“And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.” Mark 10:50 Dear Ones: One of the great stories of the New Testament has to do with a blind beggar named Bartimaeus. There are many interesting, and arresting, aspects to the story, but one that is most important, and singular, is the determination of…
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works.” Revelation 2:5 Dear Ones: Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, tells us that there is a time for everything. Two things that are opposite in nature, for which there is a time, is the act of remembering and that of forgetting. …
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 Dear Ones: Why are these words from the Lord Jesus so very important? Perhaps it would be good to answer this question by making the distinction between “facts” and “truth.” “Facts” are truth, from an objective standpoint, for they tell…
“…she (Sara) judged Him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:11 Dear Ones: To trust in God according to His word, His commandments, and His promises, is NOT a risky business. It may be a matter of decision at a certain moment, or the patient endurance and steadfastness required to wait upon God. In any event,…
“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: Isaiah penned the aforementioned words some time around 700 B.C. If we go to the book of Revelation, we discover that the vision of God…
“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.” John 18:37 Dear Ones: It was quite a profound conversation that Jesus had with Pilate before He was delivered to the soldiers to be crucified. Jesus, knowing Pilate, made use of a…
“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.” Psalm 131:1 Dear Ones: How is it that King David can write that he does not “…exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me?” Is he…
“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:42 Dear Ones: It was in Jesus’ “high-priestly prayer,” in John 17, that He made a most extraordinary, profound, and fundamental statement, pertaining to our existence and reason for existing: “And THIS is life…
“And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.” 2 Samuel 6:7 Dear Ones: It was supposed to be a great, and joyful moment, when David was bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. It turned…
“…though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2 Dear Ones: How small was Bethlehem in the time of David’s youth? No one knows for sure, but…