“I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me” (Isaiah 63:3 KJV). Jesus loved His brothers, and treated them with unfailing kindness; but they were jealous of Him, and manifested the most decided unbelief and contempt. They could not understand His conduct. Great contradictions presented themselves in Jesus. HeContinue reading “The Family Problem: Jealousy”
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How to Cast Your Burdens on Jesus
Finding Lost Peace
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27 KJV). “For he is our peace” Ephesians 2:14 KJV). Joseph and Mary were in great perplexity and distress. In the departure fromContinue reading “Finding Lost Peace”
Divine Dreams
“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.“And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and beContinue reading “Divine Dreams”
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”
Blessed Assurance
“And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full” (John 16:23, 24 KJV). After the Lord’s ascension,Continue reading “Blessed Assurance”
Power of the Hidden Word
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” (Psalms 119:11, 18KJV). “The prince of this world cometh,” said Jesus, “and hath nothing in Me.” John 14:30. There was in Him nothing that responded to Satan’s sophistry.Continue reading “Power of the Hidden Word”