“…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…
“And (the angel) said to me, ‘What do you see?’ And I said, ‘I have looked, and behold a lamp-stand all of gold.’” Zechariah 4:2 Dear Ones: In one of the great stories of Michael Angelo, there is one that is most captivating. It speaks of Angelo going to a quarry, there to seek a…
“And Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them.” Luke 24:15 Dear Ones: In the book of Genesis, before the Lord confronted Adam and Eve concerning their disobedience, Scripture tells us: “And they heard the voice of the Lord God WALKING in the garden in the cool of the day.” (Gen. 3:8) What a beautiful…
“And when He had sent them away, He departed into a mountain to pray.” Mark 6:46 Dear Ones: When Israel came out of Egypt, the Lord instructed Moses to build a tabernacle, or “tent of meeting.” It was to be both a picture and a path, for Israel to know the living God. It was…
“…notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he (John the Baptist).” Matthew 11:11 Dear Ones: It is very difficult for us to grasp the “eternal,” and the full manifestation of the kingdom of heaven. We get some idea of the contrast when the Apostle Paul writes, “How that he…
“Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! For he would cure him of his leprosy.” 2 Kings 5:3 Dear Ones: Faith is a very unusual thing. For one thing, it can be just as real and effective in the heart of a child as in that of the prophet of…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dear Ones: Solomon was a very wise man, one who could summarize the ebb and flow of life in a very few words. And so he did in the book of Ecclesiastes. Now, we must ask the…
“For ye shall go forth with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing.” Isaiah 55:12 Dear Ones: How does God reveal Himself to us? How do we KNOW that He is speaking to us? It has always been the case, as we find…
“…For who hath despised the day of small things?” Zechariah 4:10 Dear Ones: It was the manner of John the Baptist’s birth, and manner by which he was named, that those who heard of it would say: “What manner of child shall this be!” (Luke 1:66) Jesus would later say of John, “Among those that…
“…and who knows whether you are come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 Dear Ones: All through Scripture we find the concept of the existence of God before the creation, and before “tomorrow.” With that idea comes the truth of “predisposition,” a wisdom beyond our comprehension concerning time, the past,…