The Surrendered Sword

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear…” 1 Peter 3:15 In one of G. Matheson’s great hymns, he writes: “Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall…


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Heaven’s Great Priority

“Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew6:9,10 If ever there was a pattern for worship which has its example and exhortation from heaven, it is in the book of Revelation.  Beyond the revelation of the glorified and risen Christ…


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The Preeminence Of Christ

“For by Him (Christ) all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.  All things were created through Him and for Him.” Colossians 1:16 In the Christian’s warfare against the powers of darkness in this world, the Apostle Paul identifies…


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When God’s Time Comes

“He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.   He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.” Isaiah 42:13 In the kingdom and economy of God, there is first and foremost His purpose revealed, according to His design, and accomplished by His authority and power for His unique…


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A Table Set Before Me

“If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and dine with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20 When David wrote the twenty-third Psalm approximately three thousand years ago, he mentioned something in that Psalm that is like a newly found gem that has long been searched for. …


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The Singular Call To True Blessing

“Thus says the Lord of hosts:  ‘Return to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 1:3 From a prophetical standpoint, because of the role of the prophet and his responsibility before God, that which is most important, and which tremendously arrests his attention, are…


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The Great Privilege

“My beloved spoke, and said to me: Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.”  Song of Solomon 2:10,11 The Apostle Paul, in speaking of the spiritual condition of men when they are born, and in which they remain, unless a…


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