Days of Praise from ICR https://www.icr.org/articles/type/6/ Copyright 2026, Institute for Creation Research Wed, 8 Apr 2026 01:00:02 CST Wed, 8 Apr 2026 01:00:02 CST en <![CDATA[The Living Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15785/ Wed, 8 Apr 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)



This is the great verse of the In... More...]]> <![CDATA[On Being Faithful]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15784/ Tue, 7 Apr 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” (Titus 1:9)



It is important to note that the adjective ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Becoming the Gospel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15783/ Mon, 6 Apr 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.” (More...]]> <![CDATA[Risen with Christ]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15778/ Sun, 5 Apr 2026 00:00:00 PST




“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” (Colossians 3:1)



The wise believer revels in the fact of Christ’s res... More...]]> <![CDATA[Pleasant Perplexities]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15777/ Sat, 4 Apr 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.” (Philippians 1:23–24)

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“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.&rdquo... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Father of Spirits]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15775/ Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 PST





“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?” (Hebrews 12:9)

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“Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.” (John 11:53)



The Jewish leaders sought to kill Jesus after He raised Lazarus from the dead. Why? They knew Lazarus&rs... More...]]> <![CDATA[Other Preachers]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15755/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.” (Philippians 1:18)



This verse seems to confli... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Transfiguration]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15754/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.” (Matthew 21:3)



In His humanity, the Lord Jesus no doubt had the same physical n... More...]]> <![CDATA[Filled with Fruit]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15752/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:11)



The unique phrase “fruits of righteousness” has ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Life by Death]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15751/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)



This profound confidence comes at the conclusion of a threefold summary of Paul’s experience while serving the Lo... More...]]> <![CDATA[Reporting on the Parables]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15750/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.” (2 Timothy 1:8)



Paul h... More...]]> <![CDATA[Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15748/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.” (Luke 9:30–31)



This is a my... More...]]> <![CDATA[Love’s Product]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15746/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.” (Luke 10:42)



The sisters Mary and Martha both loved the Lord Jesus and wanted to please Hi... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Price of Sparrows]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15744/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.” (Matthew 10:29)



This fascinating bit of first-century pricing information, seeming... More...]]> <![CDATA[Love's Longing Prayer]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15743/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment.” (Philippians 1:9)



Paul’s longing for the Philippian church is eloquently expressed in h... More...]]> <![CDATA[Be Sure]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15742/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.” (Numbers 32:23)



Most things in this life are uncertain; nevertheless, there are som... More...]]> <![CDATA[No Fear in the Days of Evil]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15741/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?” (Psalm 49:5)



This enigmatic question should be a real concern to elderly unbelievers—or ... More...]]> <![CDATA[What the Creator Requires]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15740/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul?” (Deut... More...]]> <![CDATA[God’s Tear Bottle]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15738/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?” (Psalm 56:8)



This is a remarkable insight into the tender heart of our heavenly Father. He has a tear bo... More...]]> <![CDATA[Defense of the Gospel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15737/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.” (Philippians ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Promised Performance]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15736/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6)



Our Lord gave this powerful promise to perf... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Limited Knowledge of Jesus]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15735/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” (Mark 13:32)



This verse has always been difficult to understand. If Jesus ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Thy Power to Save]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15734/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.” (Psalm 98:1)



Throughout Scripture God accomplished glorious th... More...]]> <![CDATA[Redeeming Love]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15733/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” (Ephesians 1:7)



Verse four of “There Is a Fountain” fills Christians ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Thy Precious Blood]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15732/ Mon, 9 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins . . . and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.” (More...]]> <![CDATA[The Dying Thief]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15731/ Sun, 8 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:42–43)



One o... More...]]> <![CDATA[There Is a Fountain]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15730/ Sat, 7 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.” (Revelation 21:6)



Christi... More...]]> <![CDATA[Breaking Bread]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15729/ Fri, 6 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.” (Matthew 26:26)



This is the first of 12 specific r... More...]]> <![CDATA[I Have Overcome]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15728/ Thu, 5 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)



Jesus clearly said, “I have overcome”—not “I will overcome.” T... More...]]> <![CDATA[Fellowship in the Gospel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15727/ Wed, 4 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.” (Philippians 1:3–5)<... More...]]> <![CDATA[Living in the Real World]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15726/ Tue, 3 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.” (Isaiah 65:17)



