“But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.” 2 Samuel 23:12 What does it mean to take a stand of faith? What did it mean for Shammah, one of David’s mighty men, when the people fled before the Philistines? It…
“I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 It was David Livingston who penned the following words: “I only have one life, And that will soon be past; I want my…
“Consider the lillies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Matthew 6:28 It is in the contrast of things presented to us by the Lord Jesus that we are…
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom,” “Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory unto their children.” Psalm 90:12,16 In the writings of Paul, we find that God gave him a remarkable revelation of Himself, first on the road to Damascus at his conversion,…
“And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the forth generation they shall come hither again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.” Genesis 15:15,16 All through the Scriptures sinful man is brought face to face with a perfectly righteous…
“Now therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now Thy way, that I may know Thee.” Exodus 33:13 Long after Moses, David came on the scene of history, praying basically the same thing as Moses. David prayed, as recorded in Psalm 25: “Shew me Thy ways, O Lord;…
“And Jesus answered and said unto her, ‘If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, ‘Give me a drink;’ thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.” John 4:10 It might have been a warm day when Jesus, weary from his journey,…
“…and the rest of our enemies heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein…” Nehemiah 6:1 When Israel was taken captive by the Babylonians, and into exile for seventy years, it was basically because she committed two errors which led to her abandonment of God. The first thing…
“I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” 1 Corinthians 4:19,20 The Bible speaks a great deal about power, primarily as it relates to the power…
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians 4:4-5 In light of Paul’s words in Ephesians where he speaks on the…