“It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 The great proof of faith is not one’s profession, but one’s literal obedience to God according to His word. Why? If we should go back before the day when a person…
“He came to His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God.” John 1:11,12 It was S. Crossman who wrote a wonderful hymn entitled “My Song Is Love Unknown.” He concludes that hymn in the last stanza: “Here might…
“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.” Psalm 34:6 Scripture tells us that David was a man after God’s own heart. He was a man who sought and found God. What characterized David’s seeking of the eternal God, and His intervention in his life and…
“Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.” Isaiah 52:11 If God is our Creator, and He is, and if Christ is our Redeemer, and He is, what are we to be…
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6 Many have been the believers when they came to death’s door, realized afresh, counted upon, and cherished, the simple, yet profound truth and reality, that God…
“Keep silence before Me, O islands: and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: le us come near together to judgment.” Isaiah 41:1 In the forty-sixth Psalm, the Lord God calls all men, especially those who believe in Him, to “Be still, and know, that I am God:…
“Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him.” Isaiah 45:1 During the ministry of the Lord Jesus, He spoke on several occasions of laying down His life. But there is one occasion which stands out among the others, and it was in the…
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will…” Hebrews 13:21 How great and far reaching is this salvation which Christ has won for mankind on…
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 The peace of God is not of this world, that is, it does not have its beginning, or essence from this creation. …
“Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldest believe thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:40 One of the most important parts of the ministry of the Lord Jesus was to bring men and women to faith in Him. His method of doing this varied with different individuals in different circumstances, with…