The cause of trouble

1 Kings 18.17 “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD,...

When hating produces gladness

Psalms 45:7 “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”In this Messianic Psalm, we read that Jesus Christ, Son of Man was a man anointed with gladness because He...

Fresh Help for a New Day

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. (Psalms 80:3)Three times in Psalm 80, we find the words found in our morning devotional. They were directed to The Shepherd of Israel, Who dwells between the cherubim. It was a request for God...

At The Second Time!

Just as Joseph was not known and accepted by His brothers until the second time they saw him in Egypt, Jesus Christ will not be recognized and accepted as Messiah by the nation of Israel as a whole until His Second Coming. Scripture is filled with prophecies...

The Sin Offering

The book of Leviticus is filled with types, pictures, and symbols of the Lord Jesus Christ. As is recorded in Hebrews, the law is a shadow of good things to come. Paul the apostle mentions this very same truth to the believers in Colosse. To state the obvious, a...