"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." [Rev 3:15-16] When Peter encourages us regarding trials in our lives, He compares faith to gold. He says, …
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Drifting Away
"Therefore we ought to exceedingly devote ourselves to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should drift away." [Heb 2:1] As a boat without an anchor drifts; and as a car naturally loses alignment, so too are we without God’s word. In our verse for today we are admonished regarding the …
Preface: The Glory of Christ in Marriage, Vol I
In Ephesians we are told, “husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it;” [Eph 5:25] and, in regard to the institution of marriage, Paul writes by The Spirit, “this is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” [Eph 5:32] From this passage we …
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Our Zealous Father
2021 Christmas Advent Day 9: The Zeal of The LORD Main Passage: Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of …
A Third Prayer to God
I pray to God for a fire in my soul which burns eternallike the blessed burning of that grandest ball of celestialand everlasting flame, exalted and lifted up likethe one who upholds its very atoms, upon whose willits energy depends and who has found fit to makeit as a strong man running a race;And I …
A Second Prayer to God
I pray to God to heal my wounds,the stink and stench of carnality,for I have destroyed myself but Thoushalt bind up and graciuosly heal;transform me by Thy word; by Thy GoodSpirit let rivers flow and quenchthis thirsty and dry abode, which I have made.May my ever wretched body of deathhave its desires struck with blindness,and …
The Desire of The Bridegroom
When we finally enter glory with our Beloved God, Jesus, He will be excited to see us! Jesus will not look upon us with disdain or discouragement, nor with any negativity. When we, as God promises, "shall see His face," there will be great joy in heaven. Zephaniah tells us, "The LORD thy God in …
Jesus Loves to Fellowship
In that time period between Jesus' resurrection and ascension to The Father's right hand, Jesus was very specific in who He spent time with and appeared to. Luke writes, "Him God raised up the third day, and shewed Him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before God, even to us, who …
A Prayer to God
I cry out to God,for the blazing radiance of God's eternal Sonto burn within my bones,to burn within my heart,to burn within my bowels, within my mind,to create a tongue of eternal fire;a pillar of God's consuming heat resting on my head andI ache for the bliss of His presence,the bliss of His words, i …