REJOICING IN WORSHIP Psalm 122:1 It is a miracle of God’s grace that any man would rejoice in coming to the place where the glorious gospel of Christ alone is proclaimed. It takes a heart made anew (by the Holy Ghost) to have a longing to continually meet with others who also find their spiritual […]
“I have been crucified with Christ. Nevertheless I live.” Galatians 2:20 The crucifixion of self is indispensable to following Christ. What is so dear to a man as himself? Yet this beloved self is to be crucified. Whether it be . . . proud self, or ambitious self, or selfish self, or covetous self, or, […]
The Law of Sinai and The Law in Zion The difference between the law at Sinai and the law of God written on the heart of Christ’s witness is this: the law at Sinai centers the doing on man, saying, “Do this and live”; the law of God written on the heart centers the doing […]
THE LORD KNOWETH HOW 2 Peter 2: 9-12 The Spirit of God warns believers about this day in which we live. (Amos 8:11) As religious as this world is, yet as ungodly as this world is, we should always remember that God is fulfilling his purpose even with false teachers and false religion in this world. […]
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS . . .FAITH Galatians 5:22 Like all things good and right, faith is not a product of man’s evil nature, but of the blessed Spirit of God. Faith is wrought in the elect by the working of His mighty power. This is a vital issue to the truth of […]
“Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even Thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.” –Psalm 84:3 FOR several years now I have watched a bird, a swallow, build a nest in the vine that clings to the […]
The angel Gabriel was sent to both Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist and Mary, the mother of the Lord with the announcement of a supernatural birth for them both; to Zacharias, the birth of his son, John the Baptist; to Mary, the birth of her son, Jesus. The response of Zacharias was “How […]
Ignorant men like to boast of their free will. Free from what? Free from God? Truth is we are always servants subject to another. We are either the servants of sin, walking “according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in […]
IMMORTAL HONORS Immortal honours rest on Jesus’ head; My God, my portion, and my Living Bread; In Him I live, upon Him cast my care; He saves from death, destruction, and despair. He is my Refuge in each deep distress; The Lord my strength and glorious righteousness; Through floods and flames He leads me safely […]
“Our desire is that the Holy Spirit, who is the Divine Revealer and Interpreter of Christ and His truth, may impart to your hearts a sober, spiritual and sanctifying receptivity of His Word — abasing self, and exalting Christ! Our intention is to unfold and illustrate the Lord Jesus Christ in the relation in which […]