The Prayer For The Wind

“And He said unto me, ‘Prophecy 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 37:9 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the Lord is recorded as saying:  “Ask…


Read More

The Day Of March Has Come

“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.”  Isaiah 6:1 Dear Ones: In a passage of Scripture that definitely relates to the Lord Jesus, Isaiah writes:  “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because the…


Read More

Not Wanting For Anything

“…for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.  I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound.”  Philippians 4:11,12 Dear Ones: In Psalm 23, David makes a most extraordinary declaration:  “The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want.” (v.1)  We might think that this is…


Read More

The Lion Who Overcame

“Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” Revelation 5:5 Dear Ones: There is a great hymn written by Reginald Heber, which begins like this:  “The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain;…


Read More

The Commitment To Christ

“And Joshua said unto the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.’” Joshua 3:5 Dear Ones: It was Dietrich Bonhoeffer who once said, “When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.”  What did he mean, and what does it mean to commit oneself to Christ?  When Abraham…


Read More

Standing And Withstanding

“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 Dear Ones: What a terrible thing it would be to go through life, and come to…


Read More

Armed To Suffer And Overcome

“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind.” 1 Peter 4:1 Dear Ones: In the book of Romans, Paul speaks of the “suffering of this present time,” and the “…glory which shall be revealed unto us.”  (Romans 8:18)  He makes the comparison between the two…


Read More

The Lowliness Of Christ

“Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion; shout,  O daughter of Jerusalem:  behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” Zechariah 9:9 Dear Ones: If ever there was an example of true humility, lowliness, approachableness…it is the…


Read More

A Time To Live

“The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57 Dear Ones: It was said of the missionaries that went to be with the Lord, at the end of their work with the…


Read More