People often think they are being practical when they place materi... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Unperfect Substance]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15725/ Mon, 2 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.” (Psalm 139:16)



This ... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Cross]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15724/ Sun, 1 Mar 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)



This same conversation and challenge is also recorded in More...]]> <![CDATA[Rejection at Home]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15693/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.” (Mark 6:4)



A town will give great honor to a “hometown boy&r... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Firstborn of Every Creature]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15692/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.” (Colossians 1:15)



A widespread cult heresy based on this verse claims that Jesus Christ was not eternal but merely t... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Wicked Man]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15691/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” (Psalm 10:4)



It is significant that the word “wicked” does not necessarily... More...]]> <![CDATA[The God Who Provides]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15690/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 15:13)



God provides for more than believers’ p... More...]]> <![CDATA[God’s Shadow]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15689/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.” (Psalm 17:8)



There are 12 references in the Bible to God’s “shadow,” understood as a type of His invisi... More...]]> <![CDATA[Explain, Expound, Expect]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15688/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.” (More...]]> <![CDATA[Creation in Praise of God]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15687/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” (Isaiah 55:12)

... More...]]> <![CDATA[Not This Man]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15686/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.” (John 18:40)



Unfortunately, this is the attitude of every generation toward its Creator and Redeemer. J... More...]]> <![CDATA[Fear of Witnessing]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15685/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.” (Acts 4:18)



Every Christian knows that he or she should witness for Christ, but most are very relucta... More...]]> <![CDATA[With Christ]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15684/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” (Colossians 3:2–3)



The apostle Paul, looking forward to the t... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Higher Ways]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15683/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9)



God’s thoughts and ways are by no means equivalent t... More...]]> <![CDATA[Created and Made]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15682/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.” (Genesis 2:4)



There are two accounts of creation ... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Righteous in Authority]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15681/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” (Proverbs 29:2)



Many can remember when the nation observed holidays on both the b... More...]]> <![CDATA[All Things Well]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15714/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.” (Mark 7:37)



Jesus indeed “hath done all things well.&rdquo... More...]]> <![CDATA[All Things Well]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15680/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.” (Mark 7:37)



Jesus indeed “hath done all things well.” One strong evidence of... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Greatest Love]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15713/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.” (Genesis 22:... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Greatest Love]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15679/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.” (Genesis 22:2)


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“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.” (Philippians ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Confirmation of the Gospel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15678/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.” (Philippians 1:7)

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“To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.” (Ephesians 3:10)



There is “an innumerable company... More...]]> <![CDATA[Our Ministry to Angels]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15677/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.” (Ephesians 3:10)



There is “an innumerable company of angels” in hea... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Living and the Written Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15710/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1)



The holy Scriptures and the person of our Lord Jesus Christ are so inseparably bound together that whate... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Living and the Written Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15676/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1)



The holy Scriptures and the person of our Lord Jesus Christ are so inseparably bound together that whatever calls into question ... More...]]> <![CDATA[According to the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15709/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.” (Psalm 119:169)



The closing 22nd stanza of Psalm 119 repeats many of the themes of the previous 21 and ... More...]]> <![CDATA[According to the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15674/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.” (Psalm 119:169)



The closing 22nd stanza of Psalm 119 repeats many of the themes of the previous 21 and summarizes this epic to ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Selah]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15708/ Mon, 9 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.” (Psalm 3:2)



The word Selah occurs 74 times in the Bible (three of which are in the prophetic psalm of Habakkuk... More...]]> <![CDATA[Selah]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15673/ Mon, 9 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.” (Psalm 3:2)



The word Selah occurs 74 times in the Bible (three of which are in the prophetic psalm of Habakkuk, with the other 71 in t... More...]]> <![CDATA[A Model Church]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15707/ Sun, 8 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father.” (1 Thessalonians 1:3)



Paul had begu... More...]]> <![CDATA[A Model Church]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15672/ Sun, 8 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father.” (1 Thessalonians 1:3)



Paul had begun the work at Thessaloni... More...]]> <![CDATA[Labor... The Gift of God]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15706/ Sat, 7 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 3:13)



