“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and knowledge of the holy is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 In the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, in one of the most important verses in the New Testament concerning one’s union with Christ, and how it comes about, we read: “But of Him (God…
“Keep silence before Me, O islands, and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.: Isaiah 41:1 What is a new beginning from God’s standpoint, and how does it come to pass? And also, why would one Christian writer declare that, “the…
“But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.” John 21:4 It is hard to imagine the atmosphere that surrounded the disciples of Christ three days after the crucifixion of Christ. Harder still is to grasp something of the news that Jesus had…
“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4 How can a believer come into the presence of the Almighty, Holy God, Maker of heaven and earth, and the sole Redeemer of men, with thanksgiving and praise, blessing His name? What is the…
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul.” Psalm 23:1,2,3 David was a spiritual man, who knew God, loved and served God. He was a man endowed with great qualities and gifts as a person,…
“Until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.” Isaiah 32:15 In the book of Proverbs, we read a remarkable statement, which is both a command and a promise. The author states the Lord’s words: “Turn you at…
“If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.” John4:10 In what seems to be occurring at the beginning of the ministry of the Lord Jesus, we find him in Samaria,…
“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel…” Haggai 1:1 In this “age of the church” since the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon all flesh, does…
“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.” Joshua 6:1 The Bible is filled with parallels with regard to truths, their application, and their usefulness to the believers of today. For example, we see in the book of Joshua, when Israel was to confront…
“To make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 3:9 What is a mystery but something that is hidden, not understood or grasped. The word can be applied to multiple situations, circumstances,…