“Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee.” Psalm 73:25 It is in studying the lives of the great men and women of faith who have preceded us, that we discover the common threads, and secrets, of their devotion to God, but more so, His…
“This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live forever” John 6:58 Jesus, as recorded in John’s gospel, said: “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eats of this bread, he…
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions,”… “…for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him.” Matthew 6:7,8 Each day on the face of this earth, there are countless prayers offered by both Christians and non-Christians alike. There are also various kinds of prayers offered to God. Even in…
“…and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 When there is no hope in man, or in this world, and its systems, there is always the Great Hope, that One whose compassions fail…
“And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 40:45 During the period of time that Jesus was accomplishing His ministry, the concept that the Jews had of the other nations of the…
“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil…” Hebrews 6:19 The eternal hope of the believer is not a philosophy, an imaginary expectation with a margin of error to be accepted. It is a certain truth, based upon the word of…
“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.” Matthew 7:24 What is a foundation for building a house, but that material and structure, is resistant to rain, floods, and wind, proving itself to be the most suitable for…
“…Brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.” 2 Peter 1:10 When Saul of Tarsus met the Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus, there was a breaking up of a faulty, and deficient foundation and philosophy in his mind, and a gradual…
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and knowledge of the holy is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 In the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, in one of the most important verses in the New Testament concerning one’s union with Christ, and how it comes about, we read: “But of Him (God…
“Keep silence before Me, O islands, and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.: Isaiah 41:1 What is a new beginning from God’s standpoint, and how does it come to pass? And also, why would one Christian writer declare that, “the…