“…Whereunto I also labor, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily.” Colossians 1:29 When we look at the Apostle Paul, we are apt to compare ourselves to him since he was a believer, and we are also. But, when we honestly look at the experience, and life of the Apostle, and how…
“And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‘Peace, be still.’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39 In the gospel according to Mark, we find Jesus, and His disciples in several boats, crossing the Sea of Galilee, after ministering to the multitude. Jesus, being tired,…
“Thus says the Lord God: ‘I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will increase their men like a flock.’” Ezekiel 36;37 In the book of Isaiah there is a marvelous progression in the revelation of God to Israel, specifically concerning what He will do in…
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Throughout the entirety of Biblical history from the writings of Moses and the prophets to those of the Apostles, there is a resounding purpose. It is that men might know that…
“The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying, ‘Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.” Jeremiah 31:3 It was Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burma, who said, “The love of God, what a study for eternity.” It was M. Shekelton who wrote: “It passeth knowledge, that…
“Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that Thou art the Lord God, and that Thou hast turned their heart back again.” 1 Kings 18:37 It was perhaps one of the greatest days in the life of the prophet Elijah’s life when defying the godless rulers of his time, Ahab and…
“…that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith…” Ephesians 3:16 In Psalm 46, the Psalmist speaks of God being our refuge and strength, “…a very present help in time of…
“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.” Romans 4:20 Abraham did not become a man of faith all at once. It is true that when God revealed Himself to him when he lived in Ur of the Chaldees, that he responded to that…
“God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he (Abraham) became the father of many nations.” Romans 4:17,18 The life of Abraham is a great and true study of the subject of hope. But this…
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of HIs robe filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1 How important is one’s calling by God? It is as important as who God is, and that which is His design and purpose in that…