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Esther’s Petition for the Removal of the Deadly Decree
In these text words we read of the well-known Jewish girl who became the queen of the Persian Empire. The Lord in His providence opened the way for this. It was at a time when Israel was brought into captivity. Esther was an orphan raised by her uncle Mordecai. She never forgot her hum ...
The Life of Moses (11)
It was a wonderful deliverance that the Lord had given to Israel. They walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea. When they all had come safely to the other side of the sea, they sang a song to praise the Lord for what He had done. Israel rejoiced, but they were not yet in Canaan. I ...
An Eternal Inheritance
This eternal inheritance “fadeth not away.” The sweetest flowers fade and are thrown away as they become nauseous to sight and smell. However, there is an abiding freshness, a constant verdure, a perpetual bloom, an unceasing fragrance, a permanent sweetness in this eternal inheritance ...
Two Kinds of Offerings on Thanksgiving Day
Cain and Abel both observed a Thanksgiving Day. After completing a period of toilsome labor, both sons of Adam and Eve had reasons for thankfulness. God’s faithful care was yet stretched out over them. The Lord had blessed the work of Cain, and he was permitted to enjoy the fruits of t ...
The Fruits of Holy Baptism (5)
The Incorporation into Christ Again, we wish to consider some of the fruits of the sacrament of Holy Baptism. This time we will study what God the Son seals unto us in Baptism. In the Form we read, “...that He doth wash us in His blood f ...
The Man Born Blind (7)
The man born blind has confessed who he was and who he, by the healing power of the Lord Jesus, has become—a seeing man. Now this man stands in the center of the conversation. The next question is asked: How were thine eyes opened? This question is an invitation to speak of the mighty ...
Martin Luther: A Visit to Rome
The light of gospel truth began to dawn upon Luther’s soul in the second decade of the 1500s. The freeness of God’s forgiveness of sins astounded him, for the Spirit caused him to realize that it was without money and without price; in other words, without the painful toiling that he h ...
Jacob: A Precious Promise (1)
There are times and places in our lives we never forget. Think of Moses at the burning bush. Think of the disciples of Jesus at the Mount of Transfiguration. Think also of Jacob at Bethel. They are places where the Lord comes down to visit, comfort, and instruct His people. Perhaps you ...
The Life and Dying of Mientje Vrijdag (3)
It was a heavy blow for her—so young, and to lose her husband after such a short marriage. She then had a time that she mourned greatly. She was full of sorrow and she grieved deeply. Because of this she lost the sweet communion with God. For several months she could not agree with God ...
Between the Cradle and the Grave
A way of speakingThis is, indeed, an expression in which something is lacking as are other expressions which do not completely communicate the reality of the subject matter. It is probable that this as well as some worldly sayings are often taken taken upon ...
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