“And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.” Isaiah 11:2 When Jesus entered into His calling, and accepted His ministry and mission at His baptism, He began it alone…or was…
“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, ‘Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen (slaves).” 2 Kngs 4:1 The Bible…
“…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 In one of the clearest, and most compact verses in Scripture on the subject, the Apostle Paul concludes his monumentally important letter to the Ephesians, by speaking of the power of God,…
“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God, our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3,4 We do not know how many times the Lord Jesus used the illustration of the shepherd who lost one of his sheep,…
“And I will make all My goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” Exodus 33:19 There is a great hymn by J. Hart, which goes like this: “How…
“Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” James 5:17 It was during the seige of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans that Jeremiah was shut up in prison. …
“Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace are ye saved;) and hath raised us up together and made us to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:5,6 In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian believers, he provides every beleiver in the body of Christ…
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2 If the blood of Christ testifies to us of a redemptive price paid to purchase the sinner, cleanse from all and every sin, provide a righteousness that is perfect and complete…
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14 As the blood of Christ, and the covenant according to that shed blood, is the great basis, essence, and reason for the first great…
“But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7 There are at least four significant, major positions faith that are essential to take, and maintain, if one would be…