“…I have appeared unto you for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness.” Acts 26:16 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the Lord said of David: “I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader, and a commander to the people.” (Is. 55:4) In speaking to Israel, He…
“Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” 2 Kings 2:14 Dear Ones: There is a real problem with a life of faith, and it has to do with our “understanding,” or lack thereof. When Job had lost everything, I am sure that there came a day when he wondered if indeed, God had forsaken him,…
“‘I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; My house shall be built in it,’ saith the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 1:16 Dear Ones: There is a very visible, and clear, pattern that we discover in God’s dealings with man. It has been established for us to see and understand from the beginning of the world. …
“Whom have I in heaven but Thee?” Psalm 73:25 Dear Ones: Perhaps one of the most difficult things to have, and to maintain, in the life of a Christian, or disciple of Christ, is the true perception of who Christ truly is. Why is this so very important? We grasp one reason by the demand…
“…for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.” Isaiah 51:2 Dear Ones: It was just after the Lord addressed Israel, in her seeking of Him, that He spoke to her to “…look unto the rock whence you are carved out, and to the hole of the pit where you were digged from.”…
“…but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” Hebrews 9:26 Dear Ones: It is a sad commentary on the nature, and self-centeredness of man, that he should seek to learn how “sinful” sin is, by looking primarily at himself, and his personal…
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly…” 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Dear Ones: It is possible to believe God for the new birth by the Spirit, and fail to believe Him for His further, and fuller, work in the heart and life. The same God who “draws” us to Christ, working in us that…
“I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.” Psalm 145:1 Dear Ones: What is the “normal” Christian life? The answer to that question is quite extensive because one has to deal with the great reality and truth of one’s union with Christ, and the manifestation…
“…the true worshipers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth.” John 4:23 Dear Ones: In John’s gospel, we find the story of a woman who had had five husbands, and was living with a man who was not her husband. The evident fact revealed in the life of this woman was that she…
“Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Ephesians 5:14 Dear Ones: There are three calls to “awaken” in the 51st and 52 chapters of Isaiah. The first has to do with praying for God to do so. (51:9) What does this mean? Is God ever asleep? No,…