“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” Isaiah 9:2 Dear Ones: When the Bible speaks of light, in the spiritual sense, what does it mean? In John’s gospel, we find the Lord’s words: “I…
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.” Revelation 19:11 Dear Ones: In the book of Micah, written approximately seven hundred and forty years before the coming of Christ, there was given to…
“And Moses said, ‘I beseech Thee, shew me Thy glory.’ And He said, ‘I will make all my goodness pass before thee…” Exodus 33:18,19 Dear Ones: What is “goodness?” We get our answer from its source and the effect it has on its intended objects. From Scripture we discover, as the Apostle Paul declared, “…for…
“Our Father which art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:9,10 Dear Ones: Ever since Adam and Eve sinned, there has been the need to seek the kingdom of God. Why? When sin entered into the world, the kingship of…
How is it that ye sought Me? Knew ye not that I must be about My Father’s business?” Luke 2:49 Dear Ones: Time is a gift of God. It has its beginning for each of us the moment we are conceived in our mother’s womb. It ends the moment that this body ceases to live. …
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement (relief) and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place.” Ester 4:14 Dear Ones: There are several women in the Bible who sang songs, or prayed prayers, of triumph. It was Miriam, Moses’ sister, who after the deliverance by God of…
“Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.” John 20:27 Dear Ones: One wonders what it will be like to see the glorified Lamb of God in heaven. In the book of Revelation, John describes the moment when…
“‘…and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters,’ saith the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:17 Dear Ones: In the Old Testament the Father appears in Genesis, chapter one verse one: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” We know from…
“Now if any man have not the Spirit of God, he is none of His.” Romans 8:9 Dear Ones: When Nicodemus came by night to talk with the Lord, he was as a man drawn to the reality of that which he saw in Christ, but was not sure about what he saw. He came…
“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. He teaches my hands to war.” Psalm 18:33 Dear Ones: In passing the torch to Timothy, Paul’s spiritual son in the faith, he exhorted him: “Thou therefore, endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth…