Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace. Rom. 4: 16. Without the grace of Christ, the sinner is in a hopeless condition; nothing can be done for him; but through divine grace, supernatural power is imparted. . . . It is through the impartation of the grace of Christ that sin […]
Category: Faith
THE GROWTH OF THE SOUL
“My soul followeth hard after Thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.”– Psa_63:8. THERE ARE three notes in this Psalm which betoken the stages of the soul’s growth: “My soul thirsteth for Thee”; “my soul shall be satisfied”; “my soul followeth hard after Thee.” We may be passing through a wilderness of spiritual drought, the dark […]
GOD’S RESPONSE TO OUR CRY
“He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when He shall hear it, He will answer thee.”– Isa_30:19. THIS IS one of the most exquisite chapters in Isaiah’s prophecy. Notice its profound teaching. God permitted the Assyrian to come because of the deep lessons it would teach the king and […]
THE PILGRIM OF THE UNSEEN
“The Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee …. And I will bless thee, and make thy name great.” Gen_12:1-2. THE CLUE to the beginning of this chapter is given in various parts of the Bible. From Act_7:2-5, […]
BELIEVING AND RECEIVING!
“All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them.”– Mar_11:24 (R.V.). IT IS not enough to pray and ask; we must believe that we have received. We can only do this when we know that we have asked according to God’s Will (1Jo_5:14-15). This can […]