The One Pearl of Great Price “The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. Who when he found One Pearl of Great Price, went and sold all that he had and bought it” Matt. 13:45-46 Over the years men collect a jewelry box full of pearls. In one drawer they […]
A BELIEVER’S PEACE Where does a believer find real and genuine peace? On what foundation can we rest and say in truth, “It is well with my soul?” I’ll tell you; it lies in this, that we are justified by faith and not by works. Christ Jesus stood in my place before God. I was […]
Converted, Healed, Filled and Raised Acts Chapter 9 If we chose four words to describe the life of a believer–that is, what the Lord Jesus does for the believer from before the first hour we believe until we come into final glory–these four words might sum it up: converted, healed, filled, and raised. In the […]
“And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.”—Isa. xlii. 16. Never, surely, was there a promise of […]
“It is true that I have sin in me, but it is pardoned. God has forgiven me all trespasses. I stand before Him in my Redeemer, Who undertook for me, and I am perfect in Him. The Father chose me in His Son: He looks upon the face of His beloved, and sees me in […]
Rest Rest is a sweet word to the weary soul; all seek it but only believers find it. Paul wrote, “We which have believed do enter into REST” (Heb. 4:3). He did not say we shall enter but we DO enter into rest. There is a sweet repose, a calm peace, and a sweet rest […]
SAFE IN HIS HANDS “His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me” – Song of Solomon 2:6. Our salvation in Christ is sure, safe and certain as the powerful hands of God (Dan. 4:35; John 10:27-30). Believer, you are in good hands with Christ, being made one with Him […]
New Heaven and New Earth Revelation 21:1 And he that sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” (Revelation 21: 5). The believer is looking for a new heaven and a new earth (2 Peter 3: 10-13.) In the end, the new creation will have none of the dividing effects of sin, […]
CHRIST IS SALVATION! Henry Mahan “All spiritual blessings that sovereign, gracious God has for sinners IN our Lord Jesus Christ, BY the merits and blood of our Lord, and FOR the glory of our Redeemer. Simply put, CHRIST IS SALVATION! It is Christ, not the cross, who saves. It is Christ, not the church, who […]
Blessed Assurance John 6:37 There is something very comforting to the believer when he sees the “wills”, “shalls”, and “musts” within the scripture. Those words speak of certainty. When it comes to the God of the Bible, we behold there One who is sovereign — One Who does as He wills and One who owes […]