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Sunday, November 30, 2025

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“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
We spoke a little about Remembrance Day, or Veteran’s Day, several weeks ago, closer to the date of November 11. But today, as I write this, it is exactly November 11, 2023. Many people have gathered together in different places to remember those who fought in various wars. But the whole remembrance is a bit spoiled by the fact that there are more wars going on right now! As I write, there is a war between Russia and the Ukraine, and a war between Israel and Hamas, an extremist Muslim group. Both wars threaten to involve other nations.
It is wonderful to realize that not only did the Lord Jesus die to put away our sins, but also in order that sin might be completely removed from this world eventually. This will not happen right away, but eventually sin will completely disappear because of what our blessed Savior did on the cross. He is worthy of our remembrance today!

Saturday, November 29, 2025

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“They shall lay hands on you, and persecute you…and some of you shall they cause to be put to death…But there shall not an hair of your head perish” (Luke 21:12,16,18).
In these verses the Lord Jesus is warning His followers about the kind of treatment they could expect from the world after He was rejected and crucified. All this has often happened to faithful followers of the Lord Jesus throughout the history of the church. Some have wondered, however, how the Lord could speak of some being put to death, and yet say that “not an hair of your head” would perish.
The explanation is that the Lord Jesus was speaking of eternity, and of how those who died martyr’s deaths for faithfulness to the Lord would be raised with bodies of glory. In no way would they perish, for if they were killed, they would go instantly to be with Christ. Then, when the Lord comes, they will receive their glorified bodies.
God wants us to take an eternal view of everything, and not merely an earthly view. If we give up our lives for the Lord down here, we will get an eternal reward that will make it all worthwhile.

Friday, November 28, 2025

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“For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops” (Luke 12:2-3).
Here the Word of God clearly tells us that everything we say or do is going to come out someday, in one way or another. God sometimes brings sin to light even in this world, but not always. For believers, if we have sinned and have not confessed it to the Lord, God may have to bring it up at what is called the judgment seat of Christ for believers. Our sins will not be brought up for punishment, but rather we will lose a reward we might otherwise have had.
On the other hand, those who are not saved and who die without Christ will be brought before God at what is called the “great white throne,” and the Bible tells us that “they were judged every man according to their works” (Revelation 20:13). This is a very serious thing to think about.
Let us remember our verses for today whenever we are tempted to do or say something wrong, and to remember that God knows all about it.

Thursday, November 27, 2025

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“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant” (Proverbs 9:17).
We may wonder what this verse means, but it is really quite simple, and we can all understand it. There is a certain thrill that we get when we do something wrong secretly, thinking that we have gotten away with it. That is the reason that some people indulge in shoplifting. Sometimes they do not need the articles they steal, but they want the thrill of seeing if they can get away with it, without being caught. Sometimes, of course, they do get away with it, as far as this world is concerned.
However, this kind of thrill is short-lived, for then our conscience begins to bother us, for we know that stealing is wrong. Also, even if no one in this world catches us, someday we will have to stand before God. God knows all about that sin, and will not forget about it. I hope none of us who are true believers would steal, but we will speak more about this tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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“Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto Him” (Luke 20:37-38).
The Sadducees were a sect of the Jews that did not believe in the resurrection. They believed that when a person dies, that is the end of them; they die just as an animal dies. There are many people today who believe like that, for if there is no resurrection, then they will not have to meet God someday and account for the way they have lived. But I believe that deep down in their hearts they know that they will have to meet God someday.
In our verses today, the Lord Jesus answers that question, showing from the Old Testament scriptures that in the time of Moses, God revealed Himself to him as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. If all these had died like animals, God would scarcely refer to Himself as their God; it would have no meaning. But while those men, and many others, are dead as far as this world is concerned, they are not dead to God. All three of those men are with Christ now, but those who have died without Him are in a place of torment. As our verse says, “All live unto Him.”

