“Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him.” Isaiah 45:1 Dear Ones: Where does power come from? We might qualify that question by asking another one: What is the nature of true power from heaven’s standpoint, and what are the qualifications for receiving…
“God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise…God has chosen, yea, the things that are not, to bring to nought things that are.” 1 Corinthians 1:27, 28 Dear Ones: It has been said that God doesn’t use many men today, because they are too big. What is meant by this…
“He staggered not at the promises of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.” Romans 4:20 Dear Ones: There is a great difference between living, and living victoriously. It is somewhat like the “well of water,” and the floods poured out. There is no doubt that the Christian, or disciple…
“The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 Dear Ones: In the first of two prayers written down in his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul deals with basically two things. The first concerns a vision, or revelation of the truth, things as they are. The…
“Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:5 Dear Ones: The man who lives by faith is the one who lives in the expectation of seeing the glory of God. How can we say this? We see…
“And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, ‘Arise, go unto Nineveh…” Jonah 3:1 Dear Ones: The story of God’s dealings with Jonah the prophet, and preacher, is rich in revealing His dealings with us. One of the most fundamental, underlying revelations of God working in Jonah, “…the willing and…
“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich.” Revelation 3:18 Dear Ones: In the description of heaven that the Lord Jesus gave to John in the Revelation, he writes: “…and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.” (21:21) What is…
“…the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, ‘Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.’” 1 Kings 18:1 Dear Ones: It had not rained in Israel for three years. This was in great part because of Ahab, the son of Omri, and king of…
“Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.” 2 Kings 2:9 Dear Ones: The calling of Elisha to take the place of Elijah the prophet, was singular and very unique. It most certainly…
“And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; that the Lord called to Samuel…” 1 Samuel 3:3 Dear Ones: In one of the most solemn and pathetic pictures in Scripture, we see the moment approaching when…