"It is of The LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." [Lam 3:22-23] When it comes to The LORD’s characteristics and the qualities of true love, longsuffering is one that rises to the top and is most prominent. The first quality …
Tag: Allegory
The Lord’s Perfect, Loving Knowledge
"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." [1 Pe 2:1-3] One of the most interesting things about a mother’s breastmilk …
Attracted to The Lord
"Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto The Lord." [Acts 11:23] There is an interesting aspect of magnets, where if you hold two of them against each other in one way, they cling tightly together; but, …
The Poison of Bitterness
"Pursue peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see The Lord: looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled." [Heb 12:14-15] Hebrews is a book full of serious warnings, warnings that prick and prod …
Trustworthy Seed
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." [2 Pe 1:4] God’s word is described to us in The Bible as a seed. Jesus said regarding one of His parables, “the …
Bondslaves of The King
"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers…My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." [Jn …
Our Free Inheritance in Christ
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." [Eph 1:3] In Christ Jesus, as it says, we have been “blessed…with every spiritual blessing.” Yes, every spiritual blessing that can be obtained, is available for us to lay hold …
Lenient and Reasonable
"Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand." [Phil 4:5] It is a great comfort to us that God is lenient, that God is gracious. To be gracious is to be “favorable; kind…benevolent…disposed to forgive offenses and impart unmerited blessings.” [Webster] Truly, God’s grace is one of His most desirable …
Shameful Sleep
"Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night." …
Jesus, Our Reasonable Master
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." [1 Jn 1:9] There are times when confession and repentance are necessary in a Christians life. But though we may feel discouraged in these times for their necessity, as though we disappointed our …