“For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar.” Judges 13:20 Fire in the Bible, as it relates to the Lord, is a very important subject. Scripture tells us that our God is a “consuming…
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 In David’s famous Psalm 23, he begins by writing of something he does in his relationship with God that is a key to his life. It is…
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 Throughout the entirety of Scripture, the importance and power of the word of God is declared and demonstrated. If we…
“This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.” Isaiah 54:17 The word “heritage,” for the Christian, has a present application to life on this earth as well as one for eternity in heaven. First of all, what is a heritage? It is a “special…
“…we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: but we had the sentance of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead.” 2 Corinthians 1:8,9 It was the eldery Mr. Hallesby, who wrote a classic on prayer, who said…
“Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him, he said, Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.” Zechariah 3:5 In the book of Revelation, in the Lord’s letter to the church at Laodicea, he told them of their true spiritual state…
“And He said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And the Spirit entered into me when He spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard Him that spake unto Me.” Ezekiel 2:1-2 It must have been a very pleasant day when Jesus…
“To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept not sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.” 2 Chronicles 36:21 In the book of Daniel, he speaks prophetically of the seventeeth week concerning God’s dealings with…
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye.” Psalm 32:8 The certainty of God guiding His children is as real and current as the rising of the sun, and even more so. So then, why is being led by God a difficult…
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed.” 2 Thessalonians 2:7 In the beforementioned passage, the word “letteth” in the Greek means “restraining,” or holding back. We see that this One who is…