“The voice of my beloved, behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart.” Song of Solomon 2:8,9 The Lord Jesus Christ is the Great Original, perfectly free from the constraints of creation’s limitations, and in particular, of sin’s laws and effects. He…
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:2 Paul’s letter to the Colossians is a monumental declaration, and revelation, of a body of truth so vast, that time, and creation, cannot limit it. …
“…He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove by the hearing of His ears, but with righteousness shall He judge the poor.” Isaiah 11:3,4 It was early morning one day when Jesus came into the temple in Jerusalem to teach the people. The Pharisees and scribes brought a woman who had…
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you: that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 The Apostle John, in speaking of the Lord Jesus, wrote: “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the…
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 The whole of Christianity hinges on one statement that Jesus made on Calvary: “It is finished.” (John 19:30) The work which Jesus accomplished was a complete, and perfect work, whereby, by…
“Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will He teach sinners in the way.” Psalm 25:8 It was B. Mansell Ramsey who wrote the following: “Long as my life shall last; teach me Thy way! Where’er my lot be cast; Teach me Thy way! Until the race is run, Until the journey’s done, Until the…
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels in heaven, but My Father only.” Matthew 24:36 In one of the most simple, tragic, and yet, very real declarations of Scripture concerning the Lord Jesus’ first coming, and the rejection of those He came to save, the Apostle John writes: “He…
“…He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.” Isaiah 50:4 One of the great values of having the Scriptures, written over such a large expanse of time, is that they reveal to us the very tangible experiences of those believers who have sought God, and found Him, or were…
“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.” Psalm 145:6 There are many things that the Apostle Paul learned concerning walking and communing with God. There is no doubt that his insight into the essence, application, and power of the Gospel, were revealed to him, so…
“Create in me a clean heart O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 As is the case with all that God commands us to be and to do, so the matter of one’s soul being restored is only possible by the direct intervention of God. Often this does not appear to…