“Thus saith God the Lord, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out; He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it…” Isaiah 42: 5 When God called Moses’ name from the burning bush in the wilderness, He first spoke to him of His holiness, and that place being holy…
“And the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and He said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain and I will talk with thee.” Ezekiel 3:22 In the book of Jeremiah, we find the Lord speaking to him in order to convey to the people of Israel a message. That message was…
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 The letter of the Apostle Paul to the Philippians was addressed to “all the saints in Christ Jesus, which are at Philippi.” (1:1) This means that the message of this letter was for every single Christian,…
“And God said, ‘I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee…” Exodus 33:19 There is a great, though simple and brief, hymn by J. Hart, which describes the heart of someone that knows something of the goodness of God. J. Hart writes: “How…
“Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10 In God’s dealings throughout history, He has dealt with the nation of Israel in different ways. …
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” Luke 11:13 There are many calls of God to man in the Bible, most of which are first of all to get the attention of…
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world…” Ephesians 2:1,2 Christianity is a radical thing, not because it is politically, socially, or religiously on the fringe of reason, logic, and normalcy, but because it deals with a radical situation,…
“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” Psalm 42:2 There is one great certainty about man’s existence upon this earth that determines greatly how he will live. It is the fact that one day every man will meet God, whether in joy or in fear,…
“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, ‘How long are ye slack (tardy) to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?’” Joshua 18:3 The picture of Israel as a people, whom the Lord God had delivered from the tyranny of Egypt, to bring them into a…
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 It is one thing to know the truth, both concerning the knowledge of God and of His ways, and then…