A Clear Choice
A Clear Choice Man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.(Deuteronomy 8:3) “Your word is truth,” Jesus said to His Father(John17:17) Nothing less than knowledge of that truth is demanded of Christ’s disciples. That knowledge comes only from fervent study of truth- study of His Word. This is indispensable to genuine…
The Lord Is Your Banner
The Lord is Your Banner And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord is My Banner(Exodus 17:15) The Bible is filled with examples of God helping His people come to know the reality of who He is through their experiences. As Joshua and the Israelites were fighting their relentless enemies, the Amalekites, Moses oversaw the battle from a nearby mountain.…
Things
Things And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.(Genesis 1:31) Before the Lord God made man upon the earth He first prepared for him by creating a world of useful and pleasant things for his sustenance and delight. They were made for man’s uses, but they were meant always to be external to man and subservient to him. In the deep heart of the…
For All Saints
For All Saints Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame.(Psalm 25:3) Let us now think of the great company of God, saints throughout the world, who are all with us waiting on Him. And let us all join in the fervent prayer for each other, “Let none that wait on thee be ashamed.” (Psalm 25:3) Just think for a moment of the multitude of waiting ones who need that…
The Framework for Hearing God
The Framework for Hearing God And they shall know that I am the Lord their God.(Exodus 29:46) God created us for intimate friendship with Himself- both now and forever. This is the Christian viewpoint. It is made clear throughout the Bible, especially on such passages as Exodus 29:43-46, Exodus 33:11 Psalm 23 Isaiah 41:8, John 15:14, and Hebrews 13:5,6. As with all close…
Having God For Our Treasure
Having God for Our Treasure The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God said toHim.(Deuteronomy 10:9) The anonymous author of the quaint old English classic The Cloud of Unknowing teaches us how to make God our all. “Lift up thine heart unto God with a meek, stirring of love; and mean Himself, and none of His goods. And thereto, look thee loath to think on aught but…
All The Day Long
All the Day Long Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.(Psalm 25:5) Waiting for guidance, waiting for instruction “all the day” is a very blessed part of waiting upon God. We want in our times of prayer to give clear expression to our sense of need, and our faith in His help. We want definitely to become…
The Heart of True Understanding
The Heart of True Understanding The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.(Proverbs 9:10) What is the most important thing in the world to every Christian? It is to grow in the knowledge of God. The knowledge of God is the heart of salvation and of all true spiritual experience. Knowing Him is what we were created for. It…
For Instruction
For Instruction Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.(Psalm 25:4) The reason for delay in an armies advance might be the wait for supplies, but might also be a waiting for instructions or waiting for orders. If the last dispatch has not been received with the final orders of the commander-in-chief, the army dare not move. Even so in the Christian life is…
It Was Fitting
It Was Fitting For it was fitting that he……in bringing many sons to glory should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.(Hebrews 2:10) The death of Christ was the will and work of God the Father. Isaiah writes, “We esteemed him striven, smitten by God….It was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief.”(Isaiah…