The cross of Calvary

I was listening to a pastor on Christian radio who was talking about God’s Grace.  Suddenly the Holy Spirit dropped this sentence into my mind. - - The Grace of God is measured by ...

Christmas and Easter together spell –J E S U S!

I was just starting to pray for the Persecuted Church when this question invaded my thoughts.  What is eternity (Isaiah 57:15) which God inhabits?  Are y...

YOUR CHOICE

Jesus, the Lamb of God is able to take away the sin of the world (John 1:29, Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:24) because the worthiness of the Lamb of God is far greater than all the combined sin of...

Our wonderful, patient Teacher, the Holy Spirit joins us at the time of Grace and actually invites us to be a partner with prayer.

You are living in one or the other of these.  Do you know in which and...

“I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus”. 

I had no idea of what to call this meditation but in a conversation with the Holy Spirit, He gave me the title.

A line from an old hymn - -

The Holy Spirit is my Teacher and Guide, He is never remote.

The prophet Zechariah shows us clearly and responsibly how vital it is for us to know and live Truth and to have the Truth of God’s Word (Co...

The wondrous miracle of prayer is that I can make the power, will and purpose of God a reality anywhere.

The true, genuine, heart prayer of a Christian who truly knows God is never a personal shopping ...

We need to be filled and flooded with God Himself.

Jesus said (John 14:21) that if we love Him truly, we will obey Him promptly.

Make me increasingly like Jesus.

If you stay too long in the shallow water that hugs the shoreline, you will soon be saying – I’m saved and going to heaven so I don’t need to know or do anything more. ...

Redeemed from the kingdom of darkness.

How was it possible (John 14:9) that everyone who had seen Jesus had seen the Father?  We have to (Genesis 1:27) go back to the beginning when God created humans ...

ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

The world has 2 mirrors which reflect the eternal Truth and the glory of God and the God of glory.  One mirror is (2 Corinthians 3:18) the eternal Living Word of God, the Bible.  T...

He takes thought and plans for me.

There is no doubt that my impaired sight, pain and weakness are getting worse but these are all temporary.  My eternal riches are increasing and my path (Psalms 119:1...

If so, we will see the glory of Jesus.

Jesus said (Matthew 5:3-12) you are blessed – IF – you recognize your poverty and need and helplessness – you repent of your sin - you are self-controlled and pat...

Jesus giving Himself to me and making me one with Him.

Who could count the numberless thousands of perfect unblemished animals that were slain on Jewish altars of sacrifice (Leviticus 7:38) for many ye...

Saving is what He does, Lord is Who He is.

I am a descendent of fallen Adam and therefore I am a sinner from my birth.  Throughout my life I have done many wrong things.  Justice demands judgment.  Man...

God always hears and answers the prayers of genuine repentance.

John tells us (1 John 5:15) that we know that God hears us, we also know that our prayer requests have been granted to us as our present ...

The ways and the spirit of Cain are still in our world.

The first man God created in this world was the father of the first murderer in this world.  Did this abort God’s original plan and purpose for t...

From Ziklag the enemy had taken captives their wives and children and had stolen all their possessions.

(Dr. Stanley) “David had to experience Ziklag before he was prepared to be the king of Israel”.  ...

Without Him I would fall.

The light of morning gradually dispels the darkness of the night.  The morning light of our dawning new day, our new Life in Christ, conquers the darkness of sin and dethrones...

No!  I have assurance of a new heaven and a new earth.

Jesus said “As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup you show forth My death until I come.”  During the Communion Service when I take int...

The grave is Resurrection Ground.

If someone told me that a Christian had died and would be buried in a few days, I would be puzzled, completely mystified.  It is impossible to bury a person who is not...

My wonder, awe and gratitude keep growing as I venture onto holy ground.

In Satan’s vain attempt to tempt Jesus, he said He would give Him (MAT.4:8) all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus would bow in ...

The angel remained with the three in the flames.

(Dr. Charles Stanley) “Your legacy is a reflection of your life.”

(Oswald Chambers) “Make a habit of enjoying the disagreeable.  Remember what you are sa...

We can never clothe our self in God’s protective armour apart from Jesus.

Our daily warfare is not against (Ephesians 6:11-18) physical opponents but against, the deceptive strategies of Satan and ...

Mercy received declares judgment removed!

I deserved nothing, I was deeply in debt and I had nothing.  But now I am eligible for everything.  How come?  Through the precious shed Blood of Jesus and His...

The cares of life will choke the Word of God.

