Sermons and Biblical Studies

Now, I think that God first makes things orderly for utility. Whenever He made something in this universe it was because He had a purpose for it. I do not believe there is anything in the universe that just got here by accident. Everything in the universe has a meaning. My father was philosophical about … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS SOVEREIGNTY”

We habitually stand in our now and look back by faith to see the past filled with God. We look forward and see Him inhabiting our future; but our now is uninhabited except for ourselves. Thus we are guilty of a kind of pro tern atheism which leaves us alone in the universe while, for … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS PRESENCE; FAITH: DAILY WALK; LONELINESS”

Wherever faith has been original, wherever it has proved itself to be real, it has invariably had upon it a sense of the present God. The holy Scriptures possess in marked degree this feeling of actual encounter with a real Person. The men and women of the Bible talked with God. They spoke to Him … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS PRESENCE; FAITH: DAILY WALK; ENCOUNTER WITH GOD”

The greatest fact of the tabernacle was that Jehovah was there; a Presence was waiting within the veil. Similarly, the presence of God is the central fact of Christianity. At the heart of the Christian message is God Himself waiting for His redeemed children to push in to conscious awareness of His presence. Exodus 29:44–46; … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS PRESENCE; COMMUNION WITH GOD”

If the bush had been burning in that way in our day, do you know what we would do? We would advertise a great Bible conference. We would spend tens of thousands of dollars promoting an international “retreat.” We would eat up all the ham and sweet potatoes in the area while we talked and … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS PRESENCE; BURNING BUSH”

Know that our living Lord is unspeakably pure. He is sinless, spotless, immaculate, stainless. In His person is an absolute fullness of purity that our words can never express. This fact alone changes our entire human and moral situation and outlook. We can always be sure of the most important of all positives: God is … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS PERFECTION; CHRISTLIKENESS; DISCIPLINE: CORRECTIVE”

And to us who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope that is set before us in the gospel, how unutterably sweet is the knowledge that our Heavenly Father knows us completely. No talebearer can inform on us, no enemy can make an accusation stick; no forgotten skeleton can come tumbling out … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS OMNISCIENCE; GOD: HIS COMPASSION”

The certainty that God is always near us, present in all parts of His world, closer to us than our thoughts, should maintain us in a state of high moral happiness most of the time. But not all the time. It would be less than honest to promise every believer continual jubilee and less than … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS OMNIPRESENCE; PEACE: IN TRIALS; TRIALS: GOD’S PRESENCE IN”

There is an old story that fits perfectly here about the Jewish rabbi centuries ago who consented to take a weary traveler into his house for a night’s rest. After they had eaten together, the rabbi said, “You are a very old man, are you not?” “Yes,” the traveler replied, “I am almost a century … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS MERCY”

… we must practice the art of long and loving meditation upon the majesty of God. This will take some effort, for the concept of majesty has all but disappeared from the human race. The focal point of man’s interest is now himself. Humanism in its various forms has displaced theology as the key to … Continue reading “GOD:
HIS MAJESTY; HUMANISM; MEDITATION”