“…Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 One of the great lessons that David began to learn, and live by when he was a shepherd, was to fight fear, resist,…
“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no strength He increaseth strength.” Isaiah 40:29 Why is it that Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth,” and then: “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall…
“Now this, ‘Yet once more,’ indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.’” Hebrews 12:27 There are several times in Scripture when we read where God said: “Yet once more I shake not only the earth but also…
“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary; He wakeneth morning my morning mine ear to hear as the learned.” Isaiah 50:4 In what has been termed, “The Lord’s Prayer,” found in Matthew’s gospel, we find…
“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.” Ephesians 5:1,2 When a person comes to Christ, trusting Him to save them, and they are born of the…
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 It was Charles Wesley, who in one of his great hymns wrote the following: “All things are possible to God; To Christ, the power…
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 When the day of Pentecost came after the resurrection of Christ, Scripture tells us…
“Incline your ear and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” Isaiah 55:3 Why is it that at what seems the middle point of history, we find a man called David. This man is in the lineage of…
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity,” “…for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.” Psalm 133:1, 3 Most certainly the greatest example and power of unity is found in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. From the creation, when God said, “…let US…
“And He answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, ‘Behold, I have causeed thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.” Zechariah 3:4 It was Deitrick Bonhoffer who said, “When Christ calls a…