“…For he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 In the gospel according to Matthew, the Lord Jesus reveals to us the essence of meeting God the Father, and being met and blessed by Him. He speaks of coming…
“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 Where does the assurance, and conviction, come from to believe God, receiving from Him by faith that which is prayed for? In looking at the example of Elijah, whom James…
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.’” Isaiah 40:3 It was T. Bimney, in his great hymn, “Eternal Light, Eternal Light,” who wrote the following: “There is a way for man to rise to that sublime…
“I the Lord have called Thee in righteousness, and will hold Thine hand, and will keep Thee, and give Thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.” Isaiah 42:6 In the book of Daniel, chapter 2, we find where God gives to Nebuchaddnezzar, king of Babylon, a vision of a…
“Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us…” 2 Kings 22:13 In Matthew’s gospel, when the Lord Jesus was speaking of the “coming of the Son…
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:93 When God called Abraham to leave the land of his birth, his family, and the idolatrous practices of those who did not have true faith, He did so…
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eeternal Spirit, offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” Hebrews 9:14 In the Old Testament, at the time when Israel was being led by Moses towards the promised land, the Lord gave to Moses…
“And they sung a new song, saying’Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” Revelation 5:9 When John the Apostle received the revelation of Jesus Christ on…
“But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” Galatians 4:4 The economy of God, and the timing of man in matters of this earth, are only…
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3 In Paul’s day, there was a great deal of confusion in the church concerning the “day of Christ,” or the…