The Changing Of Empires

“But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.” Daniel 5:20 Scripture tells us that God is the sovereign King.  Christ is King.  He raises up, and He puts down.  If the nations are but a drop…


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Christ Our All

“He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: until the time that His word came: the word of the Lord tried him.” Psalm 105:17-19 When Joseph was a young man, he was the favorite son of Jacob.  His…


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Behold Your God

“O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, ‘Behold your God.’” Isaiah 40:9 It was Charles Wesley, in one of his great hymns, who wrote: “BEHOLD Him, all ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace!…


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Christ Our King

“I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.” Isaiah 43:15 What is it about a “King” that is so very important to understand, especially in our relationship with the Heavenly King? It is His absolute power and authority, our submission to it, and our appropriation of it.  The effects of…


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The God Of The Sanctuary

“They have seen Thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.” Psalm 68:24 From the writings of Moses in the book of Deuteronomy, to the meeting between Satan and Jesus in the wilderness, to the glorious vision of heaven that John the apostle gives us in Revelation, we…


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Every Good Thing

“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but  they that seek the Lord shall not want for any good thing.” Psalm 34:10 It was Cecil F. Alexander who wrote in a hymn: “Complete in Thee! each need supplied.  And no good thing to me denied; Since Thou my portion, Lord, will be, I ask…


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