“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2 KJV). At the time of Christ’s first advent the priests and scribes ofContinue reading “World’s Greatest Event”
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The Chosen
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” (John 15:16 KJV). For more than a thousand years the Jewish peopleContinue reading “The Chosen”
One Moment, Eternal Consequences
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom” (Psalms 90:12 KJV). Our time belongs to God. Every moment is His, and we are under the most solemn obligation to improve it to His glory. Of no talent He has given will He require a more strict account thanContinue reading “One Moment, Eternal Consequences”
Beholding Glory
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (John 1:14 KJV). In heaven itself this [God’s] law was broken. Sin originated in self-seeking. Lucifer, the covering cherub, desired to be first in heaven.Continue reading “Beholding Glory”
Circuit of Love
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27 KJV). “I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hastContinue reading “Circuit of Love”
Your Heart’s Desire
“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psalms 37:4 KJV). In the hearts of all mankind, of whatever race or station in life, there are inexpressible longings for something they do not now possess. This longing is implanted in the very constitution of man by aContinue reading “Your Heart’s Desire”
Friends and Enemies
“And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.“And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?” (Luke 7:23, 24 KJV) John the Baptist had been first in heraldingContinue reading “Friends and Enemies”