“For in Him (Christ) dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:9,10 In Watchman Nee’s brief commentary on the book of Ephesians, he writes that the Christian life begins, not with standing and walking, but with sitting down.…
“I have declared unto them Thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26 Christianity is not a religion but a Person. The experience of that Person, the knowledge of His character and the grasping of His ways, is LIFE. …
“For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you, and perform My good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.” Jeremiah 29:10 Just as God pronounced His judgment against Israel because of here incessant unbelief and rebellion, so He promised a new beginning,…
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” Luke 2:1 One of the most demonstrably clear ways that God reveals to men that He is God, is in the accomplishing of His purposes and will in the most impossible,…
“And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.’” Luke 2:10 There have been times in Biblical history, that God has…
“For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.” Hebrews 4:3 Throughout Scripture we find mention of the necessity of hearing, but also hearing aright. Paul makes this so very clear when he writes…
“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye search for Me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord; and will turn away your captivity.” Jeremiah 29:13,14 During the ministry of the Lord Jesus, He spoke a great deal concerning prayer. He spoke of the manner of…
“…If any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20 In John’s gospel we find where the Lord Jesus reveals to us just how real, and how close, He can be to us. The Lord said: “He that…
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the heathen; immediately, I conferred not with flesh and blood.” Galatians 1:15,16 God calls people, individual people, but He also calls nations. The greatest of…
“Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” Matthew 24:21 Readiness for Christ’s coming begins with a disposition of heart and mind, a commitment of soul, spirit and body to Christ as…