“God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.” Psalm 67:7 What is the blessing of God, and what is the extent of that blessing? In the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesian believers, he wrote at the beginning of the letter the following: “Blessed be the God and Father…
“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.” Isaiah 42:1 The Lord Jesus Christ is perhaps the greatest anomaly the world has ever known. One of the ways we see Him as such is…
“…walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:1-3 There was a very wise man who once said, “If I have peace in my home,…
“All power is given unto Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:18,19 In the revelation of God to Israel of Himself, at a crucial point in history, and…
“And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Loose him, and let him go.’” John 11:44 In the book of Isaiah, we find where God speaks of the anointing of His Son, the Holy Spirit being given to…
“Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.” Habakkuk 3:18,19 During the ministry of the Lord Jesus, there came a day when…
“…Whereunto I also labor, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily.” Colossians 1:29 When we look at the Apostle Paul, we are apt to compare ourselves to him since he was a believer, and we are also. But, when we honestly look at the experience, and life of the Apostle, and how…
“And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‘Peace, be still.’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39 In the gospel according to Mark, we find Jesus, and His disciples in several boats, crossing the Sea of Galilee, after ministering to the multitude. Jesus, being tired,…
“Thus says the Lord God: ‘I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will increase their men like a flock.’” Ezekiel 36;37 In the book of Isaiah there is a marvelous progression in the revelation of God to Israel, specifically concerning what He will do in…
“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 Throughout the entirety of Biblical history from the writings of Moses and the prophets to those of the Apostles, there is a resounding purpose. It is that men might know that…