“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.” Jude 24 One of the great, permanent ministries of the Father and the Son, administered and accomplished by the Holy Spirit, is that of “keeping.” In what is called the…
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity (love), these three; but the greatest of these is charity (love).” 1 Corinthians 13:13 There is coming a day when faith will become sight, and as the Apostle Paul expressed it: “…But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away…for…
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” Ephesians 6:16 In Paul’s first letter to his son in the faith, Timothy, he wrote concerning waring a “good warfare,” specifically fighting the “good fight of faith.” (1 Tim. 6:12) An essential objective and…
“And it came to pass, that in the morning watch, the Lord looked upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, and took off their chariot wheels…” Exodus 14:24 There are several examples in the Scriptures when we find men, armies,…
“He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.” John 14:21 During the ministry of the Lord Jesus, He was asked by a certain scribe which was the…
“‘No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee shalt thou condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me.’ saith the Lord.” Isaiah 54:17 For forty years the people of Israel had been living in the wilderness not…
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 3:9 It was William Cowper who wrote the following lines: “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants…
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16:13 In the book of Haggai, though the circumstances vastly differ from those when David was anointed king of Israel, the basic issues were…
“…strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith…” Ephesians 3:17) In one of the great passages of Scripture which speaks of God giving strength to those who have no strength, we read in Isaiah that God “…giveth power to the faint; and to them…
“…I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” Joel 2:28 God’s way of dealing with men is to speak to them, to their hearts and minds. He does this in such a…