God must save us before we will desire to be saved. God must give light before we know we were in darkness, God must give life before we will know that we were dead. God must do everything in our salvation.                                                  ~John Chapman (Spring Lake Nth Carolina) “And there shall be no […]

Here we see what is in every human heart by nature! (Don Fortner) Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. Matthew 27:22 Oh, what a revelation of man the cross is! Man hating God, and hating Him most when God […]

People of God.  We can plan and arrange our worship services perfectly according to Scripture, sing just the right songs, pray fervently and Scripturally and even deliver a well studied, God honoring message from the Word of God, but we cannot worship unless the Lord Himself graces our presence with His, and blesses us to […]

“IN CHRIST we have no curse from the law.  IN CHRIST we have no covenant with the law.  IN CHRIST we have no constraint by the law.  IN CHRIST we have no commitment to the law.  We are saved by grace.  We are justified by grace.  We are sanctified by grace.  We are kept and […]

“Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34b To “come after” Christ is to be where He is. The Holy Spirit has put into the hearts of all God’s people the utmost desire to be where the Lord Jesus Christ is, now and in the […]

Come and eat! (Horatius Bonar, “The Bread of Immortality”) “I am the bread of life.” John 6:48 “I am the living bread.” John 6:51 All food is for the sustaining of life. Jesus announces Himself as the bread which will sustain the life of the soul. Not merely some doctrine–but Himself. He is the bread; not merely bread–but thebread–the one true […]

What Does God Require Of Man?           John 6:29      The Jewish Talmud says, “The whole law was given to Moses in six hundred thirteen precepts.” It was summarized and given to the children of Israel in ten commandments (Ex. 20:1-17). Those ten commandments are, like all the other precepts of the law, holy, just, and good. They reveal something of God’s character […]

“When thou passes through the waters, I will be with thee.” Isaiah 43:2 J.C.Philpot How many of the dear saints of God, when they have been brought into tribulation and sorrow, have found the fulfillment of this most gracious promise! And is there not one of these waters through which all must go–that deep and […]

Liberty in Christ The world offers man one of two messages to relieve him of his fear, guilt and shame. The first message says; “it’s not your fault. You are a victim.” This message resonates with the sons of Adam whose father devised this plan from the beginning. Peace, peace, when there is no peace […]

“I believe that every particle of dust that dances in the sunbeam does not move an atom more or less than God wishes; that every particle of spray that dashes against the steamboat has its orbit as well as the sun in the heavens; that the chaff from the hand of the winnower is steered as surely […]