“Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.” James 4:8 In Pau’s letter to the Ephesian believers, he wrote: “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” (2:13) The subject of nearness to God has its prophetic, perpetual declaration throughout the…
“Faithful is He who calls you who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The faithfulness of God is a bedrock truth, and reality, that is a part of the glorious foundation for faith. What does “faithfulness” mean? We find in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians that the concept and truth of it, especially…
“”Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, ‘We beseech Thee, O Lord, we beseech Thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for Thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased Thee.’” Jonah 1:14 The book of Jonah is a book of salvation. First, it is…
“…And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power…” Ephesians 1:19 What does Scripture mean by “…the exceeding greatness of His (God’s power revealed in Christ?” We get some idea of it first by the vastness and glory of Christ Himself, and that…
“But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13 Daniel was quite a man. Scripture tells us that he was “greatly beloved” by God. And yet, God would allow him as a young man to be deported to…
“Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead.” Ezekiel 3:8,9 What does it take to be what God has called us to be? How could Moses, after having herded sheep for forty years, be equipped…
“And He said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee,” “…I do send thee unto them: and thou shalt say unto them, ‘Thus saith the Lord God.’” Ezekiel 2:1,4 When Isaiah had his life-changing vision of God, as recorded in chapter six of his book, we discover…
“…the God of Daniel: for He is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall be even unto the end.” Daniel 6:26 There is a theme which runs throughout the Scriptures which is essential to grasp if the believer would be stedfast in…
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended (overcame) it not.” John 1:5 Historians tell us that the land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthlim, by the way of the sea, was a land downtrodden by the Assyrians. Their influence, and other invaders of “the nations,” with their ruthless conquests and the…
“Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing…” Psalm 100:2 What is the value or worth of a song, a hymn, a Psalm, especially with regard to God? As is the matter of prayer, elements of which are praise, thanksgiving, and supplication, the Hymn and Spiritual Songs are a reflection of one’s…