Bible Gems

June 21 “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be  compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:18)  If God should never again send any trials intended to point us and others to Him, would all our sufferings cease?  NO. Left to ourselves, with our sinful natures unchecked, greater harm would result.  But as it is, He gives us only that which works for good  and which will bring us closer to Him. And there is something else: If we know Him as our Lord and Saviour, we will, at His time, go to heaven, where we will never suffer again. ( Corrie Ten Boom ) N.J. Hiebert - 6291   June 22 “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day,  He went out,  and departed into a solitary place,  and there prayed.” (Mark 1:35 ) I Met God in the Morning I met God in the morning, when my day was at its best And His presence came like sunrise, li...

June 11 “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) Psalm 23 is said to be one of the best known chapters of the Bible. Our earnest desire is that we may not only know the chapter well, but that we may also know the Shepherd, our Lord Jesus Christ in a living and personal way. Once the question was asked in a large audience who would come forward and recite the 23rd Psalm. A young man, well trained in public speaking, came forward. In a flawless manner, and with great emphasis, he recited the psalm. He was greatly applauded for the excellent job he had done.  After he was finished the question was repeated and an older man came forward. All eyes were fixed on him and intently they listened while he also recited the 23rd Psalm, but with a difference. The listeners were wiping tears from their eyes. The moderator, who had called the two men forward,  declared that the young man knew the psalm, the older man the Shepherd.  ...

“Should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more  than six-score thousand persons that cannot discern  between their right hand and their left hand;   and also much cattle? ”  (Jonah 4:11) There is something peculiarly touching in those last words, “ And also much cattle .”  Though not numbered, like the little children, the cattle had worn sackcloth along with the people, and God had seen it, ( Jonah 3:8 ) and the God  who does not let one sparrow fall to the ground without His  knowledge, ( Matthew 10:29 ) shows us here His tender care  for the cattle who would have perished with their guilty owners.  It is a grand truth that when a man is saved, all that pertains to him is under the dominion of a new master. Pharaoh wanted Israel to leave their cattle in Egypt when they went out of that country, but the  magnificent answer is, “ There shall not a hoof be left behind. ” ( Exodus 10:26 ) ...