“How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?” Revelations 6:10 Dear Ones: The question, “How long,” has several applications in Scripture. Here in the book of Revelation we see how that it is the call of the martyrs who have been…
“For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Luke 22:16 Dear Ones: Jesus Christ is the most amazing man ever to have existed, and this for many reasons. But primary among them all is the fact of the love of God revealed…
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags.” Isaiah 64:6 Dear Ones: What is “RIGHT?” There is that which man would say is right, and that which God says is right. The difference is like the distance of the heavens above the earth. On the one hand,…
“…But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” Jonah 1:3 Dear Ones: The knowledge of God is a great catalyst, and response, to “drifting” or “neglecting the calling of God.” In the case of Jonah, we see a deliberate defiance to his ministry and mission because of blatant prejudice…
“If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross DAILY, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23 Dear Ones: There is “daily bread” and God’s mercies, which are new “every morning,” and there is also a DAILY cross. What does this mean? It means a taking of a position of…
“…And there he (Abram) built an altar to the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.” (Genesis 12:8) Dear Ones: As far as we know, there was no altar in the Garden of Eden. Why? Because before Adam fell (sinned), there was no need for a sacrifice. Instead of a specific place and…
“…God called him out of the burning bush, and said, ‘Moses, Moses.’ And he said, ‘Here am I.’” Exodus 3:4 Dear Ones: The story of Moses is a most intriguing, and instructive one. We find him born into a context of suffering and oppression, at a moment when survival for newly born boys was very…
“…God hath chosen the foolish…the weak…the base…the despised…the things which are not…that NO flesh should glory in His presence.” 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 Dear Ones: It is because God is holy, the thrice HOLY GOD, maker, redeemer, sustainer of all life…everlasting Keeper, that we need to understand that He does NOT share His glory with men. …
“Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Is. 40:3) Dear Ones: There are many ways that the Lord gets our attention, speaks to us, in order to bring us to faith in Him. Scripture says that He “draws,” or attracts us. But He also convicts…
“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” Isaiah 59:19 Dear Ones: The psalmist wrote in Psalm 61:2: “…from the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed…” A.I. Waring wrote: “…The storm may roar without…