Owing or Owning?
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.” Joshua 13:1 Despite his advanced age, God charged Joshua to...
A Gift That Keeps Giving
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN Neglect not the gift that is in thee…” 1 Tim. 4:14 Writing to his son in the faith, the apostle Paul urged Timothy to not neglect the spiritual gifts and talents that had been bestowed upon him to glorify Christ and edify the...
Making Room for New Trees
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He...
The Intercessory Work of Christ – Matthew 14
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.” John 6:17“ And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.” Matt 14:25 It had been a long day of ministry. Having fed the multitude, the...
Good News From a Far Country
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.”Joshua 13:1 Despite his advanced age, God charged Joshua to fully...
A Case Study in Conversion – Luke 19
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “… make haste and come down, for today, I must abide at thy house.” Luke 19:5“ And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully”. Luke 19:6 There was perhaps not a more unlikely candidate for salvation than...
Crossing Over
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Mark 4:35 Little did the disciples realize what lay ahead in their journey– the windstorm, the waves, the worry. “Master, do you...
A Living Sacrifice
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “Also you shall make its pans to receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forksand its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze.” Ex. 27:3 Prescribed by God, fleshhooks were used in the service of...
The Guidance of the Lord
at JANUARY 29, 2013 by MARK KOLCHIN “He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; He led him about, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.” Deut. 32:10 Before Israel entered Canaan, Moses’ song recounted the prominent...