Christ’s Call To Faith

“O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto Me.” Mark 9:19 Perhaps nowhere is faith proven, or tested so greatly, than in one’s family, or in dealing with those whom we love most.  Such was the case of a father, mentioned in the Gospel…


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All Changed In One Day

“Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, Tomorrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.” 2 Kings 7:1 Throughout Scripture we find instances when, because of the intervention…


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The Bedrock Of Faith

“So shall my word be that goeth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 As was the manner and means of God, when He created the world, so it is…


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The Accepted Time Is Now

“Thus saith the Lord, ‘In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee.” Isaiah 49:8 In Psalm 69, the Psalmist speaks of “an acceptable time,” as that point at which the Lord, in His wisdom and mercy, God answers his prayer.  The important point with regard…


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The Watchman’s Weapons

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.” 2 Corinthians 10:4 The Lord Jesus, speaking in the context of what would transpire in the “last days” before His coming, used several illustrations to communicate certain vital truths to the believer.  In one of…


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The Certainty Of Being Led

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13 One of the basic truths, and blessings, of fellowship with Christ, is the aspect of Him leading the believer.  In David’s great Psalm 23, we read:  “…He leadeth me…


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Thankfulness, An Act Of Faith

“In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 In the letter of the Apostle Paul to the Roman believers, in his description of those who were under the wrath of God by deliberate choice, he wrote a most revealing truth:  “Because they knew not God,…


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