John11:1,14 The Hebrew form of the name of Lazarus means, My Helper. Surely a fitting name for one who was so mightily helped by God. There was a Lazarus who was a sick man according to (v.1) “A certain man was sick” “He whom Thou lovest is sick” (v.3). Lazarus was Loved by Jesus, but…

Isaiah 1:1,18 Israel had fallen into degraded times and just as Moses was born in the time of national darkness and despair (Acts 7:19, 20), so did the “Vision” come to Isaiah, the Son of Amos (v.1). God has His own time and way of unveiling human guilt, and Divine mercy,“For the mystery of iniquity…

Joshua 13:22 “Balaam, the son of Beor, did the children of slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.” This is a very sad and brief statement about Balaam, but it is a true statement. Balaam, who once declared the Word and will of God is found slain among His enemies. Balaam…

Jonah 3:1,10 There was a repeated Call for Jonah. “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.” How gracious God is, to give a man a second chance of serving Him. The Lord could have left Jonah in his disobedience to perish. What hope there is in the Second Man, the Lord…

Ruth 1:14,18 The book of Ruth contains the history of a Jew who went into a far country, and through that Jew’s backsliding a Gentile woman is brought out of the far country into the land of blessing. Then, through the Gentile woman’s faithfulness the blessing is restored to the Jew. This is Just a…

Luke 24:1,24 There was a stone in the way, but (v.2) tells us “They found the stone rolled away.” This stone, which was sealed with Pilate’s seal, and had Roman soldiers set apart to watch it, yet it is rolled away. The great stones rolled in the way of Christ and His cause by the…

Genesis 21:14,19 Note what the Lord said to Hagar “What aileth thee, Hagar ? ” Yes, Human upset are very many, and may overtake us, as they did Hagar, in an unexpectedway. Note what the apostle Paul stated in his time of trouble, “Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me…

II. Kings 4:1,7 There are seasons of affliction which are common to all, but only the children of God have wonders wrought for them in such experiences.   It is on the cloudy day that the rainbow of His promise is most easily seen. “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto…

II. Kings 5:1,15 Naaman had a very blighted Life. Naaman had almost all that a man of the world could wish in the way of honour, and fame, and success, but there was a sore in his life that all the praise and wealth of the world could not heal, “he was a leper” (v.9).…

Job 1:1,10 Job was quite unconscious of the fact that he is being used by God as an object-lesson to all generationsand to all people. He knows nothing at all about the conference that has taken place concerning his life. To the apostle Peter Jesus said, ” Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have…