Dear Ones: There are some things that never change…and one of those is the One depicted in a great hymn as, “Immortal, invisible, God only wise; In light inaccessible, hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.” Again, in John’s “Revelation” of the glorified…
Dear Ones: One of the most extraordinary visions of Christ in the Bible is found in the first chapter of Revelation. We see Him revealed to the “beloved apostle” John, sequestered on the isle of Patmos. John tells us that he, “…was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day,” and because of the Divine timing,…
Dear Ones: “And greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto My Father.” (Jn. 14:12) How can the Lord Jesus declare such a thing, “greater works,” to be accomplished by us? It is because He is still the same one doing them, but he is doing them THROUGH us, and this, in…
Dear Ones: Often we are so concerned about our commitment to God, that we forget what is involved in God’s commitment to us. We have all probably heard the old hymn, “Standing On The Promises of God.” And this is what we must do, for this is trust, when we take our stand to believe…
Dear Ones: In G. Campbell’s book on Jesus’ dealings with individuals (The Great Physician), he brings out that even at Jesus’ meeting with Pilate before the crucifixion, He was seeking him, seeking to stir something up in him so that Pilate would seek God. This Jesus did when He said to Pilate: “…I came into…
Dear Ones: When the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Romans, he dealt with subject of being accepted by God, and this by being rendered righteous…the perfect righteousness of Christ being GIVEN to him (and us). (Romans 5) The Apostle then proceeded to convey to the Romans something of the work of Calvary, in…
Dear Ones: Charles Wesley wrote a tremendous hymn about soldiering entitled “Soldiers of Christ, Arise.” In the first stanza he writes: “…Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put your armor on.” Now, what happens to a soldier who does not put his armor on, nor take his weapons in hand? In all likelihood, in facing his…
Dear Ones: I am sure that you have heard the expression, “…(he) has won his spurs.” In part, the phrase means that the individual has experienced, and accomplished, his personal victory. We do not know the age of Samson when he met the lion. What we do know is that a young lion roared against…
Dear Ones: To each his calling…for such a time as this. Such was the case of Noah. We know the story of how the heart of man “evolved” to the point where “… every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” (Gen. 6:5) What a testimony to the fallen nature of…
Dear Ones: What comes to mind when one thinks of a flood? For me, it is the matter of being “overwhelmed.” It speaks of the destructive power, and authority, of water, to break into, down, and reduce to nothing. But what about “stemming the flood?” What comes to mind? Impossibility? Powerless? Helplessness? If we were…