“Therefore I say unto you, ‘What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 11:24 Dear Ones: Perhaps one of the greatest “proofs” of a life truly lived by faith, in obedience to Christ, is answerer prayer. It is also one of the most difficult…
“And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?” Luke 13:16 Dear Ones: It came about in the ministry of the Lord Jesus, that a woman came to him, “…which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years.”…
“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, ‘None seeth me,’” “…thou hast said in thine heart, ‘I am, and none else beside me.’” Isaiah 47:10 Dear Ones: The subject of the justice and judgment of God is a difficult one for man to grasp. This is because man does not see what…
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11 Dear Ones: In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he writes on the subject of “our warfare.” He speaks of the spiritual conflict we are engaged in, specifically that which is not to…
“In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.” Is. 4:2 Dear Ones: All through the Scriptures there is a remarkable contrast that is presented to men. It is that of the holiness…
“If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 Dear Ones: The realities of heaven, with the inexpressible beauty and wonder of the One on the throne, and the Lamb, far eclipses the things of earth. The Apostle Paul made the distinction between…
“…He (the Lord God) wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.” Isaiah 50:4 Dear Ones: What is the first thing to look forward to in the morning? Moses wrote in Psalm 90:14, “O satisfy us early with Thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” …
“The Lord God is my strength, and He will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.” Habakkuk 3:19 Dear Ones: The Bible has a good deal to say about keeping one’s footing. It speaks of the wicked in “slippery places.” (Pa. 73:18) The Lord also…
“…And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:11 Dear Ones: The Apostle Paul, in writing to the Ephesian believers, spoke of a tremendous contrast between a life lived…
“Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against.” Luke 2:34 Dear Ones: In the life of Daniel in the Old Testament, there came a day, when God gave him a vision of the glorified Christ. An angel had been…