“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.” Joshua 6:1 The Bible is filled with parallels with regard to truths, their application, and their usefulness to the believers of today. For example, we see in the book of Joshua, when Israel was to confront…
“To make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 3:9 What is a mystery but something that is hidden, not understood or grasped. The word can be applied to multiple situations, circumstances,…
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, ‘See I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.’” Genesis 41:41 It took thirty years for God to prepare Joseph to be a “savior” of his people, to rise from the depths of a prison where he had for years learned to serve even the lowliest of men,…
“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And He said unto me, ‘My grace is sufficient for thee, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’” 2 Corinthians 12:8,9 In Annie J. Flint’s great hymn, He Giveth More Grace, she writes: “When we have exhausted our store of…
“He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32 If there is one thing that a seeking soul needs, it is Divine guidance. Life is too short, the importance of it being too great, that one…
“For thus saith the high and holy One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” Isaiah 57:15 The “way” into…
“Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto y our souls.” Matthew 11:29 What does meekness mean? Scripture tells us that Moses was the most meek man in all the earth in his day, at the same time being a…
“Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons, and concerning the works of My hands, command ye Me.” Isaiah 45:11 To whom does the Lord reveal Himself? Is it not to the seeking heart, to the worshipful soul? Why is it that worship is that means which God has given to men by which…
“The people shall be wiling in the day of Thy power, in the beauty of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou hast the dew of youth.” Psalm 110:3 The history of Israel during the days of the Judges was one like the rising and retreating of the sea at the times of the…
“…Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 The perception of God concerning Christ’s body, His church, and every member of it, is often quite different than that of the believer. This…