“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1 The prophet Isaiah is certainly known for the book that he wrote, than by all other accounts of him in history. One thing is certain, his writings…
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.” Romans 88:37 It is a wonderful thing that our victory in Christ is based on, and founded in, the love of God. In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he underscores this truth and reality by writing, “…I live by the…
“And He saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.” Matthew 8:26 In the forty-sixth Psalm, we find a context which is so prevalent on this earth, either by the constant shifting of the elements…
“…That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.” Philippians 3:10 The Apostle Paul wrote a great deal in his epistles concerning the resurrection, specifically the power associated with the resurrection. But he did not stop there, just declaring the truth…
“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes. I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.” Psalm 101:3 One of the things that made David great was that he was clear in his convictions, and wholehearted in their applications to his life. For example, with regard to…
“We are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4 The Christian life begins with the words of Christ on the cross: “It is finished.” Everything in true…
“Cast thy bread upon the waters…In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand.” Ecclesiastes 11:1,6 In the history of Israel, there came a time, after wicked Ahab, the king of Israel, had died, that his son reigned in his place. Ahab’s son in law, Ahaziah, was also king over…
“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between the pieces.” Genesis 15:17 The animal sacrifices to God in the Old Testament were implemented by God to point humanity towards the ultimate, acceptable sacrifice of His Son on…
“I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.” Psalm 16:7 E.M. Grimes wrote in a wonderful hymn the following: “Speak, Lord, in the stillness, While I wait on Thee; Hush’d my heart to listen in expectancy. Speak, O Blessed Master, In this quiet hour;…
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11 Beyond the question of “WHO is God,” comes the following: “What is God?” John the Apostle calls Him Love, “God IS love.” Jesus Himself reveals to…