“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…
“…notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he (John the Baptist).” Matthew 11:11 Dear Ones: It is very difficult for us to grasp the “eternal,” and the full manifestation of the kingdom of heaven. We get some idea of the contrast when the Apostle Paul writes, “How that he…
“Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! For he would cure him of his leprosy.” 2 Kings 5:3 Dear Ones: Faith is a very unusual thing. For one thing, it can be just as real and effective in the heart of a child as in that of the prophet of…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dear Ones: Solomon was a very wise man, one who could summarize the ebb and flow of life in a very few words. And so he did in the book of Ecclesiastes. Now, we must ask the…