“No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me, draw him: and I will raise him up on the last day.” John 8:44 In the book of Jeremiah, there is a beautiful passage which expresses a very ancient, but enduring reality, concerning God and His dealings with us, especially concerning the…
“But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.” 1 Kings 21:25 It was Robert G Lee, who in his great sermon, “Payday Some Day,” described Ahab, the king of Israel, as “…a vile human toad who squatted…
“Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God and the power of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before God day and night.” Revelation 12:10 In the book of Zechariah, in the third chapter, we have a picture of Joshua the high priest…
“There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:9-10 There are many things in the Christian life that we will learn. A great…
“For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Mark 11:23 The occasion for the Lord Jesus…
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it.” Exodus 33:1 The origin of any covenant between God…
“…the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 The subject of love is just a concept or an emotion, a thought or a practice, until it becomes personal and real. The Apostle Paul lived…
“The voice of my beloved, behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.” Song of Solomon 2:8 The Song of Solomon has been held by many to be a picture, a glimpse, of what the relationship is between Christ and His church. Solomon begins this narrative, and illustration, by using endearing terms…
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 There has only been one Jeremiah the prophet, this one who has left us his book entitled by his own name. From…
“By faith he (Abraham) sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles which Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.” Hebrews 11:9 It is apparent that the land of Canaan, later called Israel, then Palestine, was a very significant and important piece of land. Though…