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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“I Wisdom dwell with prudence…Counsel is Mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength” (Proverbs 8:12,14).
Prudence means using wisdom to apply to different situations. The book of Proverbs speaks a lot about wisdom, but especially in the first few chapters. How important it is to get wisdom! But where is it to be found? If you read Proverbs 8, you will find that wisdom becomes a person, and that Person about whom the chapter speaks in verses 22-31 is obviously the Lord Jesus Himself. He is the wisdom of God for us in our Christian pathway.
Yes, we learn about Him in the Word of God, but ultimately it is an intimate knowledge of the Lord Jesus, and a walk with Him, that gives us real wisdom. More than this, the wisdom of this world cannot add anything to the Word of God, and to Christ. In fact, the wisdom of God is always opposite to man’s wisdom. Let us remember that, and let us walk with the Lord. His wisdom is perfect.

Monday, November 24, 2025

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“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me” (Psalm 50:23).
Our verse today brings out what we mentioned in the last sentence of yesterday’s meditation. When we sing the Lord’s praises, we glorify Him. We will certainly sing His praises in heaven, but the Lord wants us to begin down here. Yes, there are some people who cannot sing, and others who have difficulty singing on key, but most of us have good voices that can be used for God’s glory.
In Hebrews 13:15 we are told to bring to the Lord “the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name.” In the Old Testament, the Israelites were not allowed to bring a blemished animal as a sacrifice. It could not be lame, or sick, or blind, or anything like that. Are we bringing a “blemished sacrifice” to the Lord by not giving Him our best in our praise to Him?

Sunday, November 23, 2025

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“I will sing a new song unto Thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praise unto Thee” (Psalm 144:9).
It is a wonderful thing to be able to praise the Lord intelligently. The Lord has given us human beings voices that are capable not only of intelligent speech, but also of singing. Man has made many musical instruments, but none are quite as good as the human voice. The violin comes the closest to the human voice, and the cello is the only instrument that is capable of the range of notes that the human voice can sing. The most famous violins are the Stradivarius violins, and people will pay millions of dollars to obtain one. Yet each of us has a voice that is even better, if used properly.
When we come together as an assembly of Christians, are we using our voices to praise the Lord, or do we sit there in silence, or perhaps barely open our mouths? The Lord values the response of our hearts to what He has done for us, and loves to hear us sing His praises. I believe that the instrument of ten strings refers, not to another musical instrument, but rather to you and me, for ten is the number of man’s responsibility. Let us use the instrument God has given us, for His glory!

Saturday, November 22, 2025

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“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto Him…a lying tongue” (Proverbs 6:16-17).
Here we have the second thing that the Lord hates—a lying tongue. When I was growing up, lying was considered a very serious thing, and if children told lies, they were usually severely punished. Sadly, all that has changed over the years, and now adults often lie without seeming to have any conscience about it. After all, they say, isn’t it an easy way to get out of an embarrassing situation? Of course, it becomes even more embarrassing when they are found out, and have to admit that they lied. But even then many people are not very embarrassed, and simply say, “Yes, I lied,” as if this were quite normal. Of course, children learn from adults, and get used to lying as well.
Let us remember that we live and move before the Lord. Let us not adopt the sinful practices of this world, but rather remember that the Lord is watching.

Friday, November 21, 2025

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“These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto Him: a proud look” (Proverbs 6:16-17).
God is holy, and He hates sin in any form. However, it is a mistake to think that all sins are equal in God’s sight. Some are far more serious than others. Here in our verse today we have a list of seven sins that the Lord hates especially.
We notice that the first one in the list is “a proud look.” We might think that a “look” is not that serious, but what is on our faces betrays to others what is in our hearts. The Lord can look directly into our hearts, and knows our attitude, and what we are thinking. As creatures, we have no right to be proud, for that takes away from the glory due only to God, and gives it to us. Everything we have, every ability we have to do things, everything we know—it all ultimately comes from God. Truly, as an older brother used to teach us, “Every form of pride is wrong, and ought to be condemned.”

