“Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am…” John 17:24 Dear Ones: It has been said that the Gospel of John is deep enough for an elephant to bathe in, and shallow enough for a child to play. Why such a contrast? What is the underlying…
“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” Luke 9:56 Dear Ones: It was when Jesus had set his face to go up to Jerusalem, knowing that the time was near for him to be “…received up,” that He was rejected by a certain village in Samaria. …
“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” Ezekiel 22:30 Dear Ones: In the “modern” day in which we live, we have a tendency to believe that, as so…
“…Be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18 Dear Ones: Being filled with the Spirit is NOT an option if the believer would be victorious in this world, an over-comer, and a conqueror. Why? Perhaps the answer to that question resides in the answer to another one: “How is it that the Lord Jesus was the…
“I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10 Dear Ones: On the subject of fullness, the Bible has a lot to say. For example, “…Thou greatly enrichest it (the earth) with the river of God, which is…
“Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father.” 2 Chronicles 3:1 Dear Ones: In Genesis 22, we find the first mention in the Bible of “…the land of Moriah.” (v. 2) It would be on mount Moriah that Abraham would…
“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us.” Romans 5:5 Dear Ones: In the book of Isaiah, the Lord makes a most remarkable statement: “I, even I, am He that comforts you: who are you, that you should…
“Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened…” Luke 3:21 Dear Ones: It is remarkable how many times authors of the New Testament writings refer to those of Isaiah. In particular, the Lord Jesus and the Apostle Paul used Isaiah’s words…
“…And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” 1 Corinthians 2:4 Dear Ones: In the economy of God, or rather His kingdom, there are certain truths that we might consider to be “bedrock truths,” with regard to giving us assurance…
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:23 Dear Ones: We are apt to think that because Paul was one of the Apostles, and had seen the Lord in some measure, that his experience of truly living is a particular one. In one sense it is, as God desired…