“I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:17 Dear Ones: The Apostle Paul makes a most wonderful, and extraordinary statement to the believers in Philippi: “…For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” (2:13) Why does…
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you.” 1 John 1:3 Dear Ones: Christianity is NOT a set of “do’s” and “don’t’s.” It is rather a revelation and realization of receiving from heaven in order to give. When the Lord Jesus was teaching His disciples to pray, He told them to pray: …
“For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground.” Isaiah 44:2 Dear Ones: There are several illustrations in the Bible that the Lord uses to speak to us of fullness. For example, in Psalm 104:16, we read: “The trees of the Lord are full of sap.” In Psalm…
“You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you…” John 15:16 It was to an imperfect, and problem riddled people, that God, through Isaiah the prophet would say: “But thou, Israel, art my servant…I have chosen you, and not cast you away…Fear not, for I am with you.” (Is. 41:8,10,11) It would…
“The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell from where it is coming, and where it is going: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8 Dear Ones: If ever there was a passage of Scripture that puts man in his helpless and hopeless…
“I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” 1 Corinthians 9:22 Dear Ones: When the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the believers at Colossae, he laid before them some most extraordinary truths, not only because they were revolutionary in their effect upon the life of the…
“…what is that to thee? YOU FOLLOW ME.” John 21:22 Dear Ones: The call of Christ of the individual is one that is associated with one’s own name. “…He calls His own sheep BY NAME, and leads them out.” (Jn. 10:3) It is a calling that is not only individual, but specific in its demands: …
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name above every name.” Philippians 2:9 Dear Ones: Ascribing worth to someone or something is an act of attributing value. The Lord Jesus, in seeking to communicate to us the concept of true worth with regard to the kingdom of God, used the illustration…
“But when it pleased God, …to reveal His Son in me.” Galatians 1:15,16 Dear Ones: There were two things that radically changed the life of the Apostle Paul. The first was the revelation of Jesus Christ to him on the road to Damascus. Before that moment, Paul believed that Jesus of Nazareth was an impostor,…
“Today if you will hear His voice,…” “…in the day of salvation have I helped you…behold, now is the day of salvation.” Hebrews 3:7, 2 Corinthians 6:2 Dear Ones: How important is “today?” What makes it important? And why can we say that “today,” thus far, is the most important day of our lives? The…