“… the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing of birds is come.” Song of Solomon 2:11,12 Dear Ones: The phrase, “…the time of singing of birds is come,” is a beautiful proclamation. It expresses that which is generally lovely to hear, and…
“The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our God shall stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8 Dear Ones: At the end of the day, what will be left standing? Students of history see the empires of time come and go, rise from the dust and return to the dust. This is also true of…
“And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.” Judges 13:25 Dear Ones: When Jesus was baptized, the Spirit of God came upon Him, anointing Him for the task that was before Him. It was the beginning of His ministry. All that the…
“God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, ‘Moses, Moses.’ And he said, ‘Here am I.’” Exodus 3:2 Dear Ones: We do not know the age of Moses when God called him to deliver Israel, probably around eighty years of age. What we do know is that “…in the process…
“And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends…” Job 42:10 Dear Ones: Jesus, when speaking to Nicodemus, spoke of being born of the Spirit. He used the illustration of the wind, which one could not see, but which would have a definite effect on that which it blew. Jesus…
“And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord.” Genesis 4:16 Dear Ones: It is one thing to know that God is present everywhere; it is quite another to know that His presence is a reality to us, and is for us. In the story of Cain, scripture tells us that he had…
“…for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” Revelation 5:9 Dear Ones: It is in looking at events at “the end of time,” that we discover the accomplishment of a commission that was put in place from the beginning of…
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” Acts 2:1 Dear Ones: After the resurrection of Christ, the Lord Jesus instructed the disciples to “…wait for the promise of the Father, which, ye have heard of Me.” (Acts 1:4) This promise of the Father was…
“…Pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which sees in secret shall reward thee openly.” Matthew 6:6 Dear Ones: It was Jesus’ address to Philip, which reveals to us how little we know God, specifically our Father. When Philip asked Jesus, “…Show us the Father,” (Jn. 14:8) he did not realize…
“Thus says the Lord, ‘In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee.’” Isaiah 49:8 Dear Ones: The Lord Jesus distinguished Himself among men in many ways. One of these was by the exercise of perfect faith. He lived, without “gaps” or “pauses” in faith, always…