A Word for Today | Revelation 1:9-16 One Sunday long ago, the apostle John was beginning his worship on the Lord’s Day, though he was alone and exiled on the Isle of Patmos. Caught up by the Holy Spirit, John was given a vision of Jesus in His exalted glory. Having heard behind him “a […]
The Alpha and Omega
A Word for Today | Revelation 1:8 The question of the sovereignty of God is essential to all Christians but especially to those who are going through hard times. James Boice asks: “Is God sovereign? Is he regulating affairs on earth today and at all times? Or are things somehow out of his control? Or […]
Jesus, the Faithful Witness
A Word for Today | Revelation 1:5 The apostle John opens the book of Revelation by offering us grace and peace from “Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth” (Rev. 1:5). Not many of us would describe Jesus in these terms. But the apostle sees […]
The Powers of Darkness Cast Out
A Word for Today | Luke 8:26-39 Jesus’ miraculous deliverance of the man known as “the Gadarene demoniac” provides one of the more chilling depictions in all Scripture of what the reign of sin is all about. Jesus had crossed the Sea of Galilee with His disciples, calming the storm en route. Arriving on the […]
