The Much More Of God

“‘For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman,’ says the Lord. ‘Enlarge the place of your tent…’ Isaiah 54:1,2 Just before Elijah the prophet was to be taken up into heaven in a chariot of fire, he asked Elisha the following question: “What may I do for you,…

Hope Beyond Disaster

“Look among the nations and watch – be utterly astonished! For I will work a work in your days which you would not believe, though it were told you.” Habakkuk 1:5 When Habakkuk sought the Lord concerning the violence and injustice of his day, especially that which was prevalent in Israel at the time, as…

The Covenant Of God

“…But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be My people.” Jeremiah 31:33 There is no doubt from the testimony of…

Dwelling In Christ In God

“Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations,” “…even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” Psalm 90:1,2 If there is one characteristic about the nature of God that should always bring us to our knees, it is the fact that He is ETERNAL. Just in mentioning the word, “eternal,” we are immediately…

To Love Christ

“But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.” John 14:31 What did it mean for Jesus Christ to love His Father? First of all, in answering the question, we must recognize our limits as sinners, though…

Spiritual Discipline

“Stir up the gift of God which is in you,” “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:6,7 When the Apostle Paul wrote his two letters to Timothy as recorded in the Bible, he did so in view of his…