2 Tim 2:21 is about a prepared vessel which is prepared unto every good work. To do any good work for the Lord, the vessel should be prepared before the work is undertaken. It’s not that the Lord can’t get something done in a vessel that’s not fully prepared....
In 1 Tim 2:3-6 Paul refers to Jesus as our Saviour, our mediator, and our ransom. Jesus is our Saviour who saves us from our sins. 1 Tim 2:4 says, “Who will have all men to be saved”, because all men are sinners. He must be your Saviour because...
Ps 78:41-42, “Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy”. They limited God. God wanted to do something for Israel, but they limited God. When he first showed up,...
There are times in our lives when we need to be reminded that “He is able”. Talking to Kevin Beier the other day, he mentioned reading, “God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham”, in Matt 3:9. Such a comfort, now that his wife is going...
In 2 Cor 6:1 Paul wrote, “We then, as workers together with him, beseech you…”. Consider this. Paul was God’s chosen vessel to bear the Lord’s name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel, Acts 9:15. Paul was the one to whom God gave the revelations of...
Jesus went to the cross to pay for our sins. Therefore, you can be saved because he died for you. But if you want to really live, you must take up your cross, too, Lk 9:23. He’s not talking about taking up a cross as an emblem, like a crucifix...
In Ps 23:6 David wrote, “and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever”. When we read this we receive instruction about our dwelling. Future Dwelling. “I will dwell”. To dwell is to live as a resident and to remain for a time. At the time...
Ps 11:3, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do”? The question sounds hopeless. If the foundation of anything is destroyed, the whole structure built upon it is coming down. You get the sense that if the foundations are destroyed, you must give up; there is nothing...
As we studied in Sunday school, 1 John is doctrinally applied to Tribulation saints. However, excellent spiritual applications can be made throughout this epistle. One such application is the test of your testimony. You can TEST your TESTimony. Three times in 1 Jn 2 we find the expression, “He...
In Ps 23:6, David wrote, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life”. When David began the Psalm, he wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd”. With the Lord as your shepherd, two of the things you get from him follow you. Goodness and mercy:...
