The Unrelenting Purposes Of God

“I the Lord have called Thee in righteousness, and will hold Thine hand, and will keep Thee, and give Thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.” Isaiah 42:6 In the book of Daniel, chapter 2, we find where God gives to Nebuchaddnezzar, king of Babylon, a vision of a…

The God Of Josiah

“Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us…” 2 Kings 22:13 In Matthew’s gospel, when the Lord Jesus was speaking of the “coming of the Son…

The Blessing Of All Families

“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:93 When God called Abraham to leave the land of his birth, his family, and the idolatrous practices of those who did not have true faith, He did so…

The Singular Path To God

“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eeternal Spirit, offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Hebrews 9:14 In the Old Testament, at the time when Israel was being led by Moses towards the promised land, the Lord gave to Moses…

Revelation The Great Announcement

“And they sung a new song, saying’Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” Revelation 5:9 When John the Apostle received the revelation of Jesus Christ on…

In The Fulness Of Time

“But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” Galatians 4:4 The economy of God, and the timing of man in matters of this earth, are only…

The Sorrowing Christ

“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.” Isaiah 53:3 If ever there was a person who had the complete mastery of Himself, and His emotions, it was Christ.  No…

The Imperative Of Refocusing

“Simon Peter saith unto them, ‘I go a fishing.’ They say unto him, ‘We also go with thee.’ They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.” John 21:3 Scripture tells us that the Lord Jesus “shewed Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias.” (Jn.21:1) This…

The Quest To Know God

“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, ‘Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.’” Jeremiah 31:3 Where does knowing God begin?  As in all things which pertain to God, the answer begins with Him.  The Lord Jesus put it like this:  “‘I am Alpha…