“It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63 In one of Charles Wesley’s great hymns entitled, “Come, Jesus, Lord, With Holy Fire,” he writes down his prayer to God: “Come, Jesus, Lord, with holy fire, Come and…
“Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will He teach sinners in the way. The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach Is way.” Psalm 25:8,9 There is nothing more natural, and logical, than the fact that the God, who is Almighty, who loves us, redeems and saves us, is…
“Turn you at my reproof: behold I will pour out My Spirit unto you, I will make known My words unto you.” Proverbs 1:23 Christ did not die on Calvary, taking the weight and judgment for our sins upon Himself, paving the way for the Spirit of God to be sent from heaven, so that…
“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:5 When a farmer enters his field in the early spring, there lies before him a challenge. It is one which he can face in either of two ways. He can either rely wholly upon his knowledge,…
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.” John 14:1 Paul in his letter to the Colossians makes it very clear that the mystery among the Gentiles, indeed, the mystery hid from the foundation of the world, but now revealed, is that of the believer’s union with Christ by…
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:6 True surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ is never a partial one. There may be the surrender of certain things, but if we believe…
“…that I might know Him, and the power of His resurrection power, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.” Philippians 3:10 Apart from the Lord Jesus Christ, there is perhaps no author in Scripture who has been able to capture the great design, and purpose of man, in so few…
“I am the vine, and ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 As the words of Christ reveal to us, abiding in Him is essential if we, by the Spirit, should bring forth fruit,…
“And He said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And the Spirit entered into me when He spake unto me…” Ezekiel 2:1,2 When the Lord Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit of God, after His baptism, the enemy of our souls came to…
“…Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.” Colossians 1:11 When the Spirit of God was poured out upon all flesh, specifically manifesting His presence upon, and in, the group of disciples who were praying and waiting for the “promise of the Father,” there was a specific…