Examination

David’s Plea For Vindication

This Psalm seems to refer to a time of national crisis when people were dying under the judgment of God. It is not known exactly when this was. With disaster taking place all around him, David was not claiming to be sinless because that is impossible for any human being to achieve. He puts …

Philip Fails the Exam

There were great multitudes that followed Jesus everywhere He went because they did not want to miss the tremendous excitement of the “signs” which he did (vv. 1-4). They had just traveled along the northern shore of the sea of Galilee through rugged terrain to get to where He was. Jesus was …

IllustrationBreusch: Is Anyone Listening

President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and decided to find out whether anybody was paying attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him with extended …

IllustrationDo You Really Know Who You Are?

It is significant that the first U.S. astronauts, while being trained for their moon flights, were required to give twenty answers to the query, “Who are you?” Take the same test yourself. Do you …