“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 Jesus had just retreated into a “mountain,” followed by a multitude of folk, who had seen His miracles, and heard His teaching. The multitude consisted of over five thousand men, not counting…
“Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him: and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates…” Isaiah 45:1 We do not know exactly what led up to Joshua, the son of Nun, becoming a servant…
“Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah 33:3 The life of Jeremiah the prophet was a very tumultuous one, from the standpoint of all that he faced, and endured, with regard to those who opposed him. The Lord prepared him for this…
“…the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest Him of the evil. Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him?” Joel 2:13,14 When Jacob was returning “home,” after being in Padan-aram, where some of Abraham’s kinfolk had remained…
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 It is an amazing quality of the word of God that not only is there no “age,” or time effacing limit on it, but that it remains constantly living, and powerful,…
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto this world.” Galatians 6:14 Why a cross? It is one thing that the Lord Jesus should die for our sins, but why on a cross? And why is…
“And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, ‘Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.’” Joshua 5:15 What does the word, “holy,” mean? Literally, it refers to something, or someone, that is set apart. But yet, the matter of being “apart” goes further than we…
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach the good tidings unto the meek: He hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” Isaiah 61:1 In the latter…
“…behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off on our part.’” Ezekiel 37:11 The Apostle Paul, in writing to the believers in the church of Ephesus, spoke directly to the “Gentiles” of that church, specifically declaring to them that formerly they were, “…strangers from the covenants of…
“Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, ‘Why have ye not brought Him?’ The officers answered, ‘Never man spoke like this man.’” John 7:45-46 If ever there was a man who was dead to the praise or blame of men, it was Jesus Christ. But it was…