“…that I might know Him, and the power of His resurrection power, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.” Philippians 3:10 Apart from the Lord Jesus Christ, there is perhaps no author in Scripture who has been able to capture the great design, and purpose of man, in so few…
“I am the vine, and ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 As the words of Christ reveal to us, abiding in Him is essential if we, by the Spirit, should bring forth fruit,…
“And He said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And the Spirit entered into me when He spake unto me…” Ezekiel 2:1,2 When the Lord Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit of God, after His baptism, the enemy of our souls came to…
“…Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.” Colossians 1:11 When the Spirit of God was poured out upon all flesh, specifically manifesting His presence upon, and in, the group of disciples who were praying and waiting for the “promise of the Father,” there was a specific…
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine, for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:2,3 From a historical standpoint, there does not appear to be a great deal taught before Pentecost concerning the church, the living body…
“Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” Revelation 1:18 It has been well, and simply said that we should never “…put God in a box.” What does this…
“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 The salvation to which the believer in Christ has been called is both great and full. It is not a partial salvation, though the manifestation of its perfect fulness in and through us will only be…
“…But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13,14 When seeking God in the Scriptures, it is essential to learn the truths of God…
“Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity, for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” Psalm 37:1 When Christ began His ministry the day of His baptism by John the Baptist, at the Jordan River, He entered into a…
“And they said one to another, ‘Did not our heart burn within us while He talked to us by the way, and while He opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:32 When Christ speaks to us, He always does so by the Holy Spirit, as the hymnwriter put it, “…in accents clear and still.” He…