“But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.” John 14:31 What did it mean for Jesus Christ to love His Father? First of all, in answering the question, we must recognize our limits as sinners, though…
“Stir up the gift of God which is in you,” “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:6,7 When the Apostle Paul wrote his two letters to Timothy as recorded in the Bible, he did so in view of his…
“When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut the door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6 The greatest gift to mankind by God was not the perfect beauty of the Garden of Eden. It…
“What do you see? …there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on the top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.” Zechariah 4:2 In the book of Revelation at the very beginning of the book we find mentioned in the vision that God gave…
“Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4,5 It is in the Psalms written by David that we discover the very practical seeking of God concerning clarity and…
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.” Psalm 19:1-3 In the Apostle Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome of his day, he wrote the following concerning…
“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, the children of Israel.” Joshua 1:2 After Moses died, and was buried by the Lord Himself, there were about thirty days that the people of Israel spent in mourning…
“For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground, He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.” Isaiah 53:2 When Christ came into this world, and was born in Bethlehem, apparently the only…
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not ALL His benefits.,,” Psalm 103:2 Throughout Scripture, though we are admonished to not dwell on the past, to be wrongly influenced by it, we are called upon to remember that which is good, especially and primarily that which God has revealed of Himself to the heart,…
“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 When Christ comes to the heart, seeking entrance so that He can cleanse the soul, and direct the attention and energy of one’s life to devotion to Him, He comes with a promise: “If the…