Gather About the Cross
Ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. Deuteronomy 12:7. Anciently the Lord bade Israel, when they met together for His service, “Ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and […]
This World a Battlefield
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, … who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2, NIV. For the joy that was set before Him, Christ endured the cross…. He died on the cross as a […]
Love and Justice Harmonized
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psalm 85:10. God alone can lead you to so recognize His mercy, love, and forbearance that you will have the faith that works by love and purifies the soul. This is the gift of God. It is the opening of the heart […]
By Beholding We Become Changed
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. 1 John 3:1. Through the merits of Christ, through His righteousness, which by faith is imputed unto us, we are to attain to the perfection of Christian character. Our daily and hourly work is set […]
The Eternal Weight of Glory
We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV. The years of self-denial, of privation, of trial, affliction, and persecution that Paul endured, he called a moment. The things of the present time were […]
“Live, Sinner, Live!”
Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. Psalm 30:4, NKJV. If we thought and talked more of Jesus, and less of ourselves, we should have much more of His presence. If we abide in Him, we shall be so filled with peace, faith, […]
