“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16:13 In the book of Haggai, though the circumstances vastly differ from those when David was anointed king of Israel, the basic issues were…
“…strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith…” Ephesians 3:17) In one of the great passages of Scripture which speaks of God giving strength to those who have no strength, we read in Isaiah that God “…giveth power to the faint; and to them…
“…I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” Joel 2:28 God’s way of dealing with men is to speak to them, to their hearts and minds. He does this in such a…
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 In the Apostle Peter’s treatment of the subject of the longsuffering, and patience of God, he prefaces it by saying that…
“That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.” Isaiah 44:6 For thousands of years now the Lord through the Scriptures has proclaimed, proved, and provided every conceivable means by the Spirit, of revealing to…
“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of Gd spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21 In the story of Samson related to us in the book of Judges, we find that “…the Spirit of the Lord began to move him…
“And he (Mordecai) brought up Hadassah, that is Ester, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful.” Ester 2:7 Scripture admonishes us to not despise the day of small things, for it is in and through those small, apparently insignificant things, that God works most wonderfully. …
“I will sing of mercy, and judgment unto Thee, O Lord, I will sing.” Psalm 101:1 Singing is a wonderful way of worshipping God, remembering the great truths of Scripture, and God’s works and blessings. One of the reasons for which the Psalms in the Bible are so useful, and inciteful in the knowledge of…
“Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.’” Acts 2:6 It was Charles Wesley, who in one of his hymns wrote: “Jesus, the name high overall, In hell, or earth, or sky: Angels and…
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 It was Charles Wesley who wrote a hymn, and prayer, on the subject of the heart: “Oh for a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free, A heart that’s sprinkled with the blood, So…