“Then the seventy (disciples) returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your Name.” Luke 10:17 When Jesus began His ministry on earth, after His baptism and temptation in the wilderness, He chose twelve men to be His disciples. They would be those of His inner circle who would not…
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3 When John the Baptist came, preceding the unveiling of Christ the Son of God, the Savior of the world, he came with both a commission and a message. His…
“Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 One of the great truths of the twenty-third Psalm is found in David’s declaration: “…The Lord is My Shepherd, I shall not want.” (v.1) We find in another of David’s Psalms, Psalm thirty-four,…
“I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season.” 2 Timothy 4:1,2 In the Old Testament, we have numerous examples of when a “charge” is given to someone.…
“Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will walk in Thy truth: unite my heart to fear Thy name.” Psalm 86:11 When David wrote Psalm 86, he did so as a prayer to God. Most certainly he chose his words carefully, trusting the Spirit of God to guide him, for in this psalm he not…
“For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, ‘Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11:23 The Bible speaks a…
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me because He has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He 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 61:1,2 When God revealed Himself to Abraham in…
“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the house where they were sitting.” Acts 1:2 The Holy Scriptures are absolutely remarkable, and this for many reasons. One of those reasons is that the Spirit of God, first of all being the essential element in the…
“Paul, an apostle not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead.” Galatians 1:1 Everything pertaining to the Gospel of Christ, and the calling of God, are not of this world. They were first in the heart and mind of God before the creation…
“Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice to You with thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.” Jonah 2:8,9 The Lord God has no problem creating a tempest at sea, which in the case of Jonah the prophet and those on board with…