You, Follow Me

“If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to you?  Follow thou Me.” John 21:22 Dear Ones: As far as I can see, there was, and has been, only one Apostle Peter.  There was only one Elijah, though John the Baptist would come in the spirit and strength of Elijah.  There…

Losing To Gain

“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it.” Matthew 16:25 Dear Ones: It was Jim Elliot, missionary to the Auca Indians, who once wrote:  “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.”  Of what…

The Incomparable Attraction

“…Where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge:  your people will be my people, and your God my God: where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if anything but death separates me from you.” Ruth 1:17…

Perseverance

“For you have need of patience (endurance), that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:36 Dear Ones: After the Lord had called Gideon to deliver Israel, there came a significant battle where the enemy was routed.  Gideon and his three hundred men were in necessary pursuit, but…

The Centerpiece Of Heaven

“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” Matthew 7:25 Dear Ones: In our present time, there are many, very many, waves and winds of culture and circumstances that could, and would, toss us about,…

The Power Of Mercy

“…And the publican, standing afar off, …smote upon his breast, saying, ‘God be merciful to me a sinner.’ ‘…this man went down to his house justified.’” Luke 18:13,14 Dear Ones: Jeremiah writes very descriptively concerning the true condition of the human heart without God:  “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who…