Some people may have the feeling that having to work for a l... More...]]> <![CDATA[Labor . . . The Gift of God]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15671/ Sat, 7 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 3:13)



Some people may have the feeling that having to work for a living is an imposition o... More...]]> <![CDATA[I Will Carry You]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15705/ Fri, 6 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will ... More...]]> <![CDATA[I Will Carry You]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15670/ Fri, 6 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST
“Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will delive... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Worldwide Flood]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15704/ Thu, 5 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” (Genesis 9:11)



Th... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Worldwide Flood]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15669/ Thu, 5 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” (Genesis 9:11)



Those Christians who accep... More...]]> <![CDATA[Prophecy]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15703/ Wed, 4 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” (Deuteronomy 18:18)


... More...]]> <![CDATA[Prophecy]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15668/ Wed, 4 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” (Deuteronomy 18:18)



Two types of prophecy ... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Awesome Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15702/ Tue, 3 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.” (Psalm 119:161)



This stanza of Psalm 119 is rich in descriptions of the way God’s Word envelops the... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Awesome Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15667/ Tue, 3 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.” (Psalm 119:161)



This stanza of Psalm 119 is rich in descriptions of the way God’s Word envelops the believer in awe and won... More...]]> <![CDATA[Prophets from the Beginning]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15701/ Mon, 2 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of... More...]]> <![CDATA[Prophets from the Beginning]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15666/ Mon, 2 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.”... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Wonderful Angel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15700/ Sun, 1 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?” (Judges 13:18)



This intriguing encounter occurred during one of Israel’s periods of apos... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Wonderful Angel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15665/ Sun, 1 Feb 2026 00:00:00 PST “And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?” (Judges 13:18)



This intriguing encounter occurred during one of Israel’s periods of apostasy and servitude, when... More...]]> <![CDATA[Outward Appearances]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15640/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” (More...]]> <![CDATA[Treasure in Heaven]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15639/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.” (Luke 12:33)



The Lo... More...]]> <![CDATA[Four Crowns: Imperishable Crown]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15638/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” (1 Corinthians 9:25)



Imagine a crown that w... More...]]> <![CDATA[Four Crowns: Crown of Righteousness]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15637/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” (2 Timothy 4:8)More...]]> <![CDATA[Four Crowns: Crown of Life]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15636/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” (James 1:12)



Do you love the Lord? If ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Four Crowns: Crown of Glory]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15635/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.” (1 Peter 5:4)



New Testament epistles point to crowns that Christ’s followers should prize... More...]]> <![CDATA[Teachers and Soldiers]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15634/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.” (2 Timothy 2:26)



We are in a great battle for the minds of young people today. T... More...]]> <![CDATA[Jots and Tittles]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15633/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16)



Concerning Scripture, Christ tau... More...]]> <![CDATA[Thy Light and Thy Truth]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15632/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.” (Psalm 43:3)



This old troubled world desperately needs light to find the way ... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Lord Is Thy Keeper]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15631/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand . . . . The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.” (Psalm 121:5, 8)



... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Prayer of Moses]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15630/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” (Psalm 90:14)



This majestic yet reflective psalm is the oldest of all psalms. The superscript of the psalm iden... More...]]> <![CDATA[Prayer for the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15629/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.” (Psalm 119:145–146)



One of the great privileges we... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Blindness of Israel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15628/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.” (Romans 11:7)



One of the saddest aspects of our world is the blindn... More...]]> <![CDATA[A Better and an Enduring Substance]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15627/ Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” (Hebrews 10:36)



Christians have certain heavenly possessions, and this knowledge helps p... More...]]> <![CDATA[Divine Logistics]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15626/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man... More...]]> <![CDATA[Father of Believers]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15625/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)



The key New Testament doctrine of imputed righteousness, received through saving faith in the Word of G... More...]]> <![CDATA[Whosoever Will]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15624/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” (Revelation 22:17)



... More...]]> <![CDATA[Full]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15623/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.” (Genesis 25:8)



Abraham ended a life of faith having walked in such c... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Righteous Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15622/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.” (Psalm 119:137–138)



