“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…
“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…
“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…
“…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…
“…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…
“Why do the heathen (nations) rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?” Psalm 2:2 Dear Ones: One of the most difficult and complex issues of the Christian life is to reconcile the idea of the greatness of God with the littleness of “me.” And yet, the Apostle Paul would write, speaking of Christ, “…who…
“Who hath…weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?” Isaiah 40:12 Dear Ones: What is there beyond one of our lives? What is there beyond “self?” Scripture tells us that “…the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.” (Is. 40:15) What…
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.” Isaiah 43:18 Dear Ones: When the two angels came to save Lot, his wife, and two daughters, from being destroyed in the destruction of Sodom, they were told: “…look not behind thee.” (Gen. 19:17) The command to not look back had significant ramifications…
“…And the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.” Exodus 26:33 Dear Ones: When Israel came out of Egypt, and was en route to the promised land, the Lord gave to her very clear, and specific instructions concerning the making of the tabernacle, or “tent of meeting.” Part of…
“…The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 Dear Ones: We are so very apt to disassociate ourselves from the strength and power of God because we do not live by the truth of our union with Christ. When one first sees his or her need of…