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Food for the Inner Man

December 7, 2023November 22, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Excerpt for Autobiography of George Mueller (1805-1898) While I was staying at Nailsworth, it pleased the Lord to teach me a truth, irrespective of human instrumentality, as far as I know, the benefit of which I have not lost, though now…more than forty years have since passed away. The point is this: I saw more…

The Treasure the Vessel and the Power

December 7, 2023October 26, 2011 by Jan Magiera

The “Treasure,” the “Vessel,” and the “Power” by E. W. Bullinger “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” (2 Corinthians 4:7). The one object of the Epistles to the Corinthians is to turn away the mind and the thoughts from the…

Praises in the Psalms

December 7, 2023August 10, 2011 by Jan Magiera

The Psalms is called the book of praises, sepher tehillim. Tehillim is defined as “all that is worthy of praise and celebration.” What is worthy of praise? The answer is the pervading theme of the Psalms – the works and ways of the Lord (Jehovah). Psalm 1 sets the pattern of emphasis throughout the whole…

All in All

December 7, 2023July 1, 2011 by Jan Magiera

by E. W. Bullinger An excerpt from Things to Come Vol. V, No. 8 – February 1899 The expression “all in all” is elliptical. The figure of speech here used is fully explained and exemplified, as used throughout Scripture, in “Figures of Speech,” a new work by Dr. Bullinger, now in course of publication.…

Shepherd and Sheepfold

December 7, 2023June 29, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil Chapter 4 There are no pastures in Palestine as we understand them. Throughout the East grass is never sown or cultivated, and is never made into hay. Where we use hay, they feed with teben, “crushed straw,” and give barley to horses instead of…

Practical Power of Our Hope

December 7, 2023June 27, 2011 by Jan Magiera

by E. W. Bullinger An excerpt from Things to Come Vol. II. No. 2 – November 1894 The return of our Lord from heaven and the hope we have in Him is the most practical subject in the Word of God. We know that those who hold this hope are looked upon, by those who…

The Fig the Olive and the Vine

December 7, 2023June 27, 2011 by Jan Magiera

by E. W. Bullinger An excerpt from Things to Come Vol. II, No. 2 – August 1895 The symbolic, typical, and figurative teaching of God’s Word is an inexhaustible source of delight to those who meditate on it day and night, and who ponder over the infinite beauties and varieties of the written thoughts and…

The Walk of Our Life

December 7, 2023June 26, 2011 by Jan Magiera

The Word of God sets forth very clearly what our walk should be like and how to walk. The word “walk” is a Hebrew idiom, meaning our life, or to live. To walk means “to regulate one’s life, to conduct oneself.” So if the Bible shows what our walk should be like, it shows how…

Peeps into Palestine – The Sais

December 7, 2023June 18, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Peeps into Palestine – The Sais by James Neil The Sais, or Fore-Runner. His is an extremely picturesque and evidently ancient calling. He may now be seen to the best advantage in the large towns of Egypt. When rich people drive or ride abroad, a servant attends them, called, a sais, or groom, whose duty…

Boast in the Lord

December 7, 2023June 9, 2011 by Jan Magiera

This article is addressed to those believers who want to know how to evaluate teachers, pastors, prophets and apostles and to find out if they are genuine or false. It is also addressed to those ministers who want to have a way to judge what they are doing and saying to stay in line with…

Freely – Without a Cause

December 7, 2023June 9, 2011 by Jan Magiera

A believer’s justification is totally God’s gift of grace. It is neither deserved nor merited, but it is given because God loved us. John 3:16: 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. God gave His only begotten…

Abraham Believed God

December 7, 2023June 4, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Abraham Believed God by E. W. Bullinger 1914 Article, published posthumously For what saith the Scripture? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness’” (Romans 4:3). In these words we have the essence of the Gospel of God, and of His Grace. That Gospel is explained in Romans 1:1 to be the…

“Us” in Ephesians 1

November 27, 2023June 2, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Whenever an article or written story appears in a newspaper or magazine, most often the pronouns used are in the third person – using “he” or “they.” When “we” is used, the story is an eyewitness account of a specific group of people which includes the writer and those who belong to the group. “We”…

Care of All the Churches

December 7, 2023June 2, 2011 by Jan Magiera

One of the biggest temptations that a minister of any kind has is to get “burned out” by the care of everyone’s problems. Especially, when time after time our work is without immediate results and people’s problems hit us with their intensity, it is easy to be burdened down. We truly love and are concerned for others. That is why it is so difficult to see the battles. The compassion wells up and it can become a tremendous burden if we do not know how to deal with it. This situation is common, even if you do not have the ministry of a pastor. It affects all believers who love and are trying to “care” for one another.

There are some direct answers in the Word of God regarding these questions of how to deal with the burdens and how to care for the church. I believe that 1 Peter 5 has specific truth to lift us up and to apply. I have printed the majority of the chapter from the Aramaic translation, so that we can see these keys. Peter begins by exhorting the elders among you to “feed the flock of God.” But God does not leave us without knowing HOW to do that. Let’s look at some of the principles in this chapter.

Watered Gardens from Peeps into Palestine

December 28, 2023May 31, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Peeps into Palestine – Watered Gardens by James Neil Joppa, the Beautiful, for so is the meaning of its name, let me show in what its beauty consists. There is nothing grand or lovely in the town, or its site, or the form of the surrounding country; and a freethinker sailing close by might well…

Beholding by E.W. Bullinger

December 7, 2023May 31, 2011 by Jan Magiera

BEHOLDING by E. W. Bullinger An excerpt from Things to Come Vol. VI. No. 3 Our great enemy knows, better than thousands seem to know, that our strength, light, peace, and joy come from “looking off unto Jesus,” and occupation of heart with Him. Hence his one great aim is to keep us from doing…

Joints and Marrow

January 9, 2024May 30, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Joints and Marrow One of the reasons I love studying the Bible is that it is a never ending source of truth and insight and its depth and sharpness continually amazes me. It is also a lot of fun to discover a new twist on a well-known verse. That was the case that while studying…

Peeps Into Palestine Introduction by James Neil

December 7, 2023May 28, 2011 by Jan Magiera

Peeps into Palestine – Introduction by James Neil Let me land you in imagination on the shore of Palestine. In doing so, allow me to impress upon you in the strongest manner possible three most important facts, which would seem to be known to comparatively few, and fully realised by scarcely any. First, The Bible…

Figures of Speech by A.E. Knoch

February 25, 2024May 28, 2011 by Jan Magiera

FIGURES OF SPEECH by A. E. Knoch INTRODUCTION God, Who studded the sky with jewels and carpeted the earth with colors, has written His revelation in language which reflects the beauties of His visible creation. The diction of the East and of the Scriptures is full of fine figures, over which we walk with ruthless…

A.E. Knoch Figures of Speech Introduction