Year: 2017

“And they follow me.”—John 10:27.

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“And they follow me.”—John 10:27. WE should follow our Lord as unhesitatingly as sheep follow their shepherd, for He has a right to lead us wherever He pleases. We are not our own, we are bought with a price—let us recognize the rights of the redeeming blood. The soldier follows his captain, the servant obeys his master, much more must we follow our Redeemer, to whom we are a purchased possession. We are not true to our profession of being Christians, if we question the bidding of our Leader and Commander. Submission is our duty, cavilling is our folly. Often …

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Look at the Birds

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Matthew 6:26 (KJV) 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave some illustrations as to why we should not worry, and one of the examples He chose to use was that of birds. Speaking outdoors near the Sea of Galilee, maybe Jesus even gestured toward a few birds flying by:”Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet …

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101 Zadok in the Messianic Kingdom

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What is important in the Law of the Lord is faithfulness to His Word, not lineage or position. He rewards faithfulness. God always has faithful servants who adhere to His truth and commandments. The sons of Zadok are being rewarded for their service to Him as well as their fidelity to His commandments. In spite of the group think pressure to conform to the world’s ways that are contrary to God’s Laws the Zadokites continued to follow God. The other priests left God’s Laws and prostituted themselves with the idolatrous desires of the others who left the confines of God’s …

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The Blindness of the Heart (Ephesians 4:18)

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“The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not” (2 Cor. 4:4). “There is in the unregenerate mind an incompetence, an incapacity, an inability to understand the things of the Spirit; and Christ’s repeated miracle in restoring sight to the naturally blind was designed to teach us our imperative need of the same divine power recovering spiritual vision to our souls…. The mind’s eye of the sinner is capable of perceiving natural things, but he has no ability to see spiritual things. Holy Writ states that the one who “lacks these things,” namely, the graces of …

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Unexpected Witnesses

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Esther 9:1–10:3 9 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) 2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the …

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DO YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN?

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The Bible declares, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23 KJV). Because of sin, none of us can pay the price to enter heaven. Regardless of how many “good” works we do, we are still sinners by birth, unable to merit God’s favor. We have come short of God’s righteous standards. Thus, in order to enter heaven, we need God’s righteousness. The good news is that, through the finished crosswork of Jesus Christ on Calvary, we can be made “the righteousness of God in Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV). We can receive God’s …

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“The unsearchable riches of Christ.”—Ephesians 3:8.

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MY Master has riches beyond the count of arithmetic, the measurement of reason, the dream of imagination, or the eloquence of words. They are unsearchable! You may look, and study, and weigh, but Jesus is a greater Saviour than you think Him to be when your thoughts are at the greatest. My Lord is more ready to pardon than you to sin, more able to forgive than you to transgress. My Master is more willing to supply your wants than you are to confess them. Never tolerate low thoughts of my Lord Jesus. When you put the crown on His …

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Genesis Message 48 The Promised Son Arrives – Ishmael is Expelled

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Other occasions in Scripture have been given where humans did not believe a prophecy regarding the coming of a child. Remember what Elisha said to the Shunammite woman ‘At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son.’ And she said to him: ‘ Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid (II Kings 4: 16). She too did not believe Elisha God’s prophet when he made this prophecy. But at the appointed time the child did arrive (II Kings 4: 17). The promised son was born when Abraham was a hundred …

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The Everlasting God

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Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord (Psalm 31:24, Isaiah 40:29-31, Isaiah 41:10) Wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord (Psalm 27:14, Psalm 130:5-6, Proverbs 20:22, Isaiah 8:17) Our God, You reign forever (Exodus 15:18, Psalm 146:10, Lamentations 5:19, Revelation 11:15) Our hope, our strong deliverer (Psalm 18:2, Psalm 56:13, Psalm 144:2, Jeremiah 14:22, 2 Corinthians 1:10, 1 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 10:23) You are the everlasting God The everlasting God You do not faint You won’t grow weary (Genesis 21:33, Psalm 121:4, Isaiah 40:28) You’re the defender of the weak (Psalm 12:5, Psalm 18:2-3, Psalm …

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Forgiveness

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  Snow that fell so softly in the night changed earth’s soot to white in glistening loveliness. Forgiveness like soft snow gently cover the soil and lo ugliness is beauty! Lucille Gardner God is committed to forgiving sin so thoroughly that He will put it out of His mind., out of remembrance, and out of sight. This is a great truth to grasp. God says in the Bible, “I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins” (Isaiah 43:25 Heb. 8:12; 10:17). God chooses not to remember …

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Breaking Down Walls

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Esther 8:15–17 15 Then Mordecai left the king’s presence, wearing the royal robe of blue and white, the great crown of gold, and an outer cloak of fine linen and purple. And the people of Susa celebrated the new decree. 16 The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere. 17 In every province and city, wherever the king’s decree arrived, the Jews rejoiced and had a great celebration and declared a public festival and holiday. And many of the people of the land became Jews themselves, for they feared what the Jews might do to them. Breaking …

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The way for His strength is our weakness

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2 Corinthians 12:9 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. It is those who, most conscious of their own weakness, exercise the greatest faith in the Lord as their strength, who open a way for the Lord to make the greatest measure of that strength manifest in them. The hindrance to the Lord’s strength in us is our own strength, so often. The way for His strength is our …

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