Dear Ones: Embedded in Psalm 23 is a short phrase which reveals to us what we truly are, and were we truly live. But more importantly, it reveals to us the One who is sovereign, and whose benevolent and good hand is upon us, with a grip that will never let us go, and who…
Dear Ones: It is interesting to look at nature and learn the great lessons being taught by our Maker. Jesus used the example of the vine and the branches to illustrate the great truths of union and communion, of abiding and fruit-bearing. This picture illustrates the “natural flow” of the life-giving sap through the entirety…
Dear Ones: When Joshua was commissioned to lead the people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land, he and the people were in unchartered territory. There were enemies before them on the other side of Jordan, and a desert behind, which barred their retreat. How were they to KNOW the way, and this with…
Dear Ones: The subject of “power” in the Scriptures is quite a study, and one that can be very useful in the matter of faith. We must first define power as that gift of strength in the spirit, soul, and body, of the believer, enabling him to victoriously face the challenges of life, whether they…
Dear Ones: There is no passivity in true Christianity…neither is their feverish activity, lack of self-control in the “doing,” not before God, nor by the Spirit. We call that experience, “…in the flesh,” and not in the Spirit. But there is the blessed calm of resolve, purposefulness, and expectation of God’s blessing, as we live…
Dear Ones: In the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1, we read, “To everything there is a season, and a TIME to every purpose under heaven.” In our consideration of the matter of time, do we associate it with the subject of “purpose?” And in those confines of time, how do we KNOW the purpose…the purpose of…
Dear Ones: It was Watchman Nee, a Chinese evangelist, who used the illustration of a person trying to get into a room where he already was. The person did not understand the truth, thus he spent wasted time and effort trying to realize that which was already true. In his short commentary on the book…
Dear Ones: In our day of schedules, pressures, meetings and activity, there is something occurring all around us that we do not even take notice of, and yet the magnitude of it is so great. With the advent of Spring, nature is quietly putting forth a surge of life and beauty, the magnitude of which…
Dear Ones: Our enemy is forever seeking to turn us in on ourselves, causing us to look within instead of away to Christ. Hence, we relate our “resources” to the issues at hand, instead of appropriating the living Christ for our needs. This is what is called “unbelief,” and the Lord is pleased only when…
Dear Ones: What a wonderful event it is when a family member or friend, whom we have not had the privilege to see and speak with for a long time , comes for a visit. What makes such a visit so enjoyable, rewarding, and encouraging is not the gifts that they may bring, or those…