“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5 Dear Ones: In the book of Proverbs, we discover a most simple, yet profound declaration: “As a man thinketh in his heart, SO IS HE.” (23:7) The importance of what we put in our minds, as well as our attitude of…
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 Dear Ones: The God of the Old Testament is the same as of the New, for Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. In light of this fact, it is safe, and…
“I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone.” Song of Solomon 5:6 Dear Ones: The book of the Song of Solomon is a most extraordinary picture of communion, first of all as it pertains to Solomon and his bride, but also to Christ, and His church. There is no…
“Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?” Romans 6:3 Dear Ones: In this great chapter of the letter written to the believers in Rome, Paul asks the question: “Do you not know?” Know what? He then goes on to refer to the great,…
“Listen to Me, you that follow after righteousness, you that seek the Lord.” Isaiah 51:1 Dear Ones: Signposts are a great tool for directing traffic. And so are certain people mentioned in Scripture. In a world where there is so much “knowledge,” and strange, twisted concepts of what is “true,” God has given us what…
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 Dear Ones: The attitude and perspective that we have towards the Word of God, the Bible, is representative of what our attitude is towards Him. One of the basic tenets of the blessing of…
“And, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand.” Joshua 5:13 Dear Ones: Israel had crossed the Red Sea, and the Jordan River. In the examination of these miraculous events, there is not doubt that they would not be possible without the intervention of God. And now, after…
“Now, therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.” Joshua 1:2 Dear Ones: There came a day, a moment, when the command came. It would be the vital and critical moment in Israel’s history, when their Creator…
“And the Lord appeared unto him (Abraham) in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.” Genesis 18:1 Dear Ones: The Lord “visits” us when He deems so at the appropriate moment, and usually in a manner that we are not expecting. After the resurrection, when…
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.” Isaiah 40:5 Dear Ones: If ever there was a revealed difference between sinful man, and the Eternal God, it is in His dealings with Israel. Who among men is capable…