Undistracted Devotion To Christ

“…the Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.’” Genesis 17:1 We might think that since Abram (Abraham) is so far removed from our modern world, thousands of years ago, that he did not face some of the same challenges that we face when it comes to…

The Call To Communion With God

“…That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3 When John the Apostle was an old man, having walked with the Lord for many years, God gave him…

The Miracle Of The Church

“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free – and have been made to drink into one Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 12:13 The body of Christ, the “church,” and every living member of it, is a miracle and marvel of God.  Though the knowledge…

Having The Mind Of Christ

“Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.  Who is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.” Psalm 24:9,10 When God began to reveal to mankind the salvation in Christ, He did so in three ways. …

The Truth Becoming Me

“And you shall know the truth, and he truth shall make you free…Therefore, it the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:32,36 When Moses, a man of eighty years of age, came upon the burning bush in the wilderness of Sinai, the Lord spoke to Him, revealing to him who He…

God’s Vessel Of Honor

“But now O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay and you our Potter, and all we are the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 When considering the difference between the Creator and that which was created, the disparity is such that man, in the littleness of his mind and heart, can hardly…

The Eternal God And Talking Clay

“Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’” Isaiah 45:9 In the forty-fourth and forty-fifth chapters of the book of Isaiah in the Bible, we find mentioned a man by the name of Cyrus. His coming upon the stage of history was proclaimed through the prophet Isaiah approximately one hundred…