“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report: if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 It was Katie B. Wilkinson, who wrote in the first…
“Behold, I will bring it health and cure and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.” Jeremiah 33:6 In David’s great Psalm 103, he writes concerning the “benefits” of God, or His blessings, and the necessity of not forgetting them. Specifically concerning diseases, he writes that the…
“When ye pray, say, ‘Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.’” Luke 11:2 Meeting with God, having communion with Him, is as certain as He is faithful. Why? First of all, it is because of Christ, and HIs finished…
“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.” Psalm 121:3 He is certainly most stable, and solidly assured, who is most wholly trusting in Christ as his peace and Keeper. But how is this to be? It is one thing to know that Scripture speaks to us…
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22,23 The prophet Jeremiah was a very sensitive individual, one who felt keenly the suffering of His people, but also, the travesty of not seeing the God of glory…
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” 1 Timothy 4:1 What is the great deterrent to being deceived, led into temptation, and opposed by the powers of darkness when seeking to do the will of God? It…
“Now we have received, not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 In Paul’s letter to the Colossian believers, he writes: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are…
“Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!” Psalm 144:3 In Psalm 8, and Psalm 144, we find David writing the same thing. Why? Why does this man of faith, led by the Spirit, come again and again to the consideration of…
“I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.” Daniel 9:3 What moved Daniel to seek the Lord at this time, and this, in such a deliberate, decisive manner? It was the question of time. Daniel had realized that a “time” had now come. …
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13 What is power, spiritual power? From Scripture we discover that power is a Person. Christ is power, our power. His power is communicated to us by the Holy…