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GIVE YE THEM TO EAT

"And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto Him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.  But He said unto them, Give ye them to eat." (Luke 9:12, 13a).   When the disciples saw such a great need before them - at least five thousand tired and hungry men - their natural thought was to send them away to where their needs could be met.   They knew that they did not have the resources to minister to such a crowd, either in food, or money to buy food.   Jesus, however, saw things quite differently.   His resources were unlimited, and He was about to teach His followers a classic lesson in supply and demand.   His command to the disciples was clear, "Give ye them to eat."   Whether the need is great or small, we often look within ourselves and think that there is nothing that we have that can satisfy that need. ...
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THE TOWER OF BABEL

Man is a builder.   If you give a young child a set of blocks, they will end up stacking them one on top of the other to build a tower.   Mankind takes pleasure in his accomplishments and immense pride in the work of his hands and in his inventions.   This truth is at the heart of the story of the Tower of Babel.   As wise Solomon wrote, “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” (Ecclesiastes 7:29).   We find the Bible account of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11:1-9.  The story takes place sometime after the Great Flood of Noah’s day.  At that time, the entire population of the earth spoke the same language.  As they grew in number, they journeyed out in search of a wider land to settle in, one that would accommodate their growing numbers.  That is when “…they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.” (Genesis 11:2).   One of mankind’s early invention...
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PURE OF HEART

God is searching for a people who are pure and clean within, so that He can then manifest His glory and beauty to the world.   “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him,” (II Chronicles 16:9).   The psalmist David understood this when he said, “Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts,” and “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me,” (Psalm 51:6, 10).   After Saul had been rejected as king over Israel, God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint a new king from among the sons of Jesse.   Jesse had eight Sons; and when Samuel had come down to Jesse’s house, Jesse had his oldest son, Eliab, come before Samuel.   When Samuel saw Eliab, he said to himself, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before me,”    The Lord spoke to Samuel, however, and said, “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I ha...
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