“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the contrast is made between our thoughts and ways, and those of God. Isaiah writes: For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways,…
“These words spake Jesus, and lifted His eyes to heavenward, and said, ‘Father…’” John 17:1 Dear Ones: That which makes this prayer of Jesus so very important, and life-changing, is the fact that it is being prayed just before His betrayal and crucifixion. What would one pray if he or she knew that only a…
“To him the porter openeth and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.” John 10:3 Dear Ones: In this world, with an increasing number of people, we are apt to be “lost in the crowd.” Especially, if we are living in an urban area, and…
“Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 Dear Ones: Throughout Scripture we find the attempt by man to explain that which is of God. Of course, the Lord Jesus is the Master Teacher in this regard, for not only does He give us the truth, but in essence, breathes upon it…
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 Dear Ones: One of the most humbling aspects of the Christian life is the reality, and realization, of the eternal God working in the heart and mind of the believer. In our “modern” perception of…
“And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which He hath given Me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.” John 6:39 Dear Ones: At the end of the day, or at the end of life on this earth, that which is the…
“Then thou shalt delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth…” Isaiah 58:14 Dear Ones: One of the saddest effects of Adam’s sin concerns the subject of “delighting.” What does it mean to “delight thyself?” Most certainly, there is the element of knowing satisfaction,…
“I shall be anointed with fresh oil.” Psalm 92:10 Dear Ones: When David wrote Psalm 23, he spoke of the present and future experience of the relationship between the Great Shepherd, the Lord, and himself, a sheep. Just the picture of the Shepherd next to the sheep is an overwhelming illustration of the Eternal Sufficiency,…
“Now, thanks be to God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of His knowledge by us in every place.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 Dear Ones: The Christian is called upon by God to triumph in this life. What does it mean, to triumph? In every consideration of scriptural truth,…
“With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 Dear Ones: In one of Charles Wesley’s great hymns, he writes: “All things are possible to him that can in Jesus’ name believe…If nothing is too hard for Thee, All things are possible to me.” Why are these statements so significant,…