“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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Baptism of Suffering
“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him” (Hebrews 5:8, 9 KJV). Mary looked forward to the Messiah’s reign on David’s throne, but she saw not the baptism of suffering by whichContinue reading “Baptism of Suffering”
Shiloh’s Time
“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,“To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons” (Galatians 4:4, 5 KJV). “When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son.” ProvidenceContinue reading “Shiloh’s Time”
Promised blessings
Promised blessings are unto His righteous. We that are God’s chosen, having answered His call: Declare His word, claim His promises. “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”Psalm 34:19 KJV “I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: With my mouth will IContinue reading “Promised blessings”
Answered! The Impossible Prayer
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jeremiah 33:3, KJV). “Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of theContinue reading “Answered! The Impossible Prayer”
Perfectly Holy and Happy
“The eyes of all wait upon Thee;And Thou givest them their meat in due season.Thou openest Thine hand,And satisfiest the desire of every living thing” (Psalm 145:15, 16 KJV). “God made man perfectly holy and happy; and the fair earth, as it came from the Creator’s hand, bore no blight of decay or shadow ofContinue reading “Perfectly Holy and Happy”
Trials Build Faith, Patience
“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing” (James 1:3, 4 KJVSD). “God has always tried His people in the furnace of affliction. It is in the heat of the furnace that the dross is separated fromContinue reading “Trials Build Faith, Patience”