Dear Ones: God reveals Himself to the heart and mind of an individual or a people according to their need. “And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and…
Dear Ones: Faith requires strength and courage. In the first chapters of the book of Revelation, Christ addresses the individual churches in Asia Minor. “To him that overcometh” is a phrase He uses repeatedly. There are many enemies to faith. Not only do we live in an atmosphere of unbelief but we are faced with…
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…
Dear Ones: A most beautiful word that is rarely used in our vocabulary is the word “unblameable.” (Colossians 1:22) The reason it is rarely used is simple; there are very few who even come close to having lives of which this is true. In the kingdom of God and in heaven this word is very significant…
Dear Ones: Paul Gerhardt wrote the following (“Till He Come”): “Midst the darkness, storm and sorrow, One bright gleam I see; Well I know the blessed morrow Christ will come for me. ‘Midst the light, and peace, and glory Of the Father’s home, Christ for me is waiting, watching, Waiting till I come.” Jesus said…
Dear Ones: “And there was a famine in the land…” (Genesis 26:1) In the will of God we will face trials. Here we read of Isaac during this time of famine. God instructed him to NOT go down to Egypt but to go to Gerar, and to live among the Philistines. Gerar would prove to…
Dear Ones: In A.L. Waring‘s great hymn, “In Heavenly Love Abiding,” she writes: “In heavenly love abiding, NO CHANGE my heart shall fear; For safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here.” It is a great day when we come to grips with the changeless Christ in the midst of ever changing circumstances. It is a wonderful…
Dear Ones: WE ARE WHAT WE CHOOSE TO BE. In Charles Wesley‘s great hymn, “Soldiers of Christ Arise,” we read: “Soldiers of Christ, arise, And put your armor on, Strong in the strength which God supplies, Through His eternal Son; Strong in the Lord of Hosts, And in His mighty power, Who in the strength…
Dear Ones: Nearly one hundred and fifty years before Cyrus the Persian came on the scene, God revealed to Isaiah that Cyrus would come. (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1) It is as if God took His bow and shot His arrow across time and civilizations to declare that He is sovereign. He will do as He wills,…
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…