“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between the pieces.” Genesis 15:17 The animal sacrifices to God in the Old Testament were implemented by God to point humanity towards the ultimate, acceptable sacrifice of His Son on…
“I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.” Psalm 16:7 E.M. Grimes wrote in a wonderful hymn the following: “Speak, Lord, in the stillness, While I wait on Thee; Hush’d my heart to listen in expectancy. Speak, O Blessed Master, In this quiet hour;…
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11 Beyond the question of “WHO is God,” comes the following: “What is God?” John the Apostle calls Him Love, “God IS love.” Jesus Himself reveals to…
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy…” Jude 24 In the letter to the Hebrews we find a remarkable statement concerning the ministry of the Lord Jesus as our High Priest before God. The author of the…
“And the Lord answered me, and said, ‘Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” Habakkuk 2:2 Throughout the New Testament there is a dominant theme concerning how the believer in Christ is to live…it is that of waiting for His Lord to come. That coming may…
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love; He will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 We do not often consider that God sings, but He does. We know that Jesus sang hymns with His…
“…that in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:7 What is the measure of God’s eternal purpose accomplished in us? Paul declares it to be conformity to the image of His Son. (Romans 8:29) In his letter to the…
“Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.” Luke 1:13 John the Baptist was a miracle child, but then again, all children are miracles. However, that which is peculiar to John the Baptist before he was born was that…
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” Genesis 17:1 Why is nothing impossible to God, in the will of God, for the glory of God? The answer resides in the meaning of…
“Having therefore brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh…” Hebrews 10:19 How can a sinner, one that has been saved by the grace of God, come into the presence…