“Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee.” Psalm 73:25 At the end of the day, and standing before the reality of eternity, there is but one great, all-encompassing reality. There is but one Father, eternal in the heavens sitting upon His throne, with Christ,…
“Come before His presence with singing…Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:2, 4 When Scripture speaks of seeking first the kingdom of God, it deals first and foremost with one’s approach to God, seeking Him, and that abiding communion with…
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up.” Matthew 4:16 Approaching the last days of His ministry, and thus, speaking of His second coming, we see the Lord Jesus at one point looking over Jerusalem, and lamenting: “O…
“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and give thee peace. The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” Numbers 6:24-26 On what is called the day of Transfiguration, we find the Lord Jesus with three of his disciples, together upon “…an high…
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Habakkuk 2:3 One of the false concepts that men have concerning the wrath of God, and His corresponding judgment, is that…
“Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” Ephesians 3:20 In Paul’s letter to the Philippian believers, he revealed to them that which was his aim: “That I may know Him (Christ), and the power of His resurrection,…
“And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.” Matthew 24:10 In the book of Genesis, after reading the sad commentary of fallen humanity in the days of Noah, we find that God instructed him to build an…
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.” Galatians 6:15 One of the greatest aspects of this salvation which God has provided for mankind is the unchangeable, eternal character of it. This concept of its unchanging character is founded, and revealed, in the personal, perfect work of Christ. …
“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.” Genesis 1:27 From the creation of man to this very day, even though man sinned in the Garden of Eden to become a sinner, the greatest and most important consideration of all is…
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God.” 2 Corinthians 10:4,5 The battle for the mind began in the garden of Eden. It was to Eve’s mind that…