The writer of the book of Hebre... More...]]> <![CDATA[A Mighty Man]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15621/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.” (Judges 6:12)



Gideon was not a very promising leader to all outward appearances... More...]]> <![CDATA[Many Books]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15620/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” (Ecclesiastes 12:12)



It seems amazing, at first, that we ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Touch Not Mine Anointed]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15619/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And [David] said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.” (1 Samuel 24:6)<... More...]]> <![CDATA[Christ In You, the Hope of Glory]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15618/ Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27)



The last six words of this text... More...]]> <![CDATA[Guide and Keeper]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15617/ Thu, 8 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.” (Psalm 31:3)



David wrote often about the trials of life, but he leaned on a wise and good guide f... More...]]> <![CDATA[A Help in Sorrow]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15616/ Wed, 7 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.” (Isaiah 35:10)

... More...]]> <![CDATA[My Strength and Victory]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15615/ Tue, 6 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Corin... More...]]> <![CDATA[My Savior Makes Me Whole]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15614/ Mon, 5 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” (John 15:13–14)



Hymns sometimes lift our souls to he... More...]]> <![CDATA[Salvation in the Spirit]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15612/ Sat, 3 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5)



Nicodemus was confused the night when Jesus fi... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Rule]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15611/ Fri, 2 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12)



This command of Christ is the famous so-called G... More...]]> <![CDATA[A Fresh Start]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15610/ Thu, 1 Jan 2026 00:00:00 PST




“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” (More...]]> <![CDATA[Loaded with Blessing]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15587/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.” (Psalm 68:19)



As we come to this year’s end, it is salutary for the believer to think back... More...]]> <![CDATA[Wonder at the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15586/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.” (Psalm 119:129)



Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah. His grandfather was Manassah and his father Amon, b... More...]]> <![CDATA[True Education]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15585/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.” (1 Timothy 6:20)



Note that there are contained here ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Judgment from the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15583/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.” (Psalm 119:121)



The Hebrew word mishpat is one of the eight terms used in Psalm 119 to identify the Word of God. ... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Trinity in Ephesians]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15582/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:4<... More...]]> <![CDATA[God Gave Himself]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15581/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)



It is singularly appropriate that we lo... More...]]> <![CDATA[Mary and the Grace of God]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15580/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.” (Luke 1:30)



This announcement by the angel Gabriel to the virgin Mary, that she had been chosen as the mother o... More...]]> <![CDATA[God With Us]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15579/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.” (Genesis 4:1)



Here is Eve’s testimony concerning the first child born to the h... More...]]> <![CDATA[Mind Control]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15578/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness o... More...]]> <![CDATA[Thou Hast Made Me Glad]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15577/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.” (Psalm 92:4)



“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Keep Alive Thy Work]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15576/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.” (Habakkuk 3:2)



Habakkuk had... More...]]> <![CDATA[Science—True and False]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15575/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” (Genesis 2:9... More...]]> <![CDATA[Fringe Issues]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15574/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient.” (2 Timothy 2:24)



One of the plagues of modern-day Christendom is that many take up side issue... More...]]> <![CDATA[Cursed or Blessed]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15573/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” (Jeremiah 17:5)



Jeremiah provides for us a striking contrast ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Delivered by the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15572/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.” (Psalm 119:153–154)



Much of the Old Testament ... More...]]> <![CDATA[The First Stone]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15571/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” (John 8:7)



The scribes and Pharisees often plotted against Jesus. They sought to use the law of Moses to trap Him in a &ldquo... More...]]> <![CDATA[Light from the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15570/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105)



One of the more beautiful metaphors in the Bible, “light” is used either metaphorically or literally t... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Elect of God]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15569/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.” (Romans 8:33)



The doctrine of election is a key doctrine of Scripture, but it is also controversial, so ... More...]]> <![CDATA[How to Keep from Falling]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15568/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” (Psalm 56:13)



Once a person receives Christ as h... More...]]> <![CDATA[Unto Him That Is Able]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15567/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” (Jude 1:24)



There are three wonderful doxologies in three N... More...]]> <![CDATA[A World of Books]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15566/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” (John 21:25)More...]]> <![CDATA[Loving the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15565/ Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“O how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.” (Psalm 119:97)



