Dear Ones: When Joseph was sold as a slave to Egyptians, it was written of him, “…whose feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in iron.” (Ps. 105:18) There is no doubt that the psalmist was referring to physical fetters and iron. But what of fetters and shackles of the mind? What of…
Dear Ones: If ever there was a story, an illustration, and declared necessity of learning the lesson of not looking back, it was in the life of Joseph. We find evidence of this all through his time as a slave, having been sold as such into Egypt, but particularly after he became “prime minister” of…
Dear Ones: In the Biblical message of God’s dealings with man, fire has always played a very significant role, in its meaning, and in its application to the lives of men. We see this revealed in the Genesis account of God’s dealings with Abraham, his sacrifice, where there was, “…a smoking furnace, and A BURNING…
Dear Ones: What makes a person desire Christ? Sometimes it is the difficulty of circumstances, or the consciousness of need. But there is a higher, greater, and more life-changing reason, and we find it with regard to Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. In Luke’s gospel, chapter 10:38-42, we find that Jesus entered a…
Dear Ones: When the temple was built, and the high priest entered once a year into the Holy of Holies, I wonder how quiet it was? There this man found himself in utter silence, standing in the presence of the Almighty, being that singular mediator between God and man. I’m sure that the experience had…
Dear Ones: The “word pictures,” or illustrations, that the Lord used in instructing His disciples, are remarkable in that He takes real world facts and truths, and applies them in such a way that we can easily grasp them. Such is the case of “the corn of wheat” that falls into the ground and dies.…
Dear Ones: If there is one thing that the Bible does, among so many others, it is to reveal to us the truth, or reality of the great issues of our existence. Indeed, without a doubt, it brings us face to face with the true nature of man, the evidence of sin, the supreme principle…
Dear Ones: The Lord Jesus speaks to the church at Philadelphia in Rev. 3: 7-8, in declaring that HE opens doors, that no man can shut, and opens those that no man can open. Paul speaks of an “open door” also in Colossians 4:3, and this in the context of a prayer. In both cases,…
Dear Ones: God is always calling us “out” and “away” from our self-centeredness to life, and liberty. One of His great, and yet, very simple methods in drawing out our hearts to him, is in His use of the little word, “If.” How great a paradox, that so little a word, could have so many,…
Dear Ones: Perhaps one of the great characteristics of our day is that issues, and different matters and subjects, are not clear. There seem to be so many factors and variables that we get lost in the weeds in regard to discerning the will of God, of being sure that the Lord is speaking to…