Are You Ready?

“…And they that were ready went in with Him to the marriage: and the door was shut.”  Matthew 25:10 Dear Ones: There was but one door by which to enter the Ark in the days of Noah.  By this singular door Noah and his family would enter into the safety of that Ark.  There would…

The Power Of A Name

“…And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”  Isaiah 9:6 Dear Ones: When Moses asked God to show him His glory, the Lord answered him by saying:  “I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the NAME of the Lord…

The Master-Builder

“…upon this rock I will build My church.” Matthew 16:18 Dear Ones: At the culmination of the seventy years of Israel’s exile from the Jerusalem and the promised land, the Lord raised up several men to be instruments through and by which, He would rebuild the city, and the nation.  In Zechariah 1:16, we read: …

Perpetual Joy

“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 Dear Ones: Christianity always begins with WHO God is, what He has done, expressed by what He declares.  Since He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, there is depthless…

The God Who Is Able

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all-sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 Dear Ones: If encouragement is what we need, then the truths expressed in the aforementioned verse should be the bedrock upon which we take our stand.  In…

The Fire Of God

“Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.” 1 Kings 18:38 Dear Ones: There is a big difference between the fire that comes from heaven, and man who tries to light a fire…

Trusting Incomprehensible Love

“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10 Dear…

Greetings From Heaven

 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 1:7,8 Dear Ones: How important is a greeting?  We might qualify that question by asking another:  “What is the importance of the content of the greeting?”  If we look at this simple subject just from a natural standpoint, the answers…

Speaking To Mountains And Dry Bones

“…Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, ‘Be thou removed…’” (Mark 11:23, “…say unto them, ‘O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’” Ezekiel 37:4 Dear Ones: Throughout Scripture we find individuals of faith asking God to reveal to them His ways, for they have discovered that “His ways are not our ways.”  God…

The Remedy To Little Faith

“And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’” Matthew 14:31 Dear Ones: We all have our limits, and we are all faced with the age-old issue of believing God a “little.”  Why is it, that the object of our faith,…