“‘Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,’ saith the Lord.” Haggai 1:8 Dear Ones: Ecclesiastes tell us: “To every thing there is a season, and a TIME to every purpose under the heaven.” (3:1) In the history of…
“…Let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.” Isaiah 54:2 Dear Ones: If there is one thing that the Gospel teaches us, it is the concept of “expanding capacity.” What do we mean by this? When the Lord Jesus was seeking to teach His disciples…
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…” Romans 1:18 Dear Ones: In John’s gospel, he writes: “He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not on the Son of god shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on…
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth.” Isaiah 43:19 Dear Ones: When Jesus was going to feed the five thousand, He turned to Philip and asked: “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” (Jn. 6:5) Scripture tells us that His purpose in doing this was “…to prove him…
“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:5 Dear Ones: Walking with the Lord is a matter of certainty. This is why He is ever calling us in our walk to commit matters to Him. Commitment means several things in this regard. First it…
“…Yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” Galatians 2:20 Dear Ones: In two of Jesus’ parables, or illustrations to teach us the meaning of “newness,” He speaks of new wine put in old wine skins, and new cloth sewed to old clothing. In both cases, He speaks of that which is NEW being put…
“…I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 Dear Ones: The first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, stepping into history and planting His cross, is that very declarative statement by God that He is coming again. He came once, subject to the weaknesses of…
“O God, Thou art my God…my soul thirsts for Thee…” Psalm 63:1 Dear Ones: There are priorities of life. David would write: “ONE THING have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty…
“…come up in the morning unto Mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.” Exodus 34:2 Dear Ones: Probably one of the great assets that Moses possessed, which propelled him forward to become the man he would become, was his thirst and consequent pursuit of God. There are those…
“The government shall be upon His shoulders…of the increase of His government, and peace, there shall be no end.” Isaiah 9:6,7 Dear Ones: When Jesus came to this earth, He came proclaiming “the kingdom of God, of heaven.” Why? Because where He reigns, rules, and is the supreme authority of our lives, His goodness is…