"And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water..." [Gen 21:19a] In Galatians, we are reminded of an interaction between Abraham, Hagar, and Sarah; there, Paul shows us an allegory hidden beneath the facts of history: namely, that Hagar/Ishmael represented the law and Sarah/Isaac represented God’s grace, freely given to us in …
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Hope for the Cast Down
"For thus says the High and Lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a broken and cast down spirit, to grant life to the spirit of the cast down, and to grant life to the heart of the broken …
Our Loving Groom’s Desire
"Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world." [Jn 17:24] In the first chapter of John, we are told concerning Jesus, “In the beginning was …
Christ, Our Everlasting Light
"Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously." [Isa 24:23] When The LORD of Hosts, that is, of the heavenly armies, reigns in Jerusalem upon the throne of David and before His blessed saints in …
Forsaking All
Jesus makes a bold claim in Luke. He says, "So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple." Jesus expects us to forsake everything we have in this life in order to follow Him. He gives two analogies. One of a man who does not …
Zealous for God’s Spoken Word
The Bible tells us that we do not live by physical food alone, but by every spoken word coming from God's mouth. That is a strong statement! Have you ever considered that you would die if you did not receive The Lord's words? The Bible certainly seems to think so. "These wait all upon thee; …
The Mystery of Contentment
Paul uses an interesting word in Philippians 4:12. The KJV translates it as "instructed." The word means to be initiated into the mysteries, to be initiated into a secret previously veiled. But just what kind of mystery is Paul talking about? He's not speaking of some sort of special knowledge, nor some progressive thinking, nor …
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Pt 5, 1:17-20
The last verses of chapter one. In these we see an awestruck John comforted by Jesus Christ, a divine outline for Revelation, and the interpretation of two previously used symbols. VERSE 17-18 "And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, …
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Jesus, Our Veil
"And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth" [Rev 5:6] From Hebrews 8:5 …
Offering Jesus a Beautiful Garden
Jesus tells us in Luke, "for every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes." Though this statement is fairly obvious, don't pass over it too quickly. We can all appreciate the straight forwardness of what Jesus is saying: no …