“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…
“And I will restore to you the years that the locust have eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, My great army which I sent among you.” Joel 2:25 There is no doubt that God is a just God, and that He will reveal that justice in His dealing with sin, in particular…
“…For He (God) is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil? Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him? Joel 2:13,14 There are many subjects, circumstances, and questions of eternal significance which only have their answer in the question, “What…
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of stongholds; casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4,5 The nature of the conflict between Satan…
“I sleep but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh…” Song of Solomon 5:2 There is a great hymn written by Dora Greenwell, two stanzas of which are the following: “And oh, that He fulfilled may see The travail of His soul in me, And with His work contented be,…
“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:37,38 Things were heating up in Israel, especially…