“Therefore thus saith the Lord; ‘I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: My house shall be built in it,’ saith the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 1:16 Dear Ones: In the economy of God, there is a time for everything. What is so significant concerning this reality is the specific intervention of God at a specific…
“Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.” Song of Solomon 4:7 Dear Ones: What is it about the Heavenly Father’s house that distinguishes it above all else? Is it the worship that should occur there? Is it the ornateness, the beauty of its structure and design? Is it the brightness,…
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 Dear Ones: There is a constant theme throughout the Bible concerning the littleness of man, even his helplessness. He is compared to the grass and flower of the…
“Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” Mark 1:3 Dear Ones: Scripture is very clear about “the way of the Lord.” It is singular, “holy” in that it is separate from all the ways of men, and it is a way of life, and power. One reason for which, in the…
“For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.” Jeremiah 32:15 Dear Ones: Hope is a very powerful thing. In the darkness of unexplained circumstances, and sometimes suffering, hope is a light, a beacon, though sometimes dim. The greatness and intensity…
“…When thou prayest, enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” Matthew 6:6 Dear Ones: The Psalmist speaks of God being our dwelling place, our habitation, that place where we live. The Lord…
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6 Dear Ones: That which distinguishes the Gospel of Christ from every other message to men concerning their true state, and the salvation of their souls,…
“Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee.” Psalm 73:25 Dear Ones: There are several authors of the Psalms. Perhaps David is the most prominent, but Asaph is another. That which dominates these songs is the vision of the everlasting God, and the knowledge of…
“Moses, my servant is dead; now, therefore, arise, go over ths Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them.” Joshua 1:2 Dear One: Many years before Joshua, and the people of Israel, crossed the Jordan River, the Lord spoke to Abraham concerning a land that he should receive…
“…but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 Dear Ones: After the resurrection of Christ, and the accomplishment of all that His finished work meant on the cross, Jesus gave to His disciples a mandate, or a commission. To the…