The Peace of Christ December 22, 2011 “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) The peace of Christ is not the peace of the world. If history is any […]
The Pleasure of the Lord October 22, 2011 “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.” (Isaiah 53:10) […]
The Pattern in the Mount February 4, 2012 “And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.” (Exodus 25:40) Nothing that God does is capricious or accidental. A remarkable object lesson of His attention to every detail in the plan of salvation is the tabernacle in the wilderness. […]
The Oracles of God November 10, 2011 “What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.” (Romans 3:1-2) Although God loves all the world (John 3:16), it became necessary for Him to choose one nation through which […]
The New Creation September 27, 2011 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.” (Galatians 6:15) In the original Greek text of the New Testament, the word translated “creature” is the same as “creation,” so the apostle Paul, in our text, is stressing the vital importance of being […]
There Shall Be No Night December 11, 2011 “And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.” (Revelation 22:5) In the account of the creation, we read that the first word from […]
The Way of Cain March 10, 2012 “Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.” (Proverbs 25:14) Cain initially was a religious man, evidently proud of his achievements as a “tiller of the ground” which God had “cursed” (Genesis 4:23:17). He assumed that God would be much impressed with […]