Knowledge and Salvation

That knowledge which accompanies salvation, is a heart-affecting knowledge. It affects the heart with Christ, and all spiritual things. Oh, it does wonderfully endear Christ and the things of Christ to the soul. 

- Thomas Brooks

Faithful God

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; Deuteronomy 7:9

Drops

Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Job 38:28

Offering

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 1 Chronicles 16:29

Dropped Dew

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Deuteronomy 33:28

Angry

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Ephesians 4:26

A Banquet

If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said. Esther 5:8

Draw Near

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. Psalm 73:28

Heard

In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. Psalm 120:1

Our Spirit

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

La Salle Des Hôtes

et elle mit au monde son fils premier-né. Elle l'enveloppa de langes et le coucha dans une mangeoire parce qu'il n'y avait pas de place pour eux dans la salle des hôtes. Luc 2:7

Wonder

We must not cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. 

-Charles Spurgeon

Deed and Truth

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18

Feet

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Romans 10:15

Through Him

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John 4:9

Hearkened

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13

Devise

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. Proverbs 14:22

My Shield

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Psalm 119:114

Made Perfect

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

Fulfilling

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:10

Valley

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: Isaiah 40:4

Glory to God

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 1 Chronicles 16:29

Sing

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Psalm 96:1-2

Patient Waiting

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 8:25

Masked

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Luke 12:2

Who?

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35

The Fruit

Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: Jeremiah 32:19

New Commandment

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34-35

Adopted

If anybody understands God’s ardor for his children, it’s someone who has rescued an orphan from despair, for that is what God has done for us. God has adopted you. God sought you, found you, signed the papers and took you home. 

- Max Lucado

Extinguish

One breath of paradise will extinguish all the adverse winds of earth. 

- A. W. Pink

Sweetsmelling Savour

Elliot Paige Neal ©2019

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. Ephesians 5:1-2