“I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron.” Isaiah 45:2 Dear Ones: In the book of Hebrews, we find written that Christ, “…through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God.” (9:14) In that…
“And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.” Luke 4:1 Dear Ones: The gospels declare that Jesus, at one point, was led to go into the wilderness…alone. However, He was not alone, as He was accompanied by the Holy Spirit who had…
“‘Take, eat; this is My body.’ And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink ye all of it.” Matthew 26:26,27 Dear Ones: One of the great values of the Psalms is the very evident appropriation of the truth of God, but also, His life. It is for this…
“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, ‘Fear not, I will help thee.’” Isaiah 41:13 Dear Ones To put the matter simply, the power of Christ is always available, but only known if one believes God for it. Why? Because this is God’s way, the way of the…
“Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.” Isaiah 41:9 Dear Ones: There is only one way not to fulfill God’s purpose and calling in the life of a believer. It is simply not believing Him for the knowledge of it, and the grace to fulfill it. The failure to…
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that brings good tidings, that publishes peace; that brings good tidings of good, that publishes salvation.” Isaiah 51:7 Dear Ones: That which is “beautiful” to God may not be that which is so for man. The reason is because of the worth of it in…
“There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 Dear Ones: What would be the response of God if the believer came before His throne of grace, and asked Him: “Lord, what are you going to do?” Scripture tells us that…
“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds.” Colossians 4:3 Dear Ones: The letter to the Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome. It this there, in those very…
“I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof.” Zechariah 4:2 Dear Ones: Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord seeks to give to His people Israel, comfort in…
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27 Dear Ones: With every revelation of God that we see in the Scriptures comes with it a call to respond to it. Often, if not always, the revelation or vision of God, corresponds to a…