Remember Me

“For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Luke 22:16 Dear Ones: Jesus Christ is the most amazing man ever to have existed, and this for many reasons.  But primary among them all is the fact of the love of God revealed…

“Right-ness,” God’s Perspective

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags.” Isaiah 64:6 Dear Ones: What is “RIGHT?”  There is that which man would say is right, and that which God says is right.  The difference is like the distance of the heavens above the earth.  On the one hand,…

A Mission Postponed

“…But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” Jonah 1:3 Dear Ones: The knowledge of God is a great catalyst, and response, to “drifting” or “neglecting the calling of God.”  In the case of Jonah, we see a deliberate defiance to his ministry and mission because of blatant prejudice…

Taking The Position Of Faith

“If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross DAILY, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23 Dear Ones: There is “daily bread” and God’s mercies, which are new “every morning,” and there is also a DAILY cross.  What does this mean?  It means a taking of a position of…

The Primacy of Worship

“…And there he (Abram) built an altar to the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.” (Genesis 12:8) Dear Ones: As far as we know, there was no altar in the Garden of Eden.  Why?  Because before Adam fell (sinned), there was no need for a sacrifice.  Instead of a specific place and…

Moses: Three Times Saved

“…God called him out of the burning bush, and said, ‘Moses, Moses.’  And he said, ‘Here am I.’” Exodus 3:4 Dear Ones: The story of Moses is a most intriguing, and instructive one.  We find him born into a context of suffering and oppression, at a moment when survival for newly born boys was very…

No Flesh Shall Glory

“…God hath chosen the foolish…the weak…the base…the despised…the things which are not…that NO flesh should glory in His presence.” 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 Dear Ones: It is because God is holy, the thrice HOLY GOD, maker, redeemer, sustainer of all life…everlasting Keeper, that we need to understand that He does NOT share His glory with men. …

A Highway For God

“Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Is. 40:3) Dear Ones: There are many ways that the Lord gets our attention, speaks to us, in order to bring us to faith in Him.  Scripture says that He “draws,” or attracts us.   But He also convicts…

An Overwhelming Flood

“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” Isaiah 59:19 Dear Ones: The psalmist wrote in Psalm 61:2:  “…from the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed…”  A.I. Waring wrote:  “…The storm may roar without…

The Undeterred Christ

“My food is to do the will of Him that sent Me…” John 4:34 Dear Ones: Jesus died twice!!  How can this be?  The first time he died was when He went down into the Jordan River to be baptized by John.  The second time was on Calvary.  We know that Jesus’ conception and birth…