The Fear Of The Lord
The Fear Of The Lord “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”Ecclesiastes 12:13 Everything in life boils down to this one simple truth: fearing God. So the all-important question is, what does it mean to fear God? When we think of fear, […]
God Is Sovereign
God Is Sovereign “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” Romans 8:28 When we say God is sovereign, we declare that, by virtue of His creatorship over all life and reality, and His all-knowing, all-powerful, and benevolent rule, […]
Saved To Worship
Saved To Worship “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10“For the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” John 4:23 In the first verse, we see that the Lord Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost. In the second verse, we […]
God Uses Broken Things
God Uses Broken Things “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart.” Psalm 51:17 When my children were little, they used to bring me their broken toys. Those that I could repair usually ended up being thrown away, because that’s what you do with broken things. But God does not […]
Our Object in Heaven
Our Object in Heaven We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Hebrews 8:1 This is the third of five times in the book of Hebrews where the writer mentions that the Lord Jesus has sat down at the right hand […]
A Sympathetic High Priest
A Sympathetic High Priest Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without […]
Apostle and High Priest
Apostle and High Priest Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house … as a servant … but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose […]
A Man in the Glory
A Man in the Glory But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. Hebrews 2:9 The book of Hebrews begins by setting the glories of the Lord Jesus […]
It Is I. Do Not Be Afraid.
It Is I. Do Not Be Afraid. “But He said to them, ‘It is I; do not be afraid.’”John 6:20 It is interesting that the account of Jesus calming the storm appears between the feeding of the five thousand with five small barley loaves and two fish, and the Lord’s declaration, “I am the Bread […]
The Faithful Witness
The Faithful Witness Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion […]