“For He saith, ‘I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation, have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.’” 2 Corinthians 6:2 There is not a moment in time when the Father is not worthy to be worshipped, nor the…
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Chrit sitteth on the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 What is the difference between those things “above” and those which are of this earth? If we look at creation, under the curse of God because of Adam’s sin, we catch…
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16:13 There is no other explanation for the extraordinary life of David, than the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him at the time…
“And then He said unto me, ‘Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ‘Thus saith the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’” Ezekiel 7:9 There are several times in Scripture where we note that the Lord speaks…
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that He have mercy upon us.” Psalm 123:2 In the ongoing dealings of God with godless Ahab, He spoke…
“Therefore, being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 Scripture speaks a great deal concerning the matter of peace, the peace that needs to be known between God and the sinner, but also that which should exist between men. Paul writes concerning our relationship with others by…
“To whom coming, as unto a Living Stone…,” “…Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:4,5 In the Apostle John’s first epistle, he writes the following: “…as He (Christ) is, so are we in this…
“Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring.” Isaiah 44:2,3 Embedded in history, in God ‘s dealings with Israel, revealing…
“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.” 1 Timothy 1:5 We are apt to think that communion, or fellowship, with God, is doing something for Him. We might even think that it is some elevated philosophical perspective, or method of…
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19 There are a good many passages in Scripture which speak of natural, physical thirst, but also of spiritual thirst, a soul’s thirsting after God. There are also…