| Devotional | THE STRONG AND MIGHTY JEHOVAH
Psal 24:8 Who [is] this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
What an inspiring title is this for our Lord! As we allow our thoughts to linger for a moment, we are meditating upon Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Saviour, and our heart is pulsing with renewed joy as we think of Him, our Leader, the "Strong a ...read |
| Devotional | THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Mala 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
He Whom we love is our "Sun of Righteousness". We have no righteousness of our own, but He who was the sinless Son of God took our place on Calvary, and we have been made the rig ...read |
| Devotional | The Surety
"By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament." Hebrews 7:22
Sometimes we lack assurance. We tremble, perhaps, and lack confidence in the finished work which our Christ has wrought for us. But we have here the statement that Christ has become our Surety, or Security. We are made confident by the fact that He has placed Himself ...read |
| Devotional | The Temple
"And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it." Revelation 21:22
What a wonderful Temple! He is the Temple! The city is four-square, as was the Holy of Holies; twelve thousand furlongs-fifteen hundred square miles! Whatever significance there may be in the dimensions and the structure-whether lit ...read |
| Devotional | THE TENDER GRASS
2Sam 23:4 And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender grass [springing] out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
What a marvelous comparison! "The Light of the Morning", and "The Tender Grass"! But how natural and logical. The rain has fallen in the night, th ...read |
| Devotional | The Testator
"For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." Hebrews 9:16
A Testator is a man who makes and leaves a will, or testament, at death. Christ has left a testament and a will. He died for us. He shed His blood as a free-will offering in our behalf. Under the law we were condemned to death. "The soul th ...read |
| Devotional | The Testifier
"He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20
This is not a title, nor a name, but a fitting truth with which to close this little volume. We would rejoice if every reader has a heart-felt desire to say "Amen" to this promise of our Lord. The days grow darker for the church an ...read |
| Devotional | THE TRUE BREAD FROM HEAVEN
John 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
There had been a wonderful scene on the lakeside. A great multitude of people had wound their way around the lake to meet Jesus and, after a day of preaching, they were hungry an ...read |
| Devotional | The True God
"And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the True God, and eternal life." 1 John 5:20
In His prayer on that last night, Jesus said to the Father: "As Thou hast given Him power over all flesh that He ...read |
| Devotional | THE TRUE LIGHT
John 1:9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
"The True Light". This is in contrast with false lights. How many there are in our day. Satan is busy sending them forth through false cults, false teachers and false teaching. False lights dazzle the eyes but never reveal truth, nor bring radiance to ...read |
| Devotional | THE TRUTH
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He is not only the Way, but He is The Truth --- "the Truth without any contradiction". We are God's free children, for we know Him Who is the Truth, and the Truth Makes us free! He is the Truth about the Word of God. Hear Him s ...read |
| Devotional | The Unspeakable Gift
"Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable Gift" 2 Cor. 9:15
Paul has been praising the Corinthians for their liberal gifts to the saints in Judea. His heart is full and he breaks forth in a note of praise as he thinks of God's greater gift of His Son. -"Thanks...for the unspeakable Gift." There was no treasure which God could give compara ...read |
| Devotional | The Upholder of All Things
"Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power" Hebrews 1:3
God is Light. Jesus is the radiance of that light. God is the Sun and Jesus is the Sunbeam. The sun and sunshine are co-existent. We see the sunbeam, not the sun itself, but the rays of the sun. If you ...read |
| Devotional | The Vine
"I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without Me ye can do nothing." John 15:5.
Here the Lod calls Himself "The Vine" as He associates Himself with the branches. He is the root and stem upon which we, as branches, must depend. The purpose of the Vine is to bear f ...read |
| Devotional | THE WAY
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He is the Way --- "a Way without deviation" --- the straight and narrow Way, the only Way which leads directly to the Father. There are a thousand "ways" which lead to destruction, to eternal darkness and separation from the F ...read |
| Devotional | The Wisdom of God
"But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ...the wisdom of God." 1 Cor. 1:24
To those who are called he is the Wisdom of God. The Bible teaches us that wisdom is the principal thing and, therefore, we should seek wisdom and Him who is the storehouse of wisdom. "Never man spake like this Man." "If any man lack wisdom, ...read |
| Devotional | THE WORD
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
We come today to John's Gospel in which we shall find many titles for the Son of God. Here we confront the first --- "The Word". The book of Genesis commences with creation, but John commences with the Creator. Back of all things with which we ever ha ...read |
| Devotional | The Word of Life
"That which...our hands have handled, of the Word of life" 1 John 1:1
John 1:1, says: "In the beginning was the Word, and the ?Word was with God and the Word was God; the same was in the beginning with God," and this truth bewilders us; but here we have John saying concerning Him who was God that he had looked upon Him and handled Him. H ...read |
| Devotional | THE YOUNG CHILD
Matt 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was
A star in the East led the Wise Men to a Star that shall outshine all the stars of heaven. Look at this young child! Hold fast your attention as you gaze upon His face, l ...read |
| Devotional | Thine Holy One
"Because Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption" Acts 2:27
The Godhead and manhood were united in Christ, and it was impossible that He should be holden by the power of death. He passed through the agony; He paid the penalty; He suffered the separation; but death could not hold Him. T ...read |