Thursday, November 20, 2025

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“Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps” (1 Peter 2:21).
Back in the late 1700s and early 1800s there was a famous British admiral named Lord Nelson. He had lost one eye and one of his arms in battle, but continued to win many sea battles. He was extremely well-liked by the sailors who worked under him, for he understood them and led them rather than drove them.
In those days of sailing ships, many younger sailors found it a little frightening to have to climb up the rigging (a network of ropes that held the mast up) to the top of the mast. All this had to be done while the ship was pitching and rolling on the ocean, causing the mast to sway from side to side. Since the mast was often 100 feet high, it was dangerous too.
Often when a young sailor had to “go aloft” for the first time, Lord Nelson would stand with him at the bottom of the mast. “I am going aloft right now,” he would say, “I trust I shall meet you at the top.” Of course a young man with both eyes and both arms would think, “If a man with only one eye and one arm can do it, surely I can too.” Then he would be encouraged to go up, and soon felt comfortable doing it.
The Lord Jesus is like that to us. He has been through every kind of difficulty that a sinless Man could go through, and He is our example. He has gone on before and reached heaven safely. If we follow Him, He will give us the strength to complete the journey too.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are His” (2 Timothy 2:19).
Yesterday we saw that those Christians who really follow the Lord Jesus, and are willing to give up their present advantages in this life, will not only enjoy His company in this present life, but will have eternal life in the world to come. But does this mean that a true Christian who does not follow the Lord will eventually lose his/her salvation?
No, for our verse today tells us that we will never lose our salvation. The Lord knows those who are His, and He says in John 10:28 that “they shall never perish.” However, an unfaithful Christian will definitely lose part of his reward. Also, if we profess to be true believers, the Lord expects us to “depart from iniquity.” That means to depart from sin. We disgrace and dishonor the name of Christ if we live sinful, worldly lives, and others will find it hard to believe that we are true Christians.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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“And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting” (Luke 18:29-30).
There are many people today who want to live an easy, comfortable life in this world, and then go to heaven at the end. As the saying goes, they want to have the best of both worlds. But if we truly wish to follow the Lord Jesus, and to know Him in an intimate way, it means following Him in His path of rejection in this world. It often means giving up some of our material things, perhaps some of the advantages we might otherwise have had, and perhaps even some people who are naturally close to us, in order fully to follow the Lord. But it is worth it!
Not only will we have an inner joy that more than compensates for the loss of these things, but we will enjoy eternal life with our Savior for all eternity. Are you and I prepared to pay the price to follow Him fully?

Monday, November 17, 2025

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“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it” (Proverbs 3:27).
Have you ever woken up in the morning in a bad mood? Perhaps there is no reason for it, but you just feel in a bad mood. A good friend of mine who lived in a foreign country went to the post office to pick up a parcel that had been sent to him. When he arrived at the post office, he could see his parcel sitting on a shelf behind the counter. But the man at the post office refused to give it to him; he simply said, “Not today; come back tomorrow.” He was in a bad mood, and did not feel like giving my friend his parcel.
Let us not allow a bad mood to govern our lives. Let us ask the Lord to help us get over it, and to treat others in a right way. A prominent pizza company in the U.S.A. used to tell its employees, “Leave your bad mood at home!” As Christians, we should go further than that. We should get rid of that bad mood altogether.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

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“And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger” (Luke 17:17-18).
If you read this little story (Luke 17:12-19), you will find that the Lord Jesus met ten lepers, who asked Him to have mercy on them. He told them to go and show themselves to the priests, and while they were on the way, they were healed. It was a test for them; would they turn back and thank Him? Only one did so, and he was a Samaritan. The Lord Jesus felt this very much, that only one came back, but He appreciated very much the one who did come back.
It is the same today. Many have had their sins washed away by the Lord Jesus, yet few bother to remember Him as He has asked us to do. He appreciates it very much if we take time every Lord’s day to remember all that He suffered for us, and all He did to rescue us from a lost eternity.

