“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh.” Genesis 3:23 In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he makes mention of a similar truth that Adam spoke of before the fall. Paul wrote, “For we are members of His (Christ’s) body, of His flesh, and of His bones.” (5:30)…
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye upon thee.” Psalm 32:8 It is a remarkable thing that the eternal God can guide a helpless sheep. It is not so remarkable with regard to God’s capacity and effectiveness to do so, for…
“And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 That which is a limitation to us is an opportunity for God to do wonderful things. Why? From the very first moment of the Christian’s life in Christ, the Spirit of God is…
“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord; His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain.” Hosea 6:3 How essential and extensive is rain, especially that “rain” of which God speaks? In the book of Isaiah,…
“This is My body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me…This cup is the new testament in My blood: this do ye as oft as ye drink it in remembrance of Me.” 1 Corinthians 11:24,25 There are many things that the disciple of Christ must forget if he would follow Christ. …
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3 There are many things in a disciple of Christ’s life that he must learn. But there is one that…
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, saying, ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.” Revelation 1:10,11 It was the Apostle Paul who wrote that there is, “…one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one…
“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:9 The Christian life begins with a great declaration from the cross of Calvary: “It is finished.” What was finished? We know that first of all it was God’s finished work in…
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10 In the Apostle Peter’s second epistle, in speaking of God’s power which has given unto us…
“And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, he said, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.” Exodus 41:51 In the epistle to the Hebrews, we find a tremendous verse which speaks to us of how to run a race, a race that has been set before…