| Devotional | The Image of God
"Im whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine upon them." 2 Cor. 4:4
Satan is the god of this world and the prince of the power of the air. The eyes of every unsaved person have been blinded to the vision of Christ who ...read |
| Devotional | The Image of the Invisible God
"Who is the Image of the Invisible God, the first born of every creature" Colossians 1:15
It is difficult for us to refrain from loud acclamation as we view this expression concerning our Lord, the very "Image of the Invisible God!" We look at Him and we see God. We hear His voice and we hear God. We see Him holding the children in His a ...read |
| Devotional | The Judge of Quick and Dead
"And He commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is He which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead." Acts 10:42
Here is a testimony to the fact of the resurrection of the dead and a judgment of the living and the dead of all generations. Christ's position is one of dignity and power and must be recogn ...read |
| Devotional | The Judge of Quick and Dead
"I charge thee, therefore, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead...preach the Word." 2 Timothy 4:1,2
The Christain life is a solemnly serious life to live. It is a stewardship, and a day of accounting must come. We must all appear before Him to give an account for the deeds done in the body. There is ...read |
| Devotional | The Just
"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust." 1 Peter 3:18
How strong is the contrast here-the Just for the unjust! Why this sacrifice? That He might bring us to God, making it possible for us to have access through the rent veil to the Holy of Holies. He was the Just, the Sinless One. "He became obedient unto de ...read |
| Devotional | The Just One
"Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers." Acts 7:52
The words "Just (righteous) One" burst from the lips of Stephen, the first martyr, in the wonderful message which he gave before the Council ...read |
| Devotional | THE KING
Zech 14:16 And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
The seventeenth verse says that failure to keep the Feast of Tabernacles at Jerusalem shall be followed by a plagu ...read |
| Devotional | THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY
Isai 33:17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. {that...: Heb. of far distances}
We hesitate to attempt in a few words to bring a picture of "The King in His Beauty!" Though the Bible is filled with pictures of Him, yet a thousand more would not meet the need. The very thought of see ...read |
| Devotional | THE KING OF ISRAEL
John 1:49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
When Phillip found Nathanael, the latter said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" But when Nathanael came in touch with Jesus He broke out in testimony to His Deity and His Messiahship. Our Lord did not fail to ackno ...read |
| Devotional | THE KING OF THE JEWS
Mark 15:2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest [it].
What a title for our Lord to put His seal upon at the time when the Jews were in subjection to the Romans and He Himself a prisoner before a judge. But He is the King of the Jews --- yes, King of kings and Lord of ALL. Pilot will ...read |
| Devotional | THE KING'S SON
Psal 72:1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. {for: or, of}
Here is a wonderful picture of the Glory of God's kingdom. It is a Righteous Kingdom, and that Righteousness is also the Righteousness of "The King's Son", our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. How we should honor Him Who Is to Be King of ...read |
| Devotional | The Lamb in the Midst of the Throne
"For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Revelation 7:17
Here is a wonderful picture of our future dwelling place. We are before the throne of God. Our robes have been made white in the blood of the Lamb. We sh ...read |
| Devotional | THE LAMB OF GOD
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. {taketh away: or, beareth}
How shall we say in a few words that which springs up in our hearts and would break forth from our lips? "The Lamb of God which beareth away our sin" is a better rendering, for He ta ...read |
| Devotional | The Lamb Slain
"And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship Him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." Revelation13:8
Jesus was ordained from the foundation of the world to suffer upon the cross for our sins. The death of Christ has been efficacious to put away sin, from the beginning. Th ...read |
| Devotional | The Last Adam
"And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit." 1 Cor. 15:45
The first Adam was created out of the dust of the earth and God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The last Adam was conceived by the Holy Ghost. He was a "God-Man." The first Adam was innocent; the last ...read |
| Devotional | The Life
Jesus saith unto him, "I am...the Life." John 14:6
He is not only the Way and the Truth, but He is the Life- Eternal Life, the Author of Life and the Giver of Life. We almost stagger when we confront this statement by the One who left Heaven and the throne of God and came to this earth that He might reveal Himself and receive to Himself th ...read |
| Devotional | THE LIFTER UP OF MINE HEAD
Psal 3:3 But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. {for: or, about}
Here we have a title of the greatest significance. David was sure of God's Power and of His Purpose to restore him to the throne of Israel, and God did restore him and exalted him above all the other kings of his day. Let us give Him ...read |
| Devotional | THE LIGHT OF ISRAEL
Isai 10:17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
A new name for the Wonderful One! David says, "The Lord is my Light and my Salvation", and so He is. He is the Light that flashed into the darkness of our sin-stricken souls and brought us ...read |
| Devotional | THE LIGHT OF MEN
John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
God Said, "Let there be light; and there was light." (Gn 1:3) All life proceeds from our Lord, and all light, also. The Word is a life and light-giving Word --- "The Light of the world is Jesus!" Visualize the whole world in the darkness of sin, men groping blindly, restless an ...read |
| Devotional | The Light of the City
"And the Lamb is the Light thereof." Revelation 21:23
The Lamb is the "Light of the World" and He is also the Light of the Eternal, Four-square City. There is no need of sun or moon for He who created all things, hath provided a Light for the City and it is the glory of His own countenance-the Lamb of God who died upon the cross; the One ...read |
