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The Great Blessing of Ascension Day
Dear reader, the Day of Ascension is between Easter and Pentecost. It is the day that we commemorate the departure of the Lord Jesus Christ from this earth to heaven. We read in John 6 how His disciples were murmuring when He spoke to them about eating His flesh and drinking His blood. ...
The Life of Moses (6)
God had spoken clearly to Moses and called him to be His servant. Although Moses objected and expressed that he dared not, could not, but really also would not, the Lord told him he would have to go. Aaron would be his helper and speak God’s message.The cont ...
Offering and Sacrifice (2)
What benefit do we derive from the fact of Christ’s giving Himself so completely and devotedly to the Father? The greatest and the most beatifying of which thought is capable—Listen! Jehovah says in His law, “None shall appear before Me empty.” Consider, that if we wish to inherit heav ...
Pentecost
No one can exist before God as long as he remain a stranger of the heart-renewing work of the Holy Spirit. One day it must become Pentecost for us. “Verily, verily, I say unto thee,” so spoke the Lord Jesus, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” ...
Curatorium Announcement
The past two years have been filled with uncertainty as the judgments of the Lord have been evident upon the world and the church. May they also have brought to their knees those who sigh for the welfare of Zion, that the Lord may sanctify the solemn callings and give an increase in Hi ...
The Spread of Christianity (4)
Number wise, Christianity had bypassed Judaism. Heathendom as found in the Roman Empire was thereby defeated. This can only be understood as a result of the power of the resurrection of Christ. The growth of Christianity is a certain proof of the truth of the resurrection. It shows how ...
The Man Born Blind (2)
The day He works the works of Him that sent HimDear Reader,Last month we meditated on the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ said in connection with the man born blind, “I must work.” We often say we have work to do. It is good when a father o ...
The Fall (4)
God did not spread a snareThus, it is evident that:(1) sin was committed voluntarily;(2) the punishment was not too severe but in proportion to the evil;(3) the ground for imputing Adam’s sin to his poste ...
Are There Still Rechabites?
They were peculiar people, these Rechabites. Everyone in Jerusalem knew them. They were known for living a separate life somewhat isolated from the general population. We cannot rule out that they may have been laughed at, either openly or behind their back, when they walked about the ...
Questions from Our Readers
There are two—somewhat related—elements implied in this question. The first one refers to why the Reformed tradition observes what is commonly called the “ecclesiastical year.” The second part specifically treats the observance of four weeks of Advent and seven weeks of Passion. On bot ...
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