“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” Luke 11:13 There are many calls of God to man in the Bible, most of which are first of all to get the attention of…
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world…” Ephesians 2:1,2 Christianity is a radical thing, not because it is politically, socially, or religiously on the fringe of reason, logic, and normalcy, but because it deals with a radical situation,…
“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” Psalm 42:2 There is one great certainty about man’s existence upon this earth that determines greatly how he will live. It is the fact that one day every man will meet God, whether in joy or in fear,…
“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, ‘How long are ye slack (tardy) to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?’” Joshua 18:3 The picture of Israel as a people, whom the Lord God had delivered from the tyranny of Egypt, to bring them into a…
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 It is one thing to know the truth, both concerning the knowledge of God and of His ways, and then…
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8:1 In the book of Isaiah we read where the Lord speaks of weapons of the enemy that will face the believer. There is a promise associated with those weapons which are formed against the people of…
“Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11 The spiritual war in which the Christian is engaged to fight, is a difficult one, not only because of the nature of it, but because it is an invisible one. The Apostle Paul…
“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” Galatians 3:24 Salvation is a very curious thing primarily because its whole basis is founded and accomplished by the testimony of One which is not of this creation. It is also based upon a message, or the…
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” 1 Corinthians 14:8 From a prophetical standpoint, the mention of the trumpet, and its specific, powerful and clear sound, is significantly important as it announces God’s timing for certain events that shall certainly occur on this earth in the last…
“Wherein He (God) hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself.” Ephesians 1:8,9 What is a mystery from God’s perspective but that which is hidden, not revealed as yet, but which in His…