“And they (the two angels) say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him.” John 20:13 When the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, it was certainly the beginning of a downward descent into helplessness and hopelessness by…
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge.” Deuteronomy 31:14 It is one thing to be called by men to accomplish a certain task or mission. It is quite another to…
“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word; that they all may be one; as Thou, Father art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us…” John 17:20,21 The salvation which Christ offers by the sacrifice of Himself, to…
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loosen the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 How can we associate the newness that God promises us, which is a part of the inheritance of all believers…
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26 How does the truth of God, revealed in the Gospel of Christ, become real to us? How does…
“For in Him (Christ) dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:9,10 In Watchman Nee’s brief commentary on the book of Ephesians, he writes that the Christian life begins, not with standing and walking, but with sitting down.…
“I have declared unto them Thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26 Christianity is not a religion but a Person. The experience of that Person, the knowledge of His character and the grasping of His ways, is LIFE. …
“For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you, and perform My good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.” Jeremiah 29:10 Just as God pronounced His judgment against Israel because of here incessant unbelief and rebellion, so He promised a new beginning,…
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” Luke 2:1 One of the most demonstrably clear ways that God reveals to men that He is God, is in the accomplishing of His purposes and will in the most impossible,…
“And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.’” Luke 2:10 There have been times in Biblical history, that God has…