“Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes…” Isaiah 54:1 In the book of Isaiah, chapter 53, we find perhaps the greatest, and most concise revelation of the suffering Servant of Jehovah, the Son of God, Christ Jesus,…
“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:18 What is the context of Christ’s address to Peter just prior to the time that He…
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light…put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ…” Romans 13:12,14 In Moses’ account of God’s instructions concerning the Passover, when the people were to slay a lamb or goat,…
“For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found.” Psalm 32:6 In the book of Isaiah, as well as that which we find in the purpose and message of John the Baptist who preceded Christ, we find a path to God, to knowing Him, a…
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 It is relatively easy to believe God’s call of Jeremiah the prophet, even when he said that He had done so before Jeremiah was born. When…
“And now come I to Thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves.” John 17:13 What is the “joy of the Lord,” but that fathomless contentment, elated sense of blessing in the love of God, that God gives in a very specific way, to be…
“I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10 When the Lord Jesus was teaching concerning His relationship as the Sheperd of the sheep, and the role of the sheep He was caring for, He spoke of the…
“For if through the offence of one many be dead, MUCH MORE, the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.” Romans 5:15 The Bible is a very encouraging book. It takes us first of all beyond the things of earth, to that which…
“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 From the day that Saul of Tarsus met Christ on the road to Damascus, something fundamentally changed in his life. The objective of his life, and purpose, came into…
“Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.” Revelation 1:7 In dealing with His disciples, seeking to bring them to a true knowledge of God and His ways, the Lord Jesus was…