“And the Lord said unto Gideon, ‘The people that are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, ‘Mine own hand hath saved me.’” Judges 7:2 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, we read the following words of the Lord: “I…
“And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, that the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel.” Judges 6:7,8 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the Lord speaks of an individual that “stirs” himself up, “…to take hold of Thee.” (64:7) The…
“And He that sat upon the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And he said unto me, ‘Write: for these words are true and faithful.’” Revelation 21:5 Dear Ones: At the beginning of the book of Revelation, in the first chapter, we are confronted with a picture of Christ, and declaration from His…
“‘Comfort ye, comfort ye My people,’ saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished.’” Isaiah 40:2 Dear Ones: In the book of Jeremiah, we find him at one point in prison in Jerusalem, with the Babylonian army laying siege to the city. Jeremiah had been instrumental,…
“For the vision is for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it, for it will surely come.” Habakkuk 2:3 The word “predestinate” is a remarkable one which can only have its origin and realization in God. Why? In the epistle of Paul to…
“For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Romans 8:29 Dear Ones: In the Gospels, the Lord taught His disciples to believe in the goodness of God, and this by means of prayer. He wrote: “…how…
“…His name is called the Word of God,” “…And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:13,16 When Christ comes again, at what we would call the “second coming,” it will not be on the back of a donkey. Nor will He…
“For the just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mishief.” Proverbs 24:16 Dear Ones: The Apostle Paul tells us that we are in a fight. He calls it specifically, a “…fight of faith.” In his first letter to Timothy, not long before he went to be with…
“Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end I was born, and for this cause, came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” John 18:37 Dear Ones: In Matthew’s gospel, we have the Lord’s words so very clearly given to us concerning first things, or first pursuits: “Seek…
“Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.” Job 42:3 Dear Ones: In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he wrote, “…as it is written, ‘Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart…