| Devotional | ALTOGETHER LOVELY
Song 5:16 His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether lovely. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. {mouth: Heb. palate}
Through all the ages since He walked this earth, generation after generation, wherever He has been made known to men, this testimony has been borne to Him, "He is Altogether Lovel ...read |
| Devotional | An Elect Stone
"Behold, I lay in Sion a Chief Corner Stone, elect,..." 1 Peter 2:6
The Elect Stone (the "Chosen of God") is the Chief Corner Stone of the Temple of God which is composed of believers who were chosen before the foundation of the world. Nothing ever occurs by chance with God. He saw this Temple before He created the universe. We were chos ...read |
| Devotional | AN ENSIGN OF THE PEOPLE
Isai 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. {glorious: Heb. glory}
There is a glad day awaiting us when our Lord shall see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied, and "The Root Of Jesse" shall stand as "An Ensi ...read |
| Devotional | An Offering
"And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering." Ephesians. 5:2
Hear Him speaking that last night, "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends." What an offering for those disciples who deserted Him that wery night! He became sin for us. He said, concerning ...read |
| Devotional | AS RIVERS OF WATER IN A DRY PLACE
Isai 32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. {great: Heb. heavy}
There is a thirst in us that is more than mere desire. It is a thirst which is inspired by a deep down longing and which the waters of this poor wo ...read |
| Devotional | Author of Eternal Salvation
"And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him." Hebrews 5:9
Christ was perfected through suffering. He was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, and through the hard, cruel, sacrificial journey which He made to the cross-suffering beyond the power of thought to comprehend, He per ...read |
| Devotional | BALM OF GILEAD
Jere 8:22 [Is there] no balm in Gilead; [is there] no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? {recovered: Heb. gone up?}
The old world grows worse and worse. "The whole head is sick and the whole heart faint" (Isa 1:5). Where will we find a "Physician of Souls"? Can any of the cults cleanse the ...read |
| Devotional | Blessed and Only Potentate
"Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords" 1 Timothy 6:15
This term is used but once in the Bible and means the "All Powerful One." Limitless power is His. It is to be manifested at His appearing who is King of kings and Lord of lords. This will be the final event. Our L ...read |
| Devotional | Christ
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3
Three times is the word "bless" used in this verse. God is a blessed God and He showers His blessings upon His people. What are these spiritual blessings in Christ? They are spiritual gift ...read |
| Devotional | Christ Jesus
"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." 1 Timothy 1:15
"The Anointed Saviour" came into the world to save sinners. Where did He come from? He came from the glory. Who was He? He was God, the Creator. "I came forth from the Father and am come into the world," He says in John 16:28. Sin separates man from ...read |
| Devotional | Christ our Life
"When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory." Colossians 3:4
Hallelujah! What a promise is this: "When He shall appear!" He shall change these bodies of our abasement and fashion them like unto His own glorious body. Our life is in Him, "For me to live is Christ." He could not appear without ...read |
| Devotional | CHRIST, THE LORD
Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord
The heavens are opened now and the message of the angel of the Lord is announced --- "good tidings of great joy!" The message was to the humble shepherds and it will mean much to us if we can, in humility of heart, take our place with the sheph ...read |
| Devotional | CHRIST, THE SON OF THE BLESSED
Mark 14:61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
The court is convened. The High Priest is presiding. Charges had been brought against the Lord Jesus Christ by false witnesses but they had not agreed. The High Priest put to Him a question, ...read |
| Devotional | COUNSELLOR
Isai 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
We can come to our Lord Jesus Christ, the Wonder One, as our "Counsellor". We can depend upon His unfailing love and wi ...read |
| Devotional | Creator of All Things
"For by Him were all things created." Colossians 1:16
He is the Creator of all things-visible and invisible! Tarry a monment. Do not allow the magnitude of this revelation to excape you as your eyes are resting upon your loving Lord. Are we not prone to underestimate Him and undervalue His Work? See how Paul visualizes it in Ephesians, 3:8 ...read |
| Devotional | EMMANUEL
Matt 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. {they...: or, his name shall be called}
This was the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14: "Therefore, the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and sha ...read |
| Devotional | Eternal Life
"This is the True God, and eternal life." 1 John 5:20
Jesus if "the True God" and He is "Eternal Life" also. Human life is eternal, for it must be lived here or in another world. It must be spent in the heart of God our Savior, or in the abode of Satan. "Where will you spend eternity?" is one of the most solemn questions ever asked o ...read |
| Devotional | EXCELLENT
Psal 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and heaven. {excellent: Heb. exalted}
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! Praise ye Him, sun and moon! Praise Him all ye stars of light! Praise Him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that are above t ...read |
| Devotional | Faithful and True
"And He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True" Revelation 19:11
To no one else could this title be applied but the Lord Jesus, who was Himself the Way, the Truth and the Life. He was faithful to the truth always and faithful in its application, whether in promises of blessings or cursing. Listen to the precious promise, "I will c ...read |
| Devotional | FRIEND OF SINNERS
Matt 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
These are the words of Jesus Himself. He quotes their own phrases as applied to Himself. What a title! How wonderfully true it is --- "A Friend of Sinners!" ...read |
