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A MORE EXCELLENT SACRIFICE

“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh” (Hebrews 11:4).   The biblical story of Cain and Abel is incredible in its depth and teaching.   We find the gospel message revealed to us in its simplicity through this tale of jealousy and violence.   Writing to the Hebrew believers in the first century, the Apostle Paul states that Abel was still speaking to believers through his witness even though he had been dead for 4000 years.   Even today, Abel’s witness of faith and redemption rings out as clear as a bell to those who will hear it.   The account of Cain and Abel is told in the fourth chapter of Genesis.   There we find the story opening with the birth of two sons to Adam and Eve.   Cain was the firstborn and oldest of the boys, and Abel, his brother, came along after him.   Abel, we are told, ...
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PSALM 32

The thirty-second Psalm provides us with the perfect road map for our Christian walk.   It outlines the principles of godly living that, if followed, will ensure our spiritual health every day.   It is amazing what a powerful "medicine" that the Lord can pack inside such a tiny capsule.   At just eleven verses long, this Psalm packs a mighty wallop!   "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.   Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."   (Psalm 32:1, 2).   Our God delights in mercy.   He doesn't forever hold our sins against us; but, through our Lord Jesus Christ, He has blotted out our transgressions and erased our sins.   As far as the east is from the west - that's how far God has removed our sins.   He demands that we be without guile (deceitfulness), however, in our dealings with Him.   If we pretend not to hear Him, or try to hide ...
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SAVING OUR LIFE

"Peter answered and said unto Him, Though all men shall be offended because of Thee, yet will I never be offended.  Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.  Peter said unto Him, Though I should die with Thee, yet will I not deny Thee.   Likewise also said all the disciples ." (Matthew 26:33-35).   Each of us is willing to give our very best to the Lord at the beginning of our spiritual journey.   We make many promises to Him at the start when our faith is new and our experience is limited.   Like Peter, we may even pledge our lives in service for Him.   While such sentiments are well meaning, they come from a place of ignorance.   We just don’t know what discipleship is going to cost us yet.   These words and promises come very easily to "all the disciples" at first.    We simply do not understand as young Christians that this is a process, and that we are gr...
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