The Centerpiece Of Our Calling

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Cor. 1:9 How important is fellowship, or communion, with God?  The answer lies in looking at the One on the cross of Calvary.  There is NO communion with God, no fellowship of His Spirit, nor the…

The Promise Of Fulness

“I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:  open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10 If we were to draw a parallel between the deliverance of Israel from Egypt to that of a lost sinner being delivered from sin and death, we might ask…

No Obstacle Between

“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: but verily God hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.” Psalms 66:18-19 In the Apostle John’s first letter, he writes of “walking in the light, as He (Christ) is in the light.” (1 Jn. 1:7) What does…

The Certainty Of Knowing God

“And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony.” Exodus 25:22 Why is it so very difficult to grasp that man was created to know God, to have fellowship with Him, or as…

The Victor’s Credentials

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.” Romans 8:37 E.G. Cherry begins his great hymn, We Rest On Thee, by writing:  “We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender: We go not forth alone against the foe; Strong in Thy strength, save in Thy keeping tender,…