Saturday, November 15, 2025

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“As every man hath received the gift, even so let him minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10).
We were speaking yesterday about being faithful with our money, and this is called being a good steward. A steward is someone who is given money (and maybe other things) that belong to someone else, and he is trusted to use them according to the owner’s wishes. But here in our verse for today we are also to be stewards “of the manifold grace of God.” Even the things of Christ are to be used wisely, and to be freely given to others. If we have enjoyed something of Christ, it is good to share it with others; that is being a good steward.
However, there is one difference between money and the things of Christ. If you give away some money, then you have less yourself. However, if you share something of Christ with someone else, you do not lose it. In fact, you enjoy it more! That is why the things of Christ are called the true riches.

Friday, November 14, 2025

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“If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?” (Luke 16:11-12).
We have all been given things we can use for the Lord, and this chapter is particularly talking about our money. (Mammon is an old English word for money.) The Lord expects us to use our money wisely, and for Him, for it is not really our own. It is the Lord’s money. If we do not use it wisely, the Lord will not give us the true riches. The true riches are the things we know of Christ, and they will be ours for all eternity. But we will have to leave our money behind when we leave this world, and in that sense it is not really ours forever. However, if we use it for the Lord, He will give us an eternal reward for it. It will be well worthwhile in that day to receive a reward, rather than to have wasted our money on the things of this world.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

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“And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it” (Matthew 7:26-27).
Several people were in one house on the Humber River, which was surrounded by water. The water was rising, and men with a boat came along, calling out to those people to come out and get in the boat. Three people came out and two got into the boat. But then the third man stopped and said, “Wait! I forgot something.” The men in the boat told him not to go back into the house, as it looked about to fall into the water. But the man went back anyway, and while he was in the house, it tumbled into the water. The men in the boat did their best to get him, but they could not. Later, when his body was recovered, they found out what he had gone back for. Clenched in one hand was a twenty-dollar bill! He lost his life for twenty dollars!
You and I would say, “How foolish he was!” Yet many people in this world are neglecting their eternal salvation, and choosing to go after the things of this world. But nothing is worth losing our souls. Let us not be foolish with our eternal destiny.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock” (Matthew 7:24-25).
Many years ago, when I was a boy, a strong hurricane called Hurricane Hazel caused serious damage along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.A. and Canada. Where I lived in Ontario we did not get the wind, but only several days of very heavy rain. Rivers overflowed their banks, and in the area of Toronto, Ontario the Humber River started to wash away some of the houses built along its banks. Some brave men took boats out onto the river, going along and attempting to save people who were trapped in their houses that were surrounded by water. Sadly, many of those houses ended up being washed away.
Those houses were built near the river, and when the floods rose, they were washed away. But those houses that were built up higher, perhaps on a rock, stood firm. In the same way we need to build our lives on Christ, who is the Rock, for God’s judgment will never touch us if we are resting on Him. But if we rest on our own good works, or something else in this world, it will be washed away under the judgment of God. Tomorrow I will tell you a story about a man who was in one of those houses on the Humber river.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

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“And when Esau heard the voice of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry…And he [Isaac] said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing” (Genesis 27:34-35).
Here we see the sad end of Esau, who despised his birthright as the eldest son, and then became very angry when his younger brother Jacob cheated him and deceived his father. But the whole incident caused longstanding bad feeling between Jacob and Esau, and resulted in Jacob’s having to leave home. Jacob never saw his mother again, for she died before he was able to come home again. Later on, the descendants of Esau treated the children of Israel very badly. All this resulted from the fact that Esau would not submit to the will of God, and from the fact that Jacob (with his mother’s advice) resorted to lying and cheating in order to get God’s blessing.
It is all a good lesson for us, and shows us that we may bring a bad family character and sinful tendency into a marriage, which may cause untold harm. Let us remember to deal with these things before the Lord, before they cause this kind of trouble for us.

