The Word Of God

   "My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." Deuteronomy 32:2 "His word was in my tongue . . . as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. " II Samuel 23 :2, 4 Here we have a striking symbol  drawn from nature of the refreshing and reviving influences of the Scriptures. What a promise of spiritual quickening there is in the truths of the Bible being able to revive and quicken our parched hearts and the dry, barren condition of the church, just as the continuous rain brings new life to fields and lawns! How we need these showers of blessing! Such a promise of blessing can be found in these verses-- "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days" Ecclesiastes 11:1 "As the rain cometh down . . . watereth the earth . . . so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth." Isaiah 55 :10,...

Jeremiah 23 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed My people; Ye have scattered My flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. And I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, behold,...

  Matthew 28 Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to the women   In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. (Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1)   And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: (Dan 7:9; Acts 1:10) And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. (Mark 16:6; Luke 24:4) He is not here: for he is risen, as H e said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matt 16:21; Matt 17:23; Matt 20:19; Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Mark 10:34; Luke 9:22; Luke 18:33; Luke 24:6) And go quickly, and tell his disciples that He is risen from the dead; and, behold, He g...

  I am not told to labour To put away my sin; So foolish, weak and helpless, I never could begin. But, blessèd truth, I know it, Though ruined by the fall, Christ has my soul redeemèd— Yes, Christ has done it all. I have not now to seek Him, In love He sought for me, When far from Him I wandered In sin and misery; He ope’d my ears and gave me To listen to His call; He sought me and He found me— Yes, Christ has done it all. And now I cannot please Him In aught I say or do, Unless He daily help me His glory to pursue; Still helpless and still feeble, On His strong arm I fall, My strength in pressing onward— Yes, Christ must do it all. And when in heavenly glory My ransomed soul shall be From sin and all pollution For ever, ever free, I’ll cast my crown before Him, And loud His grace extol— “Thou hast Thyself redeemed me; Yes, Thou hast done it all.” From Evangelist's Hymnal Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

[Romans 7] 1 Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men acquainted with law), that the law rules over a man as long as he liveth? 2 For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. 3 So then, if while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but, if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man. 4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the Law, through the body of Christ, that ye should be joined to Another,—to Him who was raised from among the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.   5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins which were through the Law wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 6 But now we have been annulled from the Law, having died to that wherein we were held: so that we serve in newness of spirit...

Psalm 117  O praise the LORD, all ye nations! Praise Him, all ye people! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD! Joshua Aaron - Give Thanks (Hodu) Official Audio - feat. Michael Neale Give Thanks (Hodu) He is the light unto the nations He is our refuge in the storm He is our peace in tribulation He is our hope, the Holy One Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Ki L’olam Chasdo Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Here we bow in adoration Giving thanks for all He’s done Here we stand in revelation We are redeemed, redeemed by the Son Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Ki L’olam Chasdo Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov Ki L’olam Chasdo Hodu L’Adonai Ki tov All who are hungry, all who are thirsty Come from the east and the west All who are broken, all who need mercy Drink from the Fountain of rest All who are hungry, all who are thirsty Come from the east and the west All who are broken, all who need mercy Drink from the Fountain of rest Oh, He is goo...

  because we thus judge that if One died for all, then all were dead; and that He died for all, that those who live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, henceforth know we no man according to the flesh; yea, though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now henceforth we know Him so no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation, to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them, and hath committed unto us the Word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were beseeching you by us: we pray you on Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For He hath made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might be made...

    Psalm 67 God be merciful unto us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah that Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for Thou shalt judge the people righteously and govern the nations upon the earth. Selah Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.  _______      “O Love divine, what hast Thou done? The Incarnate God hath died for me! The Father’s well-beloved Son Bore all my sins upon the tree! The Son of God for me hath died My Lord, my Love, is crucified.  Behold Him, all ye passers-by! The bleeding Prince of life and peace! Come, sinners, see your Saviour die, And say, was ever grief like His? Come, feel with me His ...

Luke 2 (NKJV) And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to th...

  "Christ made peace by the blood of His cross . If you have not yet learned to rest in that only, for eternal peace with God, and as the answer to all Satan’s power, let all else alone until you have learned this: if it be at the cost, even, of confessing openly that you have never known true peace before!" William R. Newell, from Romans Verse by Verse, Chapter Six footnotes. "Giving thanks unto the Father, Who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: In Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all...

Isaiah 40  Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the  LORD , make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the  LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand f...