“I will pour water upon him that is thirsty.” –Isaiah 44:3 When a believer has fallen into a low, sad state of feeling, he often tries to lift himself out of it by chastening himself with dark and doleful fears. Such is not the way to rise from the dust, but to continue in it. […]

“Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.” –Psalm 100:4 Our Lord would have all his people rich in high and happy thoughts concerning his blessed person. Jesus is not content that his brethren should think meanly of him; it is his pleasure that his espoused ones should be delighted with his beauty. We are […]

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.” –Isaiah 54:17 This day is notable in English history for two great deliverances wrought by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy our Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605. “While for our princes they prepare In caverns deep a burning […]

Waiting for your win? The Washington Nationals waited a long time, and that’s one reason they inspired us so much. Never give up. Never give in. Never give up hope. Discover how God works for our good in this special podcast bonus episode from John I. Snyder.

What did Jesus really mean when he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, the servant of all” (Mark 9:35)? In this episode of The Walk, John I. Snyder speaks with Dr. Ralph Enlow about his faith story, and discusses greatness really means. Ralph Enlow is the author of Servant […]

“The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost.”-John 14:26 This age is peculiarly the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, in which Jesus cheers us, not by his personal presence, as he shall do by-and-by, but by the indwelling and constant abiding of the Holy Ghost, who is evermore the Comforter of the church. It is his […]

“I will meditate in thy precepts.”-Psalm 119:15 There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on his Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the […]

In this episode of The Walk, John I. Snyder speaks with Dr. John Frame about his new book, We Are All Philosophers: A Christian Introduction to Seven Fundamental Questions, available now through Lexham Press. Dr. John Frame is the retired J. D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando […]

As soul winners, we are not to hold up a modified standard of holiness before our people and say, “You’ll be all right if you reach that standard.” Scripture says, He that commits sin is of the devil (1 John 3:8). Remaining under the power of any known sin is a mark of our being […]

“But he answered her not a word.”-Matthew 15:23 Genuine seekers who as yet have not obtained the blessing, may take comfort from the story before us. The Saviour did not at once bestow the blessing, even though the woman had great faith in him. He intended to give it, but he waited awhile. “He answered […]