The true story of Ruth and Boaz is a great picture of Jesus and His bride, the Church. One of the most important lessons I think we can learn from it is our great need to come under the "skirt" of Jesus. Just like Ruth did with Boaz, we must do the same with Jesus. …
Tag: Admonition
Redeemed Through Judgment
Jesus redeems us by God's judgement on him. The cup which Jesus drank, praying, "let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt" was the very wrath of God we deserved for our sins. Our offences against a holy God were cast upon His Son, "whom God hath set …
Forgiveness Brings Knowledge
Because Jesus has died for our sins, resurrected, and given us the ability to be forgiven through faith, we can know The LORD. Though one might think they can know God through reading about Him or meditating upon spiritual matters: true knowledge of God comes only through Jesus and faith in Him. Intimate knowledge of …
Reacting to Praise
How do you react when others boast of Jesus, or when others rejoice in The Lord, speaking well of Him, praising Him, loving Him openly and freely? Does it also cause you to rejoice? If the answer is no, if the worship of others makes you uncomfortable, uneasy, or bitter, it is evidence of pride. …
Blessed Be His Glory
Ezekiel was a very interesting prophet. They all were, but among the prophets, The LORD really had Ezekiel do some off-the-wall things. Today, notice something very early in Ezekiel's ministry, something that happened to him very near to his calling from God. "Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice …
Pure From Others’ Blood
We cannot shun to declare the whole counsel of God. The whole counsel of God, and not just the comfortable and sweet parts, must be proclaimed. Those parts which are convicting and uncomfortable must be spoken and not left out. Otherwise, we will have the blood of those we are speaking to on our hands. …
Two Sides of the Sun
Jesus is a Sun; The Sun! And if we come to Him before The Day of Judgment, "The Day of Vengeance of our God," we will not be smitten of Him. But to those who refuse Jesus, to give up their lives and follow Him, they will be scorched by the judgment of God. Though …
