| Devotional | King of Saints
"Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints." Revelation 15:3
This title is better rendered "King of Nations" or "King of the Ages." What a picture is here! We are standing by the glassy sea, mingled with fire. A judgment is awaiting the nations. Seven angels with the seven last plagues are there. Mark seems to describe this time: ...read |
| Devotional | KING OVER ALL THE EARTH
Zech 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. --- verse ...read |
| Devotional | Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
"But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18
"Grow in grace!" Thank God, it is possible and it is our bounden duty so to do. "And in the knowledge of-!" Here we pause and face a most remarkable exhortation. The vastness of the suggestion of growing in the "knowledge of the Lord, the Savior ...read |
| Devotional | Lord Both of the Dead and the Living
"For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be lord both of the dead and living." Romans 14:9
Christ is the center of all affairs as related to this earth. He rules. He reigns. He keeps books and some day those books are to be opened. Adam and Eve and everyone that has ever lived will be there to answer to the c ...read |
| Devotional | Lord God Omnipotent
"And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and ass the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia; for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth." Revelation 19:6
Here is a climax. What words can compare with the words of God which are associated with this matchless scene: "And after these things I ...read |
| Devotional | LORD JEHOVAH
Isai 40:10 (ASV) Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
A wonderful prophesy that has been fulfilled in part and will be completely fulfilled in the Second Coming of Christ for His own. Our Lord Says in Reve 22:12 (KJV) "And, behold, I ...read |
| Devotional | Lord Jesus
"And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" Acts 7:59
Stephen is passing through the fire of Jewish hatred. But God is faithful to his faithful servant and martyr and opens the Heavens to him showing him Jesus standing at the right hand of His glory. The cry of Stephen was "Lord Jesus, receive my ...read |
| Devotional | Lord of All
"The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ; (He is Lord of all)." Acts 10:36
Jesus Christ is Lord of all men. Peter was a Jew and did not want to depart from Jewish ground, but God sent him a vision from Heaven to make clear to him that He was no respecter of persons. "While Peter yet spoke the H ...read |
| Devotional | Lord of Lords
"For He is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with Him are called, and chosen and faithful." Revelation 17:14
From the story of the Garden of Eden until the scene described in this verse, the powers of earth and hell have fought against our Lord. The prince of this world and the prince of the power of the air has shown his ...read |
| Devotional | Lord of Peace
"Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all." 2 Thessalonians 3;16
Our Lord is the Author of peace. He came to make peace possible. "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give unto you." In order to have this wonderful peace we must be yoked up close to Himself. We live in a world of unrest an ...read |
| Devotional | LORD OF THE SABBATH
Luke 6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
He is the Master (Lord, Rabbi) of the Sabbath. He is the Maker of Heaven and Earth. "Without Him nothing was Made that is Made!" He is either what He claimed to Be, or else He is the greatest impostor that ever lived! The Sabbath was Made for man, and not man ...read |
| Devotional | Lord Over All
"For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him." Romans 10:12
"He is rich unto all who call upon Him." Then why not call? The only requirement is that we belong to His family. The door is open to all to join that family, and for the family there are riches of reve ...read |
| Devotional | MANNA
Exod 16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.
What a wonderful title to give our Lord! Analyze it and think of Him, --- white and pure from all sin, and sweet as honey in the honeycomb, is He. The Manna came down from Heaven, ...read |
| Devotional | MASTER
Matt 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.
"Master" here means "Teacher", or some say, "Leader". The admonition is to avoid the desire for personal distinction so common among God's leaders. Let our eyes be fixed upon Him and depend upon the Holy Spirit Who represents Him, and ...read |
| Devotional | MASTER
John 13:13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am.
"Master" means "Teacher" and the authoritative Teacher He was and is. We are to Learn of Him, for He is the Truth and reveals the truth to men. He has left to us His Words of wisdom and we are to sit at His feet and Learn of Him. We recognize this position of our Lord ...read |
| Devotional | Mediator of a Better Covenant
"But now...He is the Mediator of a Better Covenant." Hebrews 8:6
We have viewed our Lord as "the Minister of the Sanctuary," and He is now termed the "Mediator of a Better Covenant." Aaron was the high priest of the sanctuary of the old covenant, but now Christ in Heaven is the Mediator of a Heavenly covenant -God's agreement to confe ...read |
| Devotional | Mediator of the New Covenant
"And to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than of Able." Hebrews 12:24
The Christian life is a strange life, a journey through wilderness experiences, but we always have something better before us. The door posts are sprinkled with blood. We are safe. Old things have passed ...read |
| Devotional | MESSIAH
John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
There is no book like the Bible and there never can be. [Make no mistake!] Christ's interview with the woman at the well and His revelation of Himself is unique and contrary to any conception that could have b ...read |
| Devotional | MESSIAH THE PRINCE
Dani 9:25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. {be built...: Heb. return and be built} {wall: or, breach, or, ditch} {tro ...read |
| Devotional | MINE ELECT
Isai 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
"Behold!" The inspired writer would draw the attention of the whole world, Jew and Gentile. He has a new revelation. The verse preceding (39:29) says of the nations: "They are ...read |
