“And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder: so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.” Isaiah 22:22 What is a “key” but an instrument by which one has the ability and authority to open and shut a door. If we…
“And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.” Zechariah 3:1 The Christian, or believer, often fails to take into account that he is in a spiritual battle, one where there is opposition to doing the will of God. …
“…the hope set before us: which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.” Hebrews 6:18,19 There is a great hymn, written by P.J. Owens, the refrain of which goes like this: “We have an anchor that keeps the soul, Stedfast and…
“Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.” Zechariah 10:1 All through the Scriptures, and from the begining of time, especially since the Fall of Man, there is the constant…
“For the Lord God is a sun and shleld: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11 In this day when there are wars and rumors of wars, and nation rises against nation, there is a truth that transcends all that we see,…
“… ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.” 2 Corinthians 3:3 If every believer is an epistle, or letter, written by God, then what constitutes…
“I must work the works of Him that sent Me while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4 If ever there was an individual who was focused on his work, mission, and objective, it was the Lord Jesus. From the moment He stood up in the synagogue in Nazareth,…
“…who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him?” Joel 2:13 We have only to look at Psalm 107 to discover how man can so easily find himself in very difficult circumstances, and states of mind, where there is no other place to look but up to God, and appeal…
“…and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest Him of the evil.” Joel 2:13 Jonah and Joel must have gone to the same Bible college, for their vision and knowledge of God was…
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and then shall the end come.” Matthew 24:14 The justice and righteousness of God, in all of its wisdom and applications to the lives of men, is perfect. Yet, in that word “perfect” we have difficulty…