Complete…I Shall Not Want

“And ye are complete in Him (Christ), which is the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:10 Dear Ones: At the beginning of the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he makes a most bold and remarkable statement:  “But of Him (God) are ye IN Christ Jesus, who of God IS MADE UNTO…

His Stripes, Our Healing

“…And with His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:6), “Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them.” (Jeremiah 33:6) Dear Ones: Christianity is so remarkably different from every other religion that has ever existed simply because it begins with what has been perfectly, completely finished.  The life of a Christian…

The Songs Of Eden And Zion

“Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head.” Isaiah 51:11 Dear Ones: It is a consistent occurrence in Scripture to find joy being expressed by singing.  This pattern was first established after the creation in the Garden of Eden.  Isaiah writes…

The Quietness Of Christ

“And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.”  Isaiah 32:17 Dear Ones: There has never been one so calm and quiet as the Lord Jesus.  When we go out into the wilderness, into the forests of the towering mountains, by a still, mirror like lake,…

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…