“The Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind.” 1 Kings 19:11 Dear Ones: The wind is a very powerful thing. The effect that it has on the sea is phenomenal, in that its…
“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 2:1 Dear Ones: Strength is a great essential in the spiritual conflict in which the believer finds himself. It is a strength which is from heaven, communicated to us by the Holy Spirit, and lived by an attitude of…
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 Dear Ones: In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he addresses the issue of time, and its use. “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (5:16) …
“He that saith he abides in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.” 1 John 2:6 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the Lord speaks to Israel using very comforting words: “I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that…
“Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would cure him of his leprosy.” 2 Kings 5:3 Dear Ones: At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he confronted false concepts of true faith. One of the principle “facts of faith” that needed to be understood by the Jews was that…
“And she (Rebekah) hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water and drew for all his camels.” Genesis 24:20 Dear Ones: The Bible is full of ideas and concepts that are a contradiction to culture and mindsets. Such is the case concerning the matter of true…
“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.” Daniel 9:3 Dear Ones: People who do not seek God are those who do not believe He truly exists, or that He will answer. In other words, their concepts of God are erroneous, and…
“I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.” Exodus 15:1 Dear Ones: It was a momentous day when God delivered Israel from Pharaoh and his army. There were several things that were remarkable about that day. The first was that God,…
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, ‘Oh that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it might not grieve me.’” 1 Chronicles 4:10 Dear Ones: The man Jabez is not mentioned much in…
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” 1 Corinthians2:12 Dear Ones: In the book of Proverbs, we read: “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the…