His love is better than Wine For your love is better than wine. — Song of Solomon 1:2 Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with Christ. He has enjoyment as others have in the common mercies of life—he can be glad both in God’s gifts and God’s works; but in all these…
The Discipline of Spiritual Tenacity “Be still, and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 Tenacity is more than endurance, it is endurance combined with the absolute certainty that what we are looking for is going to transpire. Tenacity is more than hanging on, which may be but the weakness of being too afraid…
To live is Christ For to me to live is Christ. — Philippians 1:21 The believer did not always live to Christ. He began to do so when God the Holy Spirit convinced him of sin, and when by grace he was brought to see the dying Savior making a propitiation for his guilt. From…
The Habit of Wealth “Partakers of the divine nature.” – 2 Peter 1:4 We are made partakers of the Divine nature through the promises; then we have to “manipulate” the Divine nature in our human nature by habits, and the first habit to form is the habit of realizing the provision God has made. “Oh,…
He Cares Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. — 1 P e t e r 5 : 7 It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel, “He cares for me.” Christian, do not dishonor religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden…
Don’t Be a Careless Watchman “Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman…warn them for me” Ezekiel 33:7 One of the most sensitive placements in the army is to become a watchman, you know, the sensitivity of the role often requires a thorough assessment of those who are deployed to watch. Imagine a…
Able to Keep “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from stumbling” (Jude 24). This is a most precious promise. The revised translation is both accurate and suggestive. It is not merely from falling that He wants to keep us, but from even the slightest stumbling. We are told of Abraham that he…
Assurance of Christ Presence Psalm 139:7-10 Key Text: “If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.” (PSALM 139:8, KJV) There are many assurances for the children of God: the one they cannot get from a mortal man. The presence of God in the…
Divine Reasonings of Faith “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33) Immediately we look at these words of Jesus, we find them the most revolutionary statement human ears ever listened to. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God.” We argue…
