“But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 The mercy of God is unlike anything on this earth, of this world. And though we have scriptural pictures of what mercy looks like, the dimensions of…
“Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4,5 There were many years which passed between the lives of Moses and David, and yet, these two men of God…
“Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east.” Ezekiel 47:1 Throughout the Scriptures, God uses the illustration, and reality of the illustration of water, specifically “rivers,” to speak of…
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatsoever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” John 15:16 God in Christ is the Great Re-Aligner, that One who by the Holy Spirit has…
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 In the book of Isaiah, we find where the Lord tells all men everywhere, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways, My ways.” (55:8) What…
“So, the child grew and became strong in spirit and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.” Luke 1:80 John the Baptist was God’s original for several reasons. The first is that prophecies concerning John reached back to the writing of the book of Isaiah during the 8th century B.C.,…
“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?” Isaish 43:18,19 It was the Apostle Paul, when speaking of his pursuit of God, especially in speaking of Christ, “…that I may know Him,” that “one…
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 The call to follow Christ is a call to absolute faith in Him to be and to do exactly as He has and does declare in His word. This kind of faith only…
“Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’” John 12:20,21 One of the great passages of Scripture concerning seeing Jesus, was written by the Apostle John. In…
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23,24 In Jesus’ high priestly prayer just prior to His crucifixion, one of…