Why Does God Mourn for Mankind?

Han Xue Ever since I believed in the Lord Jesus, I had enjoyed much grace from Him, often living in the peace and joy bestowed by Him. However, I always felt distressed in my heart whenever I saw the Bible say, “And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, ...

What Is the Meaning of the Parable of the New Cloth and Old Garment?

One day, after a meeting, a sister asked me, “Brother, the Lord Jesus said, ‘No man puts a piece of a new garment on an old; if otherwise, then both the new makes a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agrees not with the old’ (Luke 5:36). Do you ...

God Is My Only Support When I Was Suffering From Illness

By Shi Mei By October 14, 2015, it had been snowing hard for days on end, leaving thick, white snow on the ground and on the roof of my house. In the morning when the snow stopped, I went to the courtyard to sweep away the snow on the garden shed. Unexpecte...

Why Is It Hard for a Rich Man to Enter God’s Kingdom?

When I got up early in the morning, I said a prayer, then opened up the Bible and read the following: “And, behold, one came and said to Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And He said to him, Why call you Me good? there...

Which Is Greater in Your Heart, God or the Temple?

by Lin Lin The Bible records, “But I say to you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even o...

Bible Verses–Proverbs 1:5-7

Proverbs 1:5-7 5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels: 6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7The fear of the LORD is the begin...

How an Eighty-Year-Old Christian Survived the Flood

By Xinsheng, China My wife and I are both over 80 this year and live on a hillside in the mountains. After believing in God, with His grace and protection, we two elderly folks are in good health. To repay God’s love, we perform the duty of safeguarding the...

God’s Covenant with Abram – Bible Story

Genesis 12:14-18 And the LORD said to Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and t...