Gentleness is meekness expressed. It is the quality of a person who lets the treasure come forth from within. A gentle person believes what God says about Him, whereas a proud person always rejects what God says about him. David said “Thy gentleness hath made me great” (Psalm 18:35b). A...

Often, believers become so preoccupied with their plans for the day that they neglect taking time to commune with our Heavenly Father. They go about their schedules doing things their own way. Jesus rose early in the morning to prepare His heart (2). He said, “I can of mine own...

The Creator of the universe humbled Himself to take on the form of a human body. He did not employ His divine assets, but learned obedience by the things He suffered. Jesus Christ allowed the Father to control His disposition. Although He was God in human form, He had no...

“And it came to pass that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). Notice that Jesus’ disciples did not interrupt His prayer. Intrigued with His intercession, they wanted to know his secret....

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” (Matthew 7:13-14, NIV). There is but...

A problem commonly faced by believers is subjectivity. Subjectivity is placing supreme value on what we think, feel, and experience instead of what the Lord reveals. We must see that the battle is the Lord’s (1). It is not our battle. Even our lives are not our own (2). What...

“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some of honour, and some to dishonour” (II Timothy 2:20). There are different vessels for the Lord’s service – vessels of grace and of disgrace. The only...

Perhaps there is only one power on the earth that can even remotely be compared to the saving power of God, and that is His ability to keep and preserve the believer. With so much discussion and debate surrounding the believer’s preservation, it is most assuring to hear God’s final...

The Christian community is divided into two categories of people – those who seek to establish their own righteousness and those who are resting in Christ’s righteousness (2). First, there are those who believe that salvation is only initially based on Christ’s righteousness, and who then strive in the energy...

In Psalm 133, the word “descend” is used three times in order to emphasize the vital point. This particular passage refers to Mount Hermon. The dew descended upon both the low and high places. No matter how deep the valley, the oil will descend there to permeate the land with...