“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor, and has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” Isaiah 61:1 The mission of Christ was that of…
“And he (Moses) said, ‘Please, show me Your glory.’ Then He (God) said, ‘I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you.’” Exodus 33:18,19 After years of walking with God, serving Him by following Him, Moses was brought to pray perhaps the greatest prayer…
“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:12-14 Time is a creation of God, an opportunity for man…
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 Why is the word of God, as communicated to man in the Bible, so very important?…
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You.” John 17:1 It was just before the betrayal of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, that He was with His disciples, in particular John. During that last meeting with His disciples, knowing full well what was before Him, and as…
“And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” “… But now Christ is risen from the dead.” 1 Corinthians 15:17,20 We do not know just how long after Pentecost that Philip the evangelist was told by God to go “…south along the road which goes down from…
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 There was a great quietness in Christ, when He walked this earth, because He lived perfectly, securely, and sufficiently in the Father. As a man, He derived His peace from the…
“…And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 If there is one thing the Bible does, it takes the individual seeker of God in Jesus Christ on a voyage to discover and behold almost every conceivable circumstance that men face on this earth, and…
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” Ephesians 6:10 From the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, to this very day, because of the effects of sin, specifically man dying spiritually, he has had a desperate need for strength and power. There are times when…
“Give us help from trouble, for the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly…” Psalm 60:11,12 Throughout Scripture we are brought face to face with the incapacity of the natural man to wage a successful warfare against the powers of darkness, those principalities and powers arrayed against him in his quest…