“Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; and concerning the work of My hands command ye me.” Isaiah 45:11 The story is told of two elderly women of faith who addressed the great preacher, Dwight Moody, saying to him: “Mr. Moody, the world has yet to see what God can do with a…
“Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” 2 Kings 2:11 In the book of 1st Kings in the Old Testament, we find the account of God giving…
“And Jesus said to him, ‘If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.’” John 21:22 What does it mean to follow Christ? In the Lord’s dealings with Simon Peter, after the resurrection, when he and other disciples were with the Lord Jesus, the Lord spoke to…
“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You into Your holy temple.” Jonah 2:7 There is in warfare a condition called the “fog of war.” It is that state of being, and confinement of circumstances with its pressures and limitations, where the soldier does not see…
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 It is one thing to believe that Christ by His Spirit comes to dwell in the heart of the believer when that person becomes a new creation because of the…
“…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12,13 When revival or an awakening came to individuals, peoples, or nations, as mentioned in the Scriptures, there was the consciousness and the conviction of God being…
“Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.” Haggai 2:19 The book of Haggai is an account of God’s dealings with Israel, the exiles who had returned to Israel, and…
“And in his upper room, with his windows open towards Jerusalem, Daniel knelt down on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before His God, as was his custom since the early days.” Daniel 6:10 If one was to search for the key to the life of Daniel, with respect to…
“Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2 What does God mean when He speaks of an “acceptable time,” a “day of salvation?” He is speaking of a definite, and very real intervention on His part in response to prayer. In the book of Isaiah, we find…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 What is hope but the expectation of something better in magnitude of its effect, and certainty of its blessed realization. Hope, as we discover in…