“Nevertheless, my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God…Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day.” Joshua 14:8,12 The man Caleb, as well as Joshua, were distinguished in their time, first of all in that…
“The Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor or Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God.” Haggai 1:14 From…
“…the palaces shall be forsaken, the bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever…UNTIL the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field.” Isaiah 32:14,15 One of the great, and fundamental truths of true Christianity is that God alone can do the work…
“How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.” Matthew 23:37 We do not know if Jesus was looking over the city of Jerusalem when He spoke of how often He wanted to gather her children around him, to protect and…
“…that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 3:8,9 In the Apostle Paul’s personal testimony that he relates to…
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 There is a liberty which belongs to the believer in Christ which is not known, or cannot be known, by the unbeliever. The Apostle Paul spoke of this liberty,…
“For I have not spoken on My own initiative; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a commandment, what I should say and what I should speak.” John 12:49 There came a day in the ministry of Jesus that He entered Capernaum, there being met by elders of the Jews who had been sent…
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor, and has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” Isaiah 61:1 The mission of Christ was that of…
“And he (Moses) said, ‘Please, show me Your glory.’ Then He (God) said, ‘I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you.’” Exodus 33:18,19 After years of walking with God, serving Him by following Him, Moses was brought to pray perhaps the greatest prayer…
“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:12-14 Time is a creation of God, an opportunity for man…