Monday, November 10, 2025

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“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Bring me venison…that I may eat, and bless thee…Now therefore, my son, obey my voice…Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savory meat for thy father, such as he loveth…that he may eat, and that he may bless thee” (Genesis 27:6-10).
Two days ago we were talking about Isaac and Rebekah. In order to understand today’s verses, you should read the whole chapter—Genesis 27. Here you will find the sad story of how Rebekah and Jacob together deceived Isaac (who was blind by then), and got the blessing for Jacob that Isaac intended for Esau. Even though Rebekah was godly and loved the Lord, she came from a family that was accustomed to getting what they wanted by lying and cheating. God had already promised that Rebekah’s younger son Jacob would have greater blessing than Esau, but they did not trust the Lord to give it to them. When Isaac (wrongfully) was going to give Esau the larger blessing, Rebekah and Jacob made sure that Jacob got it, but by deceiving Isaac. No doubt Rebekah was a skillful cook who could make goat meat taste like venison, and Isaac did not know the difference. Tomorrow we will see what happened.

Sunday, November 9, 2025

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“This do in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19).
Two days from now it will be November 11, which is called Remembrance Day here in Canada, where I live. In the United States it is called Veterans Day. It is a day when we remember the soldiers who died in the various wars during the last 100 years. Remembrance Day actually began back in 1919, for World War I ended on November 11, 1918. On the anniversary of that day, soldiers of all wars gather to remember those who died in the war.
The Lord Jesus has asked us to remember Him too. We do not go to a cenotaph to stand at attention, sing songs, and observe a minute of silence. Rather the Lord Jesus has asked us to come together, with a loaf and a cup, to remember that He died for us, and shed His blood. It is a most precious privilege that we ought to value more than anything else. I have never forgotten what an old brother once said to us—“To be at the remembrance of the Lord is the dearest place to my heart this side of the glory.”

Saturday, November 8, 2025

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“And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob” (Genesis 25:28).
In our verse today, we find one of the reasons why things went wrong. Both parents had a favorite son, and for different reasons. Isaac evidently liked to eat, and since Esau was a good hunter, he was able to bring home deer. (Venison is meat from a deer.) Without this, they would have to eat mostly beef or mutton, for their flocks and herds consisted of cows and sheep. Venison was something different, and Isaac liked it.
On the other hand, Rebekah loved Jacob, for he spent more time at home, and evidently knew how to cook. Also, as we shall see, their characters were very similar.
It is never right for parents to have favorite children. We may love each of our children in a little different way, but we should not love one more than another. The result of this was to divide Isaac and Rebekah from one another, and it led to bigger problems later. This is a good warning for every parent.

Friday, November 7, 2025

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“And Isaac…took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her” (Genesis 24:67).
Since this calendar is mainly for young people, it is quite possible that most of you who read it are not married yet. However, it is also very likely that most of you have thought about getting married. A marriage in the Lord is a joy second only to getting saved, and is one of the most important events in our life. Our verse today is at the end of a long chapter about the way Isaac and Rebekah came to be married.
It is a happy ending, for Isaac was evidently a godly young man, and Rebekah was a godly girl. Isaac had recognized his father’s wisdom in asking his servant to go and look for a bride for him, and Rebekah had recognized the hand of God in everything that happened. As a result, there was real love in their home, and no doubt both of them were very happy.
However, as we read on in Genesis, we find that everything did not go smoothly in their marriage. Tomorrow we will look at what happened, and some of the reasons why things went wrong.

