Dear Ones: A most beautiful word that is rarely used in our vocabulary is the word “unblameable.” (Colossians 1:22) The reason it is rarely used is simple; there are very few who even come close to having lives of which this is true. In the kingdom of God and in heaven this word is very significant…
(Read Part I) Dear Ones: I will try and give a definition of the sovereignty of God. God, The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, existing before all of creation or the beginning of time, is all powerful, all knowing, always purposeful, and always working all things towards His designed objective: the revelation of His glory,…
Dear Ones: The life to which we are called is one from heaven, in Christ, by the Spirit. It does not have its origin, or essence, in anything of this earth. It was Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, who said, “Any fruit born while not abiding in Christ, is fruit of the…
Dear Ones: “That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection…” (Philippians 3:10) It is one thing to know ABOUT the power of His resurrection. It is quite another to KNOW that power in the life, where we live. We are apt to think that we do not need such power in the…
Dear Ones: This morning as I reflected on my early Christian life two thoughts came to mind. Firstly, “Life reduced to fellowship with Christ makes the complicated simple.” This truth was drilled into me at bible school. Secondly, I remember a conference I attended. The speaker was Dr. Robert Smith. He was a brilliant man…
Dear Ones: If a treasure is buried what is it worth? Of what use is a candle put under a basket, or money that is deliberately hidden in a field and never used? Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and…
Dear Ones: Many years ago a very godly man told me that I needed to learn to be a good receiver. I was an ardent “striver” and knew little of what it meant to receive. I was somewhat like Peter who refused to let the Lord Jesus wash his feet. He was unwilling to receive…
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.”…