The Opposition of the Natural

“Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24 (NKJV) The natural life itself is not sinful. But we must abandon sin, having nothing to do with it in any way whatsoever. Sin belongs to hell and to the devil. I, as a child of God, belong to heaven and…More

Cleansing From Sin

God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin – “But if we walk in the light” we are cleansed “from all sin” (1 John 1:7). It is a matter of obedience, and once we obey, the relationship is instantly perfected. But if we turn away from obedience for even one second, darkness…More

Awe Of God

Awe is the condition of a person’s spirit realizing Who God is and what He has done for him personally. Our Lord emphasizes the attitude of a child; no attitude can express such solemn awe and familiarity as that of a child. Oswald ChambersMore

God’s Thought of Me

“You are a God that sees me.”– Genesis 16:13 (R.V. margin). “How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God.”– Psalm 139:17. Hagar was an Egyptian slave girl who had been brought up amid the idolatries of Egypt, and had no sort of idea that the gods had any personal interest in so insignificant…More

Faith

“…when the Son of man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8 NKJV) We all have faith in good principles, in good management, in good common sense, but who amongst us has faith in Jesus Christ? Physical courage is grand, moral courage is grander, but the person who trusts Jesus Christ…More

Walking With God

“Enoch walked with God.” Genesis 5:24 The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what they do in the extraordinary moments of life, but what they do during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in their attitude toward the ordinary things of…More

Our Possessions

“Take heed, and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of things he possesses.” – Luke 12:15 “Little children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 The petition addressed to Christ, in this paragraph from which our text is selected, has been constantly made to Him in subsequent ages.…More

And Every Virtue We Possess

“All my springs are in you.” Psalm 87:7 Our Lord never “patches up” our natural virtues, that is, our natural traits, qualities, or characteristics. He completely remakes a person on the inside – “put on the new man” (Ephesians 4:24). In other words, see that your natural human life is putting on all that is…More

Light in Darkness

“Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light…”- Matt 10:27 Christ is often speaking, in the secret of the heart; in the darkness of the night, “when deep sleep falls upon men; there the Master tells us things in the darkness! To listen and obey will save us many a bitter hour.…More

The March of God’s Progress

“Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign…” – 1Cor 15:24-25 (NKJV) Toward what result is God moving? When we speak of the eternal progress of the Almighty, it must be remembered that…More