This emotional stanza in Psalm 119 bursts with passion for the Word of God. “How sweet are thy words unto my taste!... More...]]> <![CDATA[Direct Access]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15564/ Mon, 8 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5)



This is one of the key verses of Scripture for several reasons. In the first place, in the mi... More...]]> <![CDATA[At Ease in Zion]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15563/ Sun, 7 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!” (Amos 6:1)



Zion (or Jerusalem) was the capital ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Eight Revivals]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15562/ Sat, 6 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6)



The number seven is known to be the number of fullness and rest, with the seven-day week used ever since the wee... More...]]> <![CDATA[Faithful Stewards]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15558/ Fri, 5 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2)



God’s Word reminds us that “every one of us shall give account of himself to God” ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Continue]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15557/ Thu, 4 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.” (2 Timothy 3:14)



This encouraging exhortation by Paul is in the mids... More...]]> <![CDATA[He Rides Upon the Heaven]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15556/ Wed, 3 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.” (Deuteronomy 33:26)



Chapter 33 of Deuteronomy contains the last rec... More...]]> <![CDATA[The Settled Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15555/ Tue, 2 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




“Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” (Psalm 119:89)



Most who read the Bible regularly are probably familiar with these sweeping statements from the Scriptures.



  • ... More...]]> <![CDATA[Faithful Sayings]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15554/ Mon, 1 Dec 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” (1 Timothy 1:15)



    The adjective “faithful” is ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Come Forth as Gold]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15539/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:7)More...]]>         <![CDATA[Inspired Words]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15538/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.” (Luke 21:33)



    The doctrine of plenary verbal inspiration, wrongly considered antiquated by many modern neo-evangelicals, is a... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Adam's Failure, Christ's Strength]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15537/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “By the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.” (Romans 5:18)



    When Adam rebel... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Pilgrims]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15536/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.” (1 Peter 1:1)



    These “strangers” to whom Peter wrote his tw... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Faithful Creator]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15535/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.” (1 Peter 4:19)



    This is the only verse in the Ne... More...]]>         <![CDATA[I Need No Other Argument]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15534/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “[The Father] hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Leaning on the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15533/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son....These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the So... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Enough for Me]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15532/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past.” (John 9:30)



    A “marvelous thing” in the Bi... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Godly Examples]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15527/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.” (Colossians 4:15)



    Some Pauline epistles, which included the letter to the church at Colossae,... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Redeem the Time]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15526/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” (Colossians 4:5-6)

    More...]]>         <![CDATA[Watch in Prayer]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15525/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds.” (Colossian... More...]]>         <![CDATA[To Be or Not to Be]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15524/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” (Galat... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Drawn to Jesus]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15523/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43)



    Picture the scene. Jesus hangs on a cross between two criminals—all three aware they are dying. One scoffs, “If thou be Christ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Maker and Owner]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15521/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.” (Jeremiah 27:5)



    &ldq... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Sleeper]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15520/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” (Ephesians 5:14)



    The message in our text provides an attention-getting warning to those who claim to be... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Continue in the Faith]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15519/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel.” (Colossians 1:23)



    In our text, “the faith” insists on a particular body of... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Reconciled]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15518/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight.” (2 Timothy 4:7)



    The beautiful World War II Memorial in the nation’s capital was dedicated in 2004, honorin... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Four Marks of Life Done Well]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15516/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” (John 17:4)



    Our Lord Jesus describes in John 17 four summaries of how He stewarded His life before His c... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Wrap Yourself in Godliness]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15515/ Sun, 9 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another.” (Colossians 3:12-13)More...]]>         <![CDATA[This Grace Also]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15514/ Sat, 8 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.” (2 Corinthians 8:7)



    Th... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Another Gospel]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15513/ Fri, 7 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.” (Galat... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Clean Your Mind]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15512/ Thu, 6 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds.” (Colossians 3:8-9)<... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Mortify Your Fleshly Members]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15508/ Wed, 5 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” (Colossians 3:5)



    This comma... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Focus Your Mind]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15507/ Tue, 4 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” (Colossians 3:2)



    The command of this verse is contained in the Greek word phroneo. The noun form has an emphasis on ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Risen with Christ]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15506/ Mon, 3 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” (Colossians 3:1)



