The Eternal Guide

” (They) …were forbidden of the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia…they tried to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit did not allow them.” Acts 16:6-7 Dear Ones: Believing in God can be a real problem, especially when we approach the issue from a physiological perspective.  For example, let’s look at a vase…


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The Power To Believe

“He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:29 Dear Ones: In Jesus’ model prayer in Matthew 6, He uses this phrase:  “…in earth, as it is in heaven.” (v.10)  How can His name be hallowed, His kingdom come, and His will be done, ON EARTH…


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The Sheep’s Shepherd

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 Dear Ones: How could anyone doubt the love of God who considers that Christ gave that which was most precious…His life, not to mention the suffering endured prior and during the crucifixion?  Fanny Crosby wrote the following:  “All the…


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Everlasting Fruit

“…I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain.” John 15:16 Dear Ones: There is coming a day when every believer, disciple of Christ, will be judged, not with regard to God’s wrath and condemnation, but with regard to the QUALITY of the…


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The Possible Impossibility

“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, ‘It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.’” Genesis 41:16 Dear Ones: It was O. Hallesby who once said, “God doesn’t use many men these days; they are too big.”  What did he mean by this, and is it true? The story of Joseph in…


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The God Who Speaks Today

“Today, if you will hear His voice…harden not your hearts.” Hebrews 4:7 Dear Ones: One of the great messages of Genesis 1, where we are looking at the creation of the world and universe, is this:  when God speaks, there is a result.  This is a consistent principle and reality seen throughout Scripture, spanning thousands…


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The Secret Of The Lily

“Consider the lilies of the field how they grow;  they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Matthew 6:28-29 Dear Ones: In one of the stanzas of the “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” we…


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The Point Of Beginning

“In the beginning God…”  Genesis 1:1 Dear Ones: In these very few words in Genesis 1:1, there is a world of meaning, with regard to our existence, purpose, and means of living.  Why does the Bible begin with God before the consideration of all else?  When Job was confronted by God, with regard to giving…


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In His Grip

“…I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”  Joshua 1:5 Dear Ones: In Matheson’s great hymn, he begins with these words:  “O Love, that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee, I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow, May richer, fuller be.” …


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