Articles on Spiritual Growth
Freedom in Christ
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage –Gal. 5:1. There is much ado in our land about freedom. It has been a central and foundational theme for centuries. America is touted as the land of the free and the home of the brave, and many have shed their blood in the pursuit and defense of it.…
The Balm of Gilead
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? –Jer 8:20-22. From the pen of the weeping prophet arises the renowned lamentation…
A Broken and Contrite Heart
A Study of Psalm 51 By Harold S. Martin Used by permission of Bible Helps PO Box 391, Hanover PA 17331 It was springtime for King David, but he chose not to go out with his army as they continued to make new conquests. That year, the king chose to stay home (2 Samuel 11:1). Late one afternoon, as David was strolling about on the flat roof of the royal palace, he noticed a…
God in the Cloud
Behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud –Exo 16:10. What a strange phenomenon is this concentrated mass of vapor that navigates the sky above us. In one instance, a cloud can minister such immense blessedness and hope, while in another it can be the instigator of nagging uncertainty and even the arousal of ragged fear. Clouds were often, no doubt, the welcome…
Building Intimacy with God
Since the day man was created, God’s desire has always been to have a relationship with him. He put the desire for relationship and fellowship within man. When God placed Adam and Eve in the garden, He walked and talked with them in the cool of the day. He had fellowship with them, and they had an intimate relationship with Him. Webster’s defines intimacy as belonging to…
Walking in the Light
A Study of 1 John 1Used by permission of Bible Helps, PO Box 391, Hanover PA 17331 Did you ever wish you could have been with Jesus when He lived on this earth? Think of the wonderful fellowship Jesus’ followers experienced as they talked with Him and listened to Him teach. Think of the blessedness of being in His presence like Mary experienced when sitting by His feet.…
A Man in the Gap
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. –Ezekiel 22:30 The account of the little Dutch boy who heroically stuck his finger in the hole in the dike comes to mind as we consider such a verse. He couldn’t leave the spot for fear of erosion, so he…
Freemen in Bondage
The Heartbeat of the RemnantOctober/November/December 2009 In April 1992, an angry resident of Sanilac County, Michigan, wrote a letter to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He was announcing his rejection of the “Corporate State of Michigan and the United States.” He was denying his citizenship and their authority over him. And, he was expressly revoking his…
A Tame Wolf
(Author unknown) The Heartbeat of the Remnant – May/June 2004 Revised – December 2018 A wolf can be tamed, but no matter how carefully you may train it, it will still be a wolf. Its wild nature may break out at any time. Some years ago, a gentleman brought a young wolf home from Russia. It became so tame that it followed him about like a dog. Even his children played with…
The Changing Technological Age
Originally printed in the Pilgrim Witness -July 2015Adapted with permission by the author The average price for a gallon of gasoline was $1.19. The President of the United States was Bill Clinton. The twin towers of the World Trade Center stood tall and stately above the New York City skyline. A new Internet search engine company, Google Inc., (founded by two college…
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