“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion, put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.” Isaiah 52:1 The initiative of God for the spiritual blessing of men begins with His word, or the declaration of His will. Why? …
“…let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of faith.” Hebrews 12:12,13 Christianity is not only the creation of something new, but a call to live by faith in a Savior and Lord who is before us, and in us. The writer of the…
“For ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12 In the gospel of Luke, at the occasion of Mary, the mother of Jesus, coming to visit…
“For the bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.” John 6:33 Heaven’s bread is not a thing, but a Person. It is Christ Himself. That which distinguishes the bread from all others is this: it has not only the power to make the dead to live,…
“For He saith, ‘I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation, have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.’” 2 Corinthians 6:2 There is not a moment in time when the Father is not worthy to be worshipped, nor the…
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Chrit sitteth on the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 What is the difference between those things “above” and those which are of this earth? If we look at creation, under the curse of God because of Adam’s sin, we catch…
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16:13 There is no other explanation for the extraordinary life of David, than the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him at the time…
“And then He said unto me, ‘Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ‘Thus saith the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’” Ezekiel 7:9 There are several times in Scripture where we note that the Lord speaks…
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that He have mercy upon us.” Psalm 123:2 In the ongoing dealings of God with godless Ahab, He spoke…
“Therefore, being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 Scripture speaks a great deal concerning the matter of peace, the peace that needs to be known between God and the sinner, but also that which should exist between men. Paul writes concerning our relationship with others by…