our first parents were placed in the Garden, even though God walked with them in the cool of the day, every day, the Tempter came with the first temptation. He never comes introducing himself saying, “I’m the devil and I am here to tempt … Continue reading In Heaven, The Tempter Will Be Gone! – 08.04.2026 →