Is He Really Lord? “. . . so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 20:24 Joy means the perfect fulfillment of that for which I was created and regenerated, not the successful doing of a thing. The joy Our Lord had…
They were all filled with the Holy Ghost “They were all filled with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2. 4). Blessed secret of spiritual purity, victory and joy, of physical life and healing, and all power for service. Filled with the Spirit there is no room for self or sin, for fret or care. Filled with…
Imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. (Hebrews 6:12) The biblical heroes of faith call to us from the heights they have won, encouraging us that what man once did, man can do again. They remind us not…
Behold, I Am Laying In Zion A Stone, A Cornerstone Chosen And Precious. 1 Peter 2 : 6 As all the rivers run into the sea, so all delights center in the Lord Jesus. The glances of His eyes outshine the sun: the beauties of His face are fairer than the choicest flowers; no fragrance…
Touchstones For Encounter Touchstones For Encounter Acts 10:1-4,33,44. Touchstones are criterion or benchmarks that qualifies for something. The text above is a lively illustration of the encounter of Cornelius, who became the documented novel receiver of the Holy Spirit among the Gentile race. He exemplified a life of religious devotion, godly fear, charity, and a…
Could This Be True Of Me? “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself.” Acts 20:24 It is easier to serve God without a vision, easier to work for God without a call, because then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide,…
Have Continued My Faithfulness To You JEREMIAH 31:3 The thunders of the law and the terrors of judgment are all used to bring us to Christ; but the final victory is the product of loving-kindness. The prodigal set out to his father’s house from a sense of need; but his father saw him a great…
The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out.(Mark 9:26) Evil never surrenders its grasp without a tremendous fight. We ever arrive at any spiritual inheritance through the enjoyment of a picnic but always through the fierce conflicts of the battlefield. And it is the same…
They were all filled with the Holy Ghost “They were all filled with the Holy Ghost” (Acts ii. 4). Blessed secret of spiritual purity, victory and joy, of physical life and healing, and all power for service. Filled with the Spirit there is no room for self or sin, for fret or care. Filled with…
