Liberty To The Captives

“The Lord hath anointed Me (Christ)…sent Me…to proclaim liberty to the captives.” Isaiah 61:1 Dear Ones: Perhaps the most wonderful news about the Gospel is that God actually works in power through the truth expressed in it.  This is GOOD NEWS.  Paul declares that “…the gospel…the preaching of the cross…is the POWER of God.” (1…


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God’s Immutable Calling

“For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:29 Dear Ones: What is the calling of God?  What is it’s significance?  At one point in the history of Israel, when she was wavering and had lost her way, the Lord through the prophet Isaiah instructed her to “Look unto Abraham your…


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God Breathing Upon Us

“And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, ‘Receive ye the Holy Spirit.’” John 20:22 Dear Ones: In the book of Genesis, we find, at the creation of man, that “…the Lord God….BREATHED into his nostrils the breath of life.”  Almost immediately after the resurrection, when the disciples…


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The Hinge Of History

“And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, ‘I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?’” Acts 8:34 Dear Ones: It was after Pentecost, the “great awakening,” that great blessing had come to Jerusalem and to Israel.  Persecution also had raised its ugly head, Saul of Tarsus taking…


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Believe In Me

“…ye believe in God, believe also in Me.” John 14:1 Dear Ones: Believing in Jesus Christ is NOT an easy thing to do.  It was not for the disciples who were closest to Him, and neither is it for believers today.  Why?  Most certainly it is because of LIMITS, our limits in the perception of…


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The Voice Like A Trumpet

“…A door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me.” Revelation 4:1 Dear Ones: There are at least two instances in the book of Revelation when John the Apostle heard a voice like a trumpet.  Why is this communicated to us, and…


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Going Forward In Faith

“And the Lord said unto Moses, ‘Wherefore criest thou unto Me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.’”  Exodus 14:15 Dear Ones: It is one thing to “say” that we believe God.  It is quite another to go forth in faith, believing as you go, in the face of the impossible.  There…


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