Majoring On Minor Things

“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.” Matthew 23:24 Dear Ones: It has been said that, “Fellowship with Christ makes the complicated simple.”  However, it is amazing how many enemies there are to true fellowship with Christ, that life of abiding in Him, deriving all from Him.  This communion is…

The Perpetual Anointing

“But the anointing which you have received of Him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you.” 1 John 2:27 Dear Ones: Most people, in particular believers, have a shallow knowledge of God simply because they do not believe Him according to His word.  Instead of living in the realm of…

The Undistracted Believer

“Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.” Psalm 37:1 Dear Ones: One of the great values of the Psalms, apart from teaching us so many great and wonderful truths of God, is the related, and validated experience of the Psalmists in their walk and relationship with God. …

God’s Word, Man’s word

“The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63 Dear Ones: There is a great difference between the words of God, and those of men.  It is true that both can comfort, strengthen, encourage, and inspire in some way, but there is a fundamental element in the  words…

My Cup Runneth Over

“For I have satiated (filled full) the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” Jeremiah 31:25 Dear Ones: One of the greatest phrases in the Bible is found in Psalm 23, where David writes:  “…My cup runneth over.”  Why would He write such a thing, and what does it really mean?  First of…

The Constant Revelation Of God

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 Dear Ones: Why is it that we have the recurring theme in the Bible of the unchanging, everlasting character, presence, and power of God?  There are at least…

The Perpetual Witness

“You are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen:  that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He.” Isaiah 43:10 Dear Ones: Why does God work in our lives, bring us to Himself, and begin that monumental work of transforming us into His image?  It is…

That The World May Know

“…that you may know that I, the Lord, which call you by your name, am the God of Israel.” Isaiah 45:3 Dear Ones: It is remarkable that when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord would speak to him in this way:  “I am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be perfect.” (Genesis 17:1)…

The Kingdom, The Power, And The Glory

“…and the government shall be upon His shoulder…” Isaiah 9:6 In this day of great complexity, when there is a barrage of knowledge, lies and distortions of the truth, there stands one salient feature on this battle field of life, and it has to do with the eternal kingdom of God.  What is this feature? …

The Provision Of Power

“For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.  Amen.” Matthew 6:13 Dear Ones: When the Lord Jesus spoke to His disciples concerning the “promise of the Father,” which would be the outpouring of the Spirit, which began on the day of Pentecost, it was specific in that He declared:  “But…