“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.” Revelation 22:1 Dear Ones: Why did God give the book of the Revelation to John on the isle of Patmos? What was His purpose? There was, as in the present…
“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ.?” 1 Corinthians 10:16 Dear Ones: How is it that the “cup of blessing,” that symbol of the provision of all the blessings in the shed blood of Christ, should be at the same time the cup of immeasurable…
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 Dear Ones: Where does strength and stability come from? Isaiah writes: “…they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” (40:31) …
“But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.” Daniel 2:28 Dear Ones: One of the proofs of the existence and sovereign power of God is found in the trajectory of an arrow which has been shot into the air. …
“Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” Psalm 90:1 Dear Ones: From the moment a person comes to saving faith in Christ, and is born of the Spirit, his destination, home, and where he lives, changes. That which comes to describe the believer, which was not characteristic before, is the presence of…
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 Dear Ones: When Gideon was called of God to go forth and fight against the Amalekites, he was overwhelmed by the…
“For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son.” Romans 8:29 Dear Ones: The English missionary to Africa, Charles Studd, once wrote that his desire was to see Jesus Christ walking around in African bodies. Was it not the same in the Apostle Paul’s day, but…
“And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us.” 1 John 5:14 Dear Ones: Prayer is not difficult…we are difficult. The Lord, through the writings of the Apostle John, spells out to us with stark clarity the basic conditions, and principles of…
“Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.” Song of Solomon 4:16 Dear Ones: In the book of Ezekiel, chapter 37, there comes a moment when the Lord tells Ezekiel, in the vision of a valley full of dry bones, to “Prophesy unto the…
“‘Dost thou believe on the Son of God?’ And he answered and said, ‘Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him’” John 9:35,36 Dear Ones: When Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, was a boy, he ministered to Eli the high priest, and served in the temple. There came a day that the…