“And ye shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you…,” “To them gave He power to become the sons of God.” Acts 1:8, John 1:12 Power is an essential element of the Christian experience. In fact, from the beginning of creation to this very day, before and after Pentecost, teaching on…
“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me: for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” Matthew 11:29 From a worldly standpoint, true greatness is determined by the magnitude, or the number, of great things that one accomplishes. Associated with this concept is the amount of…
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James 1:17 True thanksgiving began in the Garden of Eden. This is so because of the essential definition and application of thankfulness. First of all, thankfulness implies that…
“And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.” John 14:16 It is difficult to grasp the fathomless meaning of the essence of what God calls, “the Comforter,” much less being able to understand the extent to which this blessed gift of God…
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” 2 Kings 1:9,10 When Elijah was confronted with one of Ahaziah’s commanders, he was addressed as being a “man of God.” It is very evident…
“I, even I, am He that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and the son of man, which shall be made as grass…?” Isaiah 51:12 There are many ways which God uses to reveal Himself to our hearts, and become a living reality to us. …
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14 It is a very wrong concept to believe that God will not guide us, specifically lead us clearly in His will. After all, did not Christ die that we might know His Life and power, be…
“The meek will He guide in judgment; and the meek will He teach His way.” Psalms 25:9 It was written of Moses that He was the most meek man in the earth in his day. The Lord Jesus even said of Himself, “…I am meek and lowly of heart.” Why is this matter of meekness…
“I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.” Exodus 3:14 There is power in words, especially if those words come from God. In the simplicity of five words, God gave to Moses for the people of Israel in bondage,…
“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Timothy 1:17 One of the great keys to the life of faith of the Apostle Paul, and that which was communicated through his writings to the believers of his day, and until now, was…