“…that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 3:8,9 In the Apostle Paul’s personal testimony that he relates to…
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 There is a liberty which belongs to the believer in Christ which is not known, or cannot be known, by the unbeliever. The Apostle Paul spoke of this liberty,…
“For I have not spoken on My own initiative; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.” John 12:49 There came a day in the ministry of Jesus that He entered Capernaum, there being met by elders of the Jews who had been sent…
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor, and has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” Isaiah 61:1 The mission of Christ was that of…
“And he (Moses) said, ‘Please, show me Your glory.’ Then He (God) said, ‘I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you.’” Exodus 33:18,19 After years of walking with God, serving Him by following Him, Moses was brought to pray perhaps the greatest prayer…
“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:12-14 Time is a creation of God, an opportunity for man…
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 Why is the word of God, as communicated to man in the Bible, so very important?…
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You.” John 17:1 It was just before the betrayal of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, that He was with His disciples, in particular John. During that last meeting with His disciples, knowing full well what was before Him, and as…
“And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” “… But now Christ is risen from the dead.” 1 Corinthians 15:17,20 We do not know just how long after Pentecost that Philip the evangelist was told by God to go “…south along the road which goes down from…
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 There was a great quietness in Christ, when He walked this earth, because He lived perfectly, securely, and sufficiently in the Father. As a man, He derived His peace from the…