“But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands. But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they shall be utterly burned with fire in their...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Therefore He says: ‘Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.’” vs14 Here is the blessed promise that restored my soul. Even after sin, if we turn to the Lord, then He’ll receive...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness [sexual greed for my neighbor’s wife], let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting [turning the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, forbearing with one another in love.” vs1-2 Love is how we advance the gospel and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.” vs10 The filling or fulfilling of all things is Christ's eternal purpose - that He’d ascend to God’s right hand,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“But, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Then the hand of the LORD was upon me there, and He said to me, ‘Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you.” vs22 This is what is needed, if we are going to minister. Let us not be concerned with a slavish...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.” vs10 The filling or fulfilling of all things is Christ's eternal purpose - that He’d ascend to God’s right hand,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.” “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart. Go to your people,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.” vs10 When we enter God’s rest, we cease from our works and rely upon Christ. We trust God’s will, not our own, when He says,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
