Dear Ones: One of the most extraordinary statements in the Bible is in Matthew 16:19, when Christ was addressing Peter: “…And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” Here is an ordinary fisherman whom Christ has chosen to be his disciple, and to whom, He is entrusting the “keys of the kingdom of heaven.”…
Dear Ones: In the book of the Song of Solomon (5:2,6), we have the picture of the bridegroom/shepherd, arriving home, and seeking His bride. He stands at the door and speaks. She recognizes His voice, and as she puts it, “…I sleep, my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh.” It is…
Dear Ones: There are a good many lions mentioned in the Bible. And as we study the situations, and the context, in which these animals are mentioned, we find that God has used them to accomplish many of His purposes. Sometimes the lessons from lions were aimed at demonstrating to the world that He was/is…
In Psalm 77, we find the psalmist declaring, “…Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?” When Jesus answered Satan at one point of being tempted, He declared, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.” The primary theme here is…
Is God real to you? Are you conscious of living in His presence? Is He, like the Psalmist describes Him in Psalm 46:1, “…a very present help in time of trouble?” If there is one thing that we find true of those who have known, and walked with the Lord, it is this…God is a…
In Malachi 3:10, the Lord confronts us with a challenge. He puts it like this: “…Prove me now…” When we get to the New Testament, we might wonder if the idea of a challenge from God is still valid. And then, we read passages like John 14:13, where He says, “And whatsoever ye shall ask…
“We cannot pray without the Holy Spirit guiding, and strengthening us to believe. The expectant faith that God calls us to exert is a faith that has its foundation in the faithfulness of God to do what He declares. “
Our concepts of good and bad, and thus, of the nature of God and the nature of man, are very limited, very small. If God’s thoughts and ways are as high as the heavens are above the earth, there must be a good deal that we do not know about the nature, and person of…
Many years ago, we were doing evangelistic work in a market in central France. There were two brothers who had a large truck, from which they sold their goods, not too far from our stand. We met them, and strangely enough, they looked very much like Elvis Presley. In our conversation with them, we learned
“Practically, where does the “partaking” begin? And how are we thus to live by this Quickening Spirit? How is Christ to “dwell in the heart?” There is only one way, BY FAITH.”