“… it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles…” Galatians 1:15,16 If the love of God was the great motivation of the Apostle Paul’s life and ministry, certainly the revelation that the Son…
“I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” John 9:4 In the book of Habakkuk, we find him praying to God to show him what he needs to see and understand concerning a coming invasion by the Chaldeans, and what…
“…and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 It has been said of the Apostle Paul that he was the greatest Christian of all time, not because of gifts or calling, but because…
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” Revelation 12:11 The Bible is a book of overcoming, of rising up, standing, facing the difficult task or the enemy, and then overcoming the resistance to faith and…
“…that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3 John the Apostle was a very old man when he wrote his first epistle, or letter. Much like the…
“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 What is true love? Where does it come from? How is it lived, and then communicated to others? For the individual who does not believe it God,…
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed.” Daniel 2:44 When Daniel, as a young man, was led away captive to Babylon and afterward put into service by the king, he was quite alone in his heart, especially with regard to his…
“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.” 1 Corinthians 1:17 What does the Apostle Paul mean by the cross of Christ having no effect, specifically in the lives of men on this earth? Is…
“I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also.” 1 Corinthians 14:15 The Bible is a prayer book, not because it is specifically all about prayer, but because in it we find the reason for prayer, the elements of prayer, God’s provision so that we can pray, and the promises…
“…ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss…” James:2,3 If there is one thing that salvation in Christ is, it is a call to prayer, to communion with Christ in prayer by the Spirit. When Christ died on Calvary, He did so in this manner, and completely,…