“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, saying, ‘…I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last…What thou seest write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia…” Revelation 1:10,11 The book of the Revelation…
“For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.” Luke 1:44 Scripture tells us that the belssing of the Lord maketh rich, and this is true. God’s manifest blessing is a cause for great thanksgiving, praise, and joy. This was the case…
“And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him…” Genesis 19:16 There can only be one true Judge, for there is only One who knows the attitude of one’s heart, the words…
“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 We are apt to think that the calling of God is primarily to a mission, a work, a vocation. These aspects of the believer’s calling, complimented by the gifts of God for the accomplishment…
“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 Jesus had just retreated into a “mountain,” followed by a multitude of folk, who had seen His miracles, and heard His teaching. The multitude consisted of over five thousand men, not counting…
“Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him: and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates…” Isaiah 45:1 We do not know exactly what led up to Joshua, the son of Nun, becoming a servant…
“Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah 33:3 The life of Jeremiah the prophet was a very tumultuous one, from the standpoint of all that he faced, and endured, with regard to those who opposed him. The Lord prepared him for this…
“…the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest Him of the evil. Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him?” Joel 2:13,14 When Jacob was returning “home,” after being in Padan-aram, where some of Abraham’s kinfolk had remained…
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 It is an amazing quality of the word of God that not only is there no “age,” or time effacing limit on it, but that it remains constantly living, and powerful,…
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto this world.” Galatians 6:14 Why a cross? It is one thing that the Lord Jesus should die for our sins, but why on a cross? And why is…