“But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Galatians 6:14 When the believer in Christ reads through the Scriptures, in particular, the letters of the Apostle Paul, he is struck by the enormity…
“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 Where does the concept of the faithfulness of God begin to be revealed to us in the Scriptures? It is in Genesis 1:1 where we read, “In the beginning God created the heavens and…
“My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning. Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.” Psalm 131:6 Throughout history, those who have truly sought the Lord have found Him. For some, He was found as that “very present help in trouble.” For others He was found as…
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” Philippians 3:12 Though the Christian life is one of great inner peace, and rest of soul, Christ Himself being our peace, it is not…
“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” Song of Solomon 6:3 In the book of Daniel in the Old Testament, there are two instances when the Lord tells Daniel, either by the angel Gabriel, or by the personal revelation of Himself, that Daniel is “greatly beloved.” (Dan. 9:23, 10:11) What does it mean…
“…that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.” 1 Timothy 2:2,3 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, raised in Nazareth, beginning His ministry after His baptism, there was relative peace in the Roman empire, in particular…
“And Abram believed in the Lord, and He (God) accounted it to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:7 In making Abram the man of faith that God was determined to make of him, God would first reveal Himself to him, the “word of the Lord” coming unto him. God would create in him a conviction concerning…
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told you.” John 14:1,2 What is a troubled heart but one that is overwhelmed by that which is beyond its capacity to understand, endure, or live…
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,” “…the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 1:8 In one of Paul’s letters to Timothy, he wrote concerning the qualifications of becoming an elder in the local…
“Call unto Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 Difficult circumstances, and the limitations of men, can be enemies of faith, but also, great opportunities of seeing more of the glory of God. In Matthew’s gospel we read of John the Baptist…