“The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.” Nehemiah 1:3 The travel distance between Shushan, the ancient capital of Persia, and Jerusalem, is about one thousand miles. In the…
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 One of the great truths and concepts of Scripture is that God is Everything. John, in the book of the Revelation begins with the glorified Christ…
“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.” Acts 2:39 The day of Pentecost is certainly one of the most important moments in the history of mankind. For those believers living before that day, apart from…
“And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.” 2 Kings 2:1 God does nothing unless He has a purpose in it. So, why is it that we have this narrative of Elijah and Elisha who are walking together from…
“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.” 2 Timothy 1:6 In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he speaks of “the gift that is in thee.” (4:14) Paul is not only speaking of the presence and power of…
“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock, and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.” Psalm 62:1-2 The bedrock and foundation of the whole of Christianity is Christ. The absolute fundamental principle by which one can know the reality of Christ…
“From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2 It is one thing to know intellectually that God is our rock, our salvation, our shelter in the storm. But who truly experiences it, proves it, lives…
“Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee.” Psalm 73:25 At the end of the day, and standing before the reality of eternity, there is but one great, all-encompassing reality. There is but one Father, eternal in the heavens sitting upon His throne, with Christ,…
“Come before His presence with singing…Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:2, 4 When Scripture speaks of seeking first the kingdom of God, it deals first and foremost with one’s approach to God, seeking Him, and that abiding communion with…
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up.” Matthew 4:16 Approaching the last days of His ministry, and thus, speaking of His second coming, we see the Lord Jesus at one point looking over Jerusalem, and lamenting: “O…