“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 What is the purpose of God in creating man? Was it that he should fall into sin, and rebellion against God, deprived of all that is truly good? No, but…
“Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart.” Psalm 24:3,4 There are several instances in the Old Testament where the prophets had a vision of God. Some saw Him sitting upon a throne. Every vision that God…
“Blessed be the Lord, my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.” Psalm 144:1 In Psalm 18, David speaks of the warfare in which he was engaged. He wrote: “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect…He teaches my hands to war, so that a…
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he makes a very simple, and often times, overlooked statement: “…for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”…
“I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 In Paul’s letter to the Ephesian believers, he writes on the subject of “oneness,” at it applies to many different, and yet, connected things. He declares the following: “There is one body, and one Spirit, even…
“Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.” Judges 7:13 It was a day of great apprehension, and yet, great encouragement, when Gideon with his servant,…
“After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, ‘Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” Genesis 15:1 In God’s dealings with Abram, He began by the revelation of Himself. Since Abram did not have the Scriptures, nor was he surrounded by a church,…
“For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Psalm 84:10 There is a monumental difference between the “tabernacles” of earth, where men dwell and live, and that which is of God. We…
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:6 One of the principal reasons for which David was such a great man in the sight of God, was that he was very sensitive…
“I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10 When we speak of the love of God, we need to ask ourselves the question: “How much did it cost Christ to make a sinner whole, and thus, what…