    Christians have been raised with Christ, and the “n... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Shadowy Things]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15505/ Sun, 2 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” (Colossians 2:16-1... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Preaching the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15504/ Sat, 1 Nov 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.” (Acts 8:4)



    Every believer has been called to preach God’s Word, not just pastors of churches. When Christ gave... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Whom to Pray For]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15492/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men.” (1 Timothy 2:1)



    Let no one ever say that he has nothing to pray abou... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Blotted Out]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15491/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “...blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” (More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Circumcision of Christ]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15489/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.” (Colossians 2:11)



    During the mill... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Complete in Him]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15488/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians 2:10)



    The Greek term pleroo simply means “to fill up.” We are “complete... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Scripture Job Esteemed]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15487/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” (Job 23:12)



    What was one of the Lord’s earliest commands to ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Rooted and Built Up]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15486/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:7)



    The Christian walk must be “rooted” and &... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Christian Metaphors]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15485/ Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27)



    Christian believers and their characteristics are described in terms of many colorful metaphors in the Bible. In our t... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Regeneration]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15484/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6)



    Perhaps the greatest purpose of Christianity is to take that which is only flesh and see it r... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Order and Steadfastness]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15483/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.” (Colossians 2:5)



    Apparently, the church... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Filling the Earth]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15482/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Genesis 9:1).



    This was the first command God gave to mankind in the new world after ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15481/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” (Colossians 2:3)



    Paul had just promised Christians that they would be endowed with the “riches of the full assurance of und... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Full Assurance of Understanding]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15480/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ.” (Colo... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Christ in You]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15479/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27)



    The New Covenant includes a m... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Wisdom Mine]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15475/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?” (Job 28:20)



    In one of his monologues, Job compares his search for spiritual understanding to human explorations for metals an... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Watchful Sobriety]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15474/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)



    Several words are used in Scripture to imply spiritual watc... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Confidence in the God of Truth]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15473/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.” (Psalm 89:34-35)



    In Greek, Roman, and more m... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Hardened or Sprinkled Heart?]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15472/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.” (Romans 11:25)



    In Romans 11, Paul explains a marvelous outcome from Israel’s unbelief: many Genti... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Head of the Church]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15471/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” (Colossians 1:18)



    The “head” i... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Creator of All Things]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15470/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.” (Romans 15:13)



    God’s provisions for the believer incl... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Line Upon Line]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15468/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “The word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.” (Matthew 9:12)



    It almost goes without saying that a person who is seriously ill... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Delivered, Translated, Forgiven]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15466/ Thu, 9 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “...who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13-14... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Qualified to Inherit]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15465/ Wed, 8 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.” (Colossians 1:10)



    There are many admonitions in Scriptur... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Filled with the Knowledge of His Will]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15463/ Mon, 6 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” (Colossians 1:9)... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Lessons from Colossians]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15462/ Sun, 5 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Colossians 1:2)



    Paul’s letter to the ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Bible Stands!]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15461/ Sat, 4 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” (Psalm 119:160)



    Very few books survive very long. Only a few survive past the first printing,... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Certain Hope]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15460/ Fri, 3 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.” (Hebrews 6:18-19)
    More...]]>         <![CDATA[Longing for the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15459/ Thu, 2 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?” (Psalm 119:81-82)



    Those who “love the LORD” with all... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Sufferings]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15458/ Wed, 1 Oct 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.” (1 Peter 2:21)



    Peter’s first epistle, written during a time... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Understanding Through the Word]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15441/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.” (Psalm 119:73)



    Understanding the Word of God begins with seeing God as the Creator of all th... More...]]>         <![CDATA[Lovers of Self]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15440/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.” (2 Timothy 3:2)



    One of the dangerous teachings of the New Age ... More...]]>         <![CDATA[From Forgetting to Shedding]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15439/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.” (Proverbs 6:16-17)



    In both the Old and New T... More...]]>         <![CDATA[The Discerner]]> https://www.icr.org/article/15438/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 PST




    “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Psalm 119:57)



    Three of the 22 stanzas of Psalm 119 have all eight Hebrew terms used to describe the Word of God. How app... More...]]>