“…she (Sara) judged Him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:11 Dear Ones: To trust in God according to His word, His commandments, and His promises, is NOT a risky business. It may be a matter of decision at a certain moment, or the patient endurance and steadfastness required to wait upon God. In any event,…
“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1 Dear Ones: Isaiah penned the aforementioned words some time around 700 B.C. If we go to the book of Revelation, we discover that the vision of God…
“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.” John 18:37 Dear Ones: It was quite a profound conversation that Jesus had with Pilate before He was delivered to the soldiers to be crucified. Jesus, knowing Pilate, made use of a…
“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.” Psalm 131:1 Dear Ones: How is it that King David can write that he does not “…exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me?” Is he…
“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:42 Dear Ones: It was in Jesus’ “high-priestly prayer,” in John 17, that He made a most extraordinary, profound, and fundamental statement, pertaining to our existence and reason for existing: “And THIS is life…
“And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.” 2 Samuel 6:7 Dear Ones: It was supposed to be a great, and joyful moment, when David was bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. It turned…
“…though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2 Dear Ones: How small was Bethlehem in the time of David’s youth? No one knows for sure, but…
“And (the angel) said to me, ‘What do you see?’ And I said, ‘I have looked, and behold a lamp-stand all of gold.’” Zechariah 4:2 Dear Ones: In one of the great stories of Michael Angelo, there is one that is most captivating. It speaks of Angelo going to a quarry, there to seek a…
“And Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them.” Luke 24:15 Dear Ones: In the book of Genesis, before the Lord confronted Adam and Eve concerning their disobedience, Scripture tells us: “And they heard the voice of the Lord God WALKING in the garden in the cool of the day.” (Gen. 3:8) What a beautiful…
“And when He had sent them away, He departed into a mountain to pray.” Mark 6:46 Dear Ones: When Israel came out of Egypt, the Lord instructed Moses to build a tabernacle, or “tent of meeting.” It was to be both a picture and a path, for Israel to know the living God. It was…