Thursday, November 6, 2025

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“For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of My supper” (Luke 14:24).
This is a very solemn verse, for it tells us that if people have heard the gospel and rejected it, they will not have another chance after the Lord comes. There are some today, even some true Christians, who teach that after the Lord comes, those who have been left behind will have another chance. But this verse, and others as well, make it clear to us that there will not be another chance for those who have rejected the gospel.
Think how awful it will be, especially for some who have grown up in Christian homes, suddenly to realize that the Lord has come, and that they have been left behind because they were not saved. There will be no hope then, and they will know with certainty that they must face certain judgment. The thought of this ought to frighten everyone who is not saved, and also ought to encourage all true believers to tell others about the importance of being saved.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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“And another angel came out…he also having a sharp sickle…And another angel…cried with a loud cry…saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe” (Revelation 14:17-18).
Revelation is largely a book of judgment, and here we find some of the judgments being executed by the angels. The grapes represent some of those who will fall under the judgment, and it says here that “her grapes are fully ripe.” What does this mean?
It means that God does not execute judgment until the evil has reached its highest point. When we look at the world today, we may think that things could not possibly get any worse. Yet some of us were saying that thirty years ago, and yet it has gotten worse—much worse! It is possible that the moral state of this world could get even worse than it is now.
In our verses today and yesterday, we see the two things that have to happen before the Lord comes. First of all, God’s house must be filled, and secondly, the evil in this world must reach its height. We can pray that the Lord will come soon, for it is hard to imagine what the world would be like if things got much worse.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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“Yet there is room. And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled” (Luke 14:22-23).
The great supper that is recorded in Luke 14:16-24 is a picture of the gospel going out. Many who have been invited have refused the invitation, and now, as the time comes to an end, the Lord is telling His servant (the Holy Spirit) to go out wherever He can, and bring people in. As we saw yesterday, many in so-called Christian countries have rejected the gospel, but now God is bringing the gospel out to many different places in this world. Thankfully, many of them believe the gospel, and come to Christ.
God’s house must be filled, and when many who have heard the gospel in countries that have an open Bible and easy access to the gospel have turned away from it, God will fill His house with others. But God’s house will be filled! Are you part of the number that will fill it?

Monday, November 3, 2025

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“There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God” (Luke 13:28-29).
In the days when our Lord was on earth, there were many in Israel who prided themselves on their national heritage, but refused to believe on the Lord Jesus. Our Lord told them that the day would come when many others outside of Israel would believe and receive the blessing, while they would be thrust out.
In the same way there are many in so-called Christian countries today who attend “church,” who call themselves Christians, and who expect to end up in heaven. Yet, when the true gospel is presented to them, they will not believe. Sadly, they will find in a coming day that many will be in heaven who have not had the benefit of a Christian heritage, yet have believed on the Lord Jesus. It will be a shock to many who grew up in Christian countries to be “thrust out,” having relied on “living a good life,” yet never having accepted the Lord Jesus as their Savior. Have you accepted the Lord Jesus as your Savior?

Sunday, November 2, 2025

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“Thy wrath lieth hard upon Me, and Thou hast afflicted Me from My youth up” (Psalm 88:7).
In the gospels, we get the record of the sufferings of the Lord Jesus; in the Psalms we get His feelings during those awful sufferings. His sufferings from the hands of man were terrible, but His sufferings from the hands of God were infinitely worse. Here in our verse today the psalmist is referring to His sufferings at the hands of God.
Of course, it is not the Lord Jesus speaking directly here, for the psalms were written long before He came into this world. But sometimes the Spirit of God led those who wrote the Old Testament to write far beyond their own experiences, to speak of the Lord Jesus. In this way we know something of the feelings of the Lord Jesus when He suffered. David was not afflicted from his youth up, but the Lord Jesus was. David never felt the wrath of God the way the Lord Jesus did. Those old inspired writers realized this, and when they asked the Lord what it meant, they were told that they were writing for a people later on. That means you and me.
When we think of all that the Lord Jesus did for us, how it should make us thank and praise Him for what He endured!

Saturday, November 1, 2025

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“There is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:22-23).
“For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him” (Romans 10:12).
In these two verses we find two things where there is no difference. First of all, we are all sinners, no matter what race or nation we belong to. We all need a Savior, and none of us can get saved through our own efforts. We have all come short of the glory of God.
Secondly, there is also no difference as to who can be saved. God is reaching out to everyone in this world, telling them that He loves them, and wants to save them. The Lord Jesus Christ has died for all, and His blood has power to wash away the sins of anyone who comes to Him. If we call upon Him, He will surely hear us and save us, no matter who we are.
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