"Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love cakes of raisins. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer …
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Not Being Dislodged From Our Simple Hope
"Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father… But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any …
Secure in God’s Everlasting Work of Grace
"For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." [Rom 4:2-3] When Jesus became “the propitiation…for the sins of the whole world,” [1 Jn 2:2] to whomsoever should believe in and confess …
Utterly Forgiven
"Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away." [Psa 65:3] Paul tells us of the simple gospel when he writes to the Corinthians; we read, taking note of the bold text, “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and …
Blessed Forgiveness
"The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate." [Psa 34:22] Seeing that The Bible tells us “all scripture is God-breathed,” [2 Tim 3:16] and that “the word of the Lord endureth for ever,” [1 Pe 1:25] we would do well to pay close attention …
Others Beside
One of the errors of Nineveh was that they were very proud. The LORD says in Zephaniah that they "dwelt carelessly" and "said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me." They rejoiced in this pride, thinking only of themselves, dwelling carelessly. The full verse says, "This is the rejoicing city that …
Valued and Fearless
Because of our value in God's sight as His children, and in Jesus' sight as His bride and disciples whom He loves and treasures, we should have absolutely no fear of man. "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall …
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 …
Seek The Meat Which Endures
Jesus said to the people seeking Him in John 6, after performing the miracle of feeding the five thousand with five barely loaves of bread and two small fishes, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye seek Me not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. …
Grabbing the Hem of Christ
Think about your pursuit of Jesus Christ. How intense is it? If one were to peer into your heart, would they see a raging flame or a smoldering wick; would they see a zealous pot of boiling water or a lukewarm one? The Lord has been telling me more and more lately to be more …