“To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ …” Ephesians 3:8 In J.S.B. Monsell’s great hymn, “Oh, Worship the Lord,” he writes: “Fear not to enter His courts in the slenderness of the POOR WEALTH thou…
“…I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him until that Day.” 2 Timothy 1:12 When the Lord Jesus Christ calls an individual to follow Him, it is more of a commitment of God to that person…
“And He (God) said to me, ‘Son of man, this is the place of My throne, and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name.” Ezekiel 43:7 When the Lord revealed…
“My God, My God, why have Your forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning?” Psalm 22:1 It was S. Crossman who wrote a beautiful, moving hymn entitled “My Song Is Love Unknown.” In that hymn he takes the reader along a path that illustrates what…
“And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, ‘For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.’” Genesis 32:30 How does God work in the soul of an individual to bring him to a saving knowledge of Himself? It begins always with the initiative of God who reveals Himself to…
“And Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old, when he departed from Haran.” Genesis 12:4 The story of Abraham, and how God made a man of faith out of him, is a wonderful picture of how God deals with men today. Though…
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Malachi 3:5,6 In the…
“…For I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.” Jonah 4:2 Even from the depths of the ocean when Jonah was in the belly of a fish, there remained an overwhelming reality concerning God that Jonah would again confess. It…
“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Timothy1:17 In the eyes of the Israelite people, there has perhaps never been a greater king than David. We catch a glimpse of this when by the desperate cry of blind Bartimaeus, a…
“Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.” Isaiah 32:20 It was after Jesus’ speaking to the woman of Samaria concerning living water, that His disciples returned from the city with food for Him to eat. It was at this moment that Jesus…