“…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…
“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.” 1 Samuel 1:10 It is often out of the depts of the heart that real prayer is born. And yet, it is God who, in His wisdom and love, brings the individual to pray with the whole heart, according to…
“It (the desert) shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing…and they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.” Isa. 35:2 It was the Apostle Paul, who in speaking of the love of God, wrote: “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to…
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Hebrews 9:14 There is an old hymn entitled, “Would You Be Free.” In that hymn, the great emphasis is on the power of the blood…
“The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4,5 It was a remarkable day when the Lord Jesus took Peter, James, and John “into…
“He stood, and measured the earth: He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: His ways are everlasting.” Habakkuk 3:6 When we consider the ways of God as opposed to those of man, immediately we are confronted with the issue of magnitude. And yet, when…
“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 love come from? What is the essence of love, the nature of love? What is its strength and power? The answer to all of these questions…