Author: Geoffrey Daniels

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Sovereign Grace

We are now living the “dispensation of grace” which began after the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, which will continue until His second advent. In his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul wrote, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passion, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives” (Titus 2:11,12). A popular definition of grace is “God’s unmerited favor.” Someone has come up with the following acronym “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.” Grace is also explained as “the goodness and loving kindness of God, […]

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Sorrow

The dictionary defines “sorrow” as a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment or other misfortune. This is exemplified with the passing of a relative, someone special, an acquaintance, or an associate. The words sorrow and sorrowful appear several times in the Bible. Sorrow is also a key element when it comes to the christian and his or her attitude toward sin in his or her lifestyle. There is also “godly sorrow” of which the Apostle Paul refers to in his letter to the Corinthians. He writes, “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; […]

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Sin Will Find You Out

For many today, it would seem that there is no such thing as “sin.” For others, it is just a social problem here and there. Sin is very real to the extent that it brought God’s condemnation on the entire human race. As human beings, we are not only sinners by nature (how we were born) but we are also sinners by practice. King David said, “I was brought forth [born] in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceive me” (Psalm 51:5). This means that from the point of conception, man has the sin nature.  Sin is described  as “an […]

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Self-Examination

The Bible says to the christian, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless indeed you fail to meet the test” (2 Corinthians 13:5). The Apostle Paul wrote this in his letter to the Corinthian church. It was applicable then and is applicable today. To examine oneself is to examine our desires, motives, words, and actions. How do we measure up here? Let us remember that words and actions can have dire and lasting consequences. The point of this exhortation is to […]

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Running Well

The christian life is likened to a race that begins on earth and ends in heaven. There are christians who have not really “ran well.” Perhaps lukewarmness, indifference, complacency, may have crept into their lives. We must be mindful that we are living in the “last days” where love and obedience to God have waned and become practically none-existent for some. Obviously, the Galatians had started off well in their endeavors and enthusiasm about the christian life. But, alas, something happened. In his letter to them, the apostle Paul pointed out, “You were running well, who hindered you from obeying […]

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Revival

Revival is that the Holy Spirit comes down upon a number of people together, upon a whole church, upon a number of churches, districts, or perhaps a whole country. That is what is meant by revival.  And the effect of that is that they immediately become aware of His presence and of His power in a manner that they have never known before. I am talking about Christian people, about church members gathered together as they have done so many times before. Suddenly they are aware of His presence, they are aware of the majesty and the awe of God. […]

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Restoration

In my many years as a “born-again” believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, I am deeply concerned about believers who once “ran well” with a love, passion and enthusiasm for the Lord, but somehow strayed from the “christian pathway.” Apparently they must have taken their eyes off the Lord and instead focused on the things of this world.  Because of His foreknowledge, God knew that there would come the time when “some will depart from the faith,” hence in writing to Timothy, the Apostle Paul stated, “In latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits […]

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Praise the LORD

Psalm 150 concludes the entire book of Psalms, the longest book in the Bible with 150 chapters. The theme of Psalm 150, like the book of psalms itself, is praise. Each of the last five Psalms begins and ends with “Praise the LORD.” Psalm 150 is a very short Psalm with only six verses, the first five beginning with praise and takes approximately 30 seconds to read. Yet, it brings before us our need to praise God, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD” (Verse 6). The word praise occurs no less than twelve times in this “grand finale” […]

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Opportunity

Opportunity refers to a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. The age-old proverb says, “Opportunity knocks only once.” Properly applied, means an opportunity that, if grasp, would definitely give the individual only one chance to do something that would bring fulfillment or yield “super” benefits. Take for example when a prize can be yours if you purchase the winning ticket. If the winner did not embrace the opportunity to buy that ticket, the prize would not be theirs. Some one said, “Three things that never come back; the spent arrow, the spoken word, and the lost […]

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One Thing!

“One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life. To behold the beauty of the LORD; And to inquire in His temple” (Psalm 27:4). This Psalm is a declaration of King David’s triumphant faith and love for God. David had pared down his life to just one point, “One thing I have desired of the LORD.” How does this “concept” apply to you and me? Like David, could one of our top priorities in life is to go to the house […]