In patience (Luke 21:19) acquire, win and come to possess the true life of your soul.  This does not refer to the natural reasoning of the old life.  (Oswa...

Are we ready to know?

(Abraham Lincoln) “No person is poor who has or has had a godly mother.”  Many of us were richly blessed to learn from our mothers that God loves us with unconditional love.  He w...

Satan would not have been defeated.

I was starting to pray for the Persecuted Church when the thoughts for this meditation came so heavily upon me that I had to postpone my prayers and start to write.

God manifested in the flesh.

To grasp holy God’s unutterable hatred for sin - meditate on Calvary.  To grasp merciful God’s unconditional love for sinners – meditate on Calvary.  Why the difference the...

And, what we now know about what we will know.

Some unconnected thoughts from Scripture were meandering through my mind, so I asked the Holy Spirit to flesh them out for me and enable me to write them....

You and I cannot stand without it!

Many years ago, we sang this chorus in Sunday School

Sovereign security controls the entire universe.

Do you really, trust, genuinely believe in the absolute sovereignty of God?  God said (Psalms 103:19) that His Sovereign Kingdom rules over all, and He ...

Every individual will choose either God’s Son or God’s wrath.

We are told (1 Corinthians 10:31) when we eat, drink and whatever we do, to do all to the glory of God. Why does this verse specifically me...

A gloriously different reflection of Jesus Himself

Join the disciples and me as we listen to Jesus.  Soon Jesus will be leaving them to go back to heaven.  But He said (John chapters14-18) that He woul...

Jesus is my victorious new life.

Robots go and do exactly as they have been programmed.  God does not program the human beings, who inhabit the earth, whom He created.  He gives each of us a free will ...

Jesus Himself is the Door.

You often leave your home for your job or shopping and many other reasons.  When you return home why don’t you knock at the door of your house?  Because there is no reason fo...

Priceless is the blood of Jesus

We are told (Isaiah 53:11) that He will see the fruit of the travail of His soul and be satisfied.  God the Father was satisfied (Matthew 3:17) with all He saw in Jesus....

Do not repay evil deeds with evil deeds of revenge.

If someone treats me very badly without reason or provocation for such treatment, this (Romans 12:20, Proverbs 25:21-22) sounds like a great way to g...

Revealed !

When John saw the ascended Jesus in the magnificent glory of His power, authority and splendour, he did exactly what you and I would have done.  He was so overwhelmed, overcome and transfixe...

God’s image will be restored.

A brief remark by Dr. Tozer in one of his Daily Devotionals fired up my mind and started the ball rolling and drove me to explore the subject of power.  He said, “When the...

The worthiness of the Lamb.

God has instructed us (Hebrews 13:3) to pray for suffering believers in the Persecuted Church as if we were right there with them.  In order to do that we must learn of the ...

Learn  To  Obey

God has given us (2 Peter 1:4) exceedingly great and precious promises that He will provide everything we need for life and godliness, everything we need in order to obey Him.  We demon...

Righteousness and Peace have kissed each other.

We are told that (Psalms 85:10) Mercy and Truth met together.  That must have been an awful blow-up because the truth about me is that holy God could nev...

God’s will is the only safe place.

We are told (Romans 12:1) to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God.  Why the body?  Because (2 Corinthians 6:16) our body is the temple of God.  Since He is...

Pride is idolatrous self-worship.

Sin did not begin on earth in the Garden of Eden when Adam fell.  Adam could not have fallen if sin had not had its beginning long before in heaven.  Satan could not h...

God has a blueprint for our lives.

Probably we don’t often think of suffering as being a gift but the Scripture reveals that it is for Christians.  The Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus was (John 19:30) final...

Neglecting prayer is dangerous to our souls.

Of the many who accompanied Jesus, He knew (John 6:66) which of them were true disciples and who among them were pretenders, play-actors, hypocrites -- thos...

I feel the throb of the great heart of God.

I am very thankful for what I have learned and continue to learn about the holy privilege of prayer.  The tremendous scope of its far-reaching power and the ...

I feel the throb of the great heart of God.

I am very thankful for what I have learned and continue to learn about the holy privilege of prayer.  The tremendous scope of its far-reaching power and the ...

Free will is God’s gift to every person.

The people of the world still choose Barabbas (John 18:40) who was a thief. Why?  Because their inflated egos deceive them into thinking that they are in charge...

God – the Creator of the universe.

I heard something that made me realize more clearly how deplorable and offensive we are to God before the precious Blood and atoning death of Jesus made Him to be for...