"The glorious gospel of the blessed God" (1 Tim. 1:11) The glory of God is to a large extent tied up with his happiness. That’s why Paul said “the gospel of the glory of the blessed God.” “Blessed” means happy. Paul was entrusted with good news, news about the glory of the happy God. He is …
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Revelation 2:4 There is …
I will hear what God the Lord will speak. Psalm 85:8 Most folks do not believe that God has spoken, other than in their own hearts and in nature. They limit God to general revelation and become very disagreeable when you suggest that there is a book in which God communicates with us in words and …
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Jude 8 Note that phrase "these filthy dreamers." The ESV has, "these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh." Let us hear the warning implicit in that description. In our day, when …
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth …
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. Numbers 2:1-2 As the tribes of Israel made their journey through the …
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 1 John 5:3 God's commandments are not grievous. They are not burdensome. It is the lie of Satan, one of his chief deceits, that holiness and obedience are a yoke too hard to be borne. That we will be …
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. Isaiah 26:3-4 Why is "the righteous nation" (ver. 2) composed of people who are kept in "perfect peace"? It is because …
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 1 John 3:1 Consider what is celebrated here: "that we should be called the sons [children] of God." To be a child of God is the …
I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. Psalm 77:1 This morning I was listening to Dr. Mohler's Briefing, and in it he discusses an article in the New York Times entitled, "How to pray to a God you don't believe in." And the author of that article …