No Money, …Yet Rich

“Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Acts 3:6 Dear Ones: In the days following Pentecost, and the outpouring of the Spirit, Philip came to Samaria to preach the Gospel.  However, it would not be until…

The Victor’s Heart

“According to your faith be it unto you.” Matthew 9:29 Dear Ones: What are we specifically trusting the Lord for?  James tells us in his epistle: “…You have not because you ask not.” (4:2)  He then adds:  “…(You) receive not because you ask amiss” (v.3).  The big thing to grasp here is that God DOES…

The Power That Was, Is, And Is To Come

“And ye shall receive power…,”  “…according to the power that worketh in us.” Acts 1:8, Ephesians 3:20 Dear Ones: Something occurred in the Garden of Eden which we rarely talk about.  When the Lord told Adam that, “…in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die,” (Gen. 2:17), He spoke of a key…

The Overwhelming Privilege

“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 Dear Ones: Christianity begins with Christ’s cry of finality:  “It is finished.”  The work is done, cannot be added to or altered in any form or fashion.  It is as final…

The Alpha And Omega: Part Two

“Behold, I come quickly…I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” Revelation 22:12,13 Dear Ones: It is apparent by Jesus’ own words that, what He desires that we begin and end with, as a result of this revelation of Himself, is that He IS the beginning and ending…

The Alpha And The Omega: Part One

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending…the first and the last.” Revelation 1:8,17 Dear Ones: Why did God give to John the Apostle, the specific revelation of the glorified Christ?  John had already conveyed to believers far and near “…what he had seen and heard…” concerning Christ in the flesh, even the…

The Imperative Of Clarity

“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” 1 Corinthians 14:8 Dear Ones: Going to war, and more specifically going into battle, is not a light thing.  If a trumpet’s sound is that which is the convincing alert to prepare for battle, it must be clearly discerned.  The…

The Stripes That Heal

“…And with His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 Dear Ones: One of the most amazing things about John’s vision of the Lamb of God in the book of Revelation, chapter four, is that when he sees the Lord Jesus, he describes Him as “…a Lamb as it had been slain.” (v.6)  It is apparent…

Unrelentingly Forward

“…Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 Dear Ones: How does one keep on going?  How does one with patient endurance, and steadfast hope, plow on in the face of adversity, difficulty, and opposition?  Perhaps if we look into the prison cell of…