“And He said unto me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ And I answered, O Lord God, Thou knowest.” Ezekiel 37:3 Dear Ones: Perhaps the greatest characteristic of a disciple of Christ, is that he or she desires and is willing to be taught. The true disciple, believer, is teachable. We have seen where…
“…And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times…” Judges 13:25 Dear Ones: When the Spirit of the Lord moved upon the “face of the waters” in Genesis 1:2, there was not only that action of the Spirit, but the resulting reaction of creation. When the Spirit of the Lord came upon…
Dear Ones: In Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones (Ez. 37), God tells him to speak the word of God to the dry bones. They come together, and sinews and flesh came upon them…”but there was NO breath in them.” (v.8) It is at this point that the Lord commands Ezekiel to “Prophesy…
Dear Ones: What is it about something “new” that attracts us? A new house, a new car, a new job…a new arrival in the home, a child…what is it about “newness” that is so exciting, so attracting? Perhaps the first thing is that it has no past. It is a thing of the present moment.…
Dear Ones: In Handley Moule‘s “A Morning Act of Faith and Devotion,” he begins by writing: “I believe on the Son of God, therefore, I am in Him, having redemption through His blood, and life by His Spirit.” Moule begins his day by taking a stand of faith. He has understood that this is the…
(Read Part I) Dear Ones: I will try and give a definition of the sovereignty of God. God, The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, existing before all of creation or the beginning of time, is all powerful, all knowing, always purposeful, and always working all things towards His designed objective: the revelation of His glory,…
Dear Ones: The life to which we are called is one from heaven, in Christ, by the Spirit. It does not have its origin, or essence, in anything of this earth. It was Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, who said, “Any fruit born while not abiding in Christ, is fruit of the…
Dear Ones: How shall the goodness of God be revealed in us? Whether in great works or in the common, ordinary acts of everyday life there is only one way and it is by faith. In Robert M. M’Cheyne‘s great hymn, “When This Passing World Is Done”, he writes:
Dear Ones: “That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection…” (Philippians 3:10) It is one thing to know ABOUT the power of His resurrection. It is quite another to KNOW that power in the life, where we live. We are apt to think that we do not need such power in the…
Dear Ones: The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation: “And He showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.” (Revelation 22:1) In his gospel John also wrote: “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood…