“For the just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mishief.” Proverbs 24:16 Dear Ones: The Apostle Paul tells us that we are in a fight. He calls it specifically, a “…fight of faith.” In his first letter to Timothy, not long before he went to be with…
“Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end I was born, and for this cause, came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” John 18:37 Dear Ones: In Matthew’s gospel, we have the Lord’s words so very clearly given to us concerning first things, or first pursuits: “Seek…
“Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.” Job 42:3 Dear Ones: In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he wrote, “…as it is written, ‘Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart…
“And he said, ‘Thus and thus spake he unto me, saying, ‘Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel.’” 2 Kings 9:12 Dear Ones: We do not know how much time expired between the moment when the Lord told Elijah that he was to anoint Jehu to be king of Israel, and…
“The Job answered the Lord, and said, ‘I know that Thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from Thee.” Job 42:1-2 Dear Ones: When we study the life of Job, and God’s dealings with him, we must ask the question: “What was God’s purpose in allowing Job to suffer such loss,…
“And He said unto me, ‘Prophecy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’” Ezekiel 37:9 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the Lord is recorded as saying: “Ask…
“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1 Dear Ones: In a passage of Scripture that definitely relates to the Lord Jesus, Isaiah writes: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because the…
“…for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound.” Philippians 4:11,12 Dear Ones: In Psalm 23, David makes a most extraordinary declaration: “The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want.” (v.1) We might think that this is…
“Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” Revelation 5:5 Dear Ones: There is a great hymn written by Reginald Heber, which begins like this: “The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain;…
“And Joshua said unto the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.’” Joshua 3:5 Dear Ones: It was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who once said, “When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.” What did he mean, and what does it mean to commit oneself to Christ? When Abraham…