Everything comes from Him
November 2, 2023
“Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.” Without the Lord Jesus “was not anything made that was made.” All things were made by Him. He’s the first born of all creation! He is superior to all. Why? Because by Him the Father brought all things into being, for He is the uncreated God. And he “was rejoicing always before Him.” And these wonderful delights and joys come to us through the amazing grace of God today. How wonderful all of this is!
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“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” This is something that in the life of Solomon he discovered, that when he sought God, God gave him wisdom. And he sought Him early. I used to be very harsh on students that were so pious about their study of the Bible. They felt like that there’s some sort of a miracle that’d take place in the study of the Word. Now, I believe that if you’re willing to study the Word of God that a miracle will take place—that the Spirit of God will open your mind and heart.
November 1, 2023
Have you ever noticed that there’s more said about the tongue and the abuse of it than is said about the abuse of alcohol in the Bible? And this is something that’s common to all races and all languages. Psalm 120:2, “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.” The most dangerous thing in the world is the tongue today. This thing of the lying tongue, God says He hates it. And God is Truth, by the way, and God hates the lie. God desires “truth in the inward parts,” He says. How wonderful. The Psalmist says, “Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.” How wonderful.
October 31, 2023
Oh, will you notice Peter goes on and says—he says that husband and wife are to dwell together according to knowledge. And notice this from him—that their prayers be not hindered. And that’s in 1 Peter, the third chapter. Read those first few verses. I’ll not turn to them, but how tremendous they are. Let me tell you, this is a real test. When a husband and wife are so living before each other that they have joy and confidence and can kneel together and pray together and love together. And that home represents the relationship of Christ and the church. I want to tell you, my friend, that that is something God can and will bless.
October 30, 2023
“My son, attend unto my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and healing to all their flesh.” And this is the word that the Psalmist said, “Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.” And the words are life. And that’s what the words in the Word of God are. If you cut them, they’re going to bleed. Living words—they bring life to you, and they bring light to you. They bring instruction and direction and joy—all comes through the Word of God.
October 27, 2023
You see, life and grace come through this wisdom of, actually, studying the Word of God. “Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.” It’s good for you when you’re walking and then “when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” There is today in the heart of man a certain fear, a certain hang-up that he has about life. And, therefore, we need to recognize that a knowledge of the Word of God is the answer to all of that. How wonderful it is here to find out that the truth of God, it will hold us.
October 26, 2023
“For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” Now, God never whips the devil’s children, but He sure does spank His own. That’s good evidence that you belong to Him. You remember in the book of Job we saw this. “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.” And by the way, this is not punishing. We talk today a great deal about punishing criminals, and that’s the word. Don’t you punish your child, correct him. Punish the criminal. My friend, we’ve got it mixed up today. You punish criminals; you correct your children. How different it is. This is discipline, and this is what God uses for His own today.
October 25, 2023
“Honor Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Now this is total commitment. Now don’t tell me you’re totally committed until your pocketbook is committed to the Lord, too. Because He gave you everything. I don’t care who you are. Somebody says, “I worked hard and got this.” Who gave you health to work? Who gave you the work to do? Who made it possible for you to make money? Why, my friend, God did all of that for you. And you acknowledge Him. That’s the evidence of total commitment.
October 24, 2023
“In all thy ways acknowledge him….” Now, I never did this before, I must confess, but until I had cancer I took every day just as it came. Every time I come to a new day, I always like to go and look up at the sky and say, “Lord, thank You for bringing me to a new day.” Now the sun may not be shining, or it may be, and it may be a gloomy day or may be a bright day; but whatever day, I thank Him now. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths.” It took me a long time, friends, to find out what that meant—in life.
October 23, 2023
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” It took me a long time, friends, to find out what that meant—in life. And you remember the Lord Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, says: “If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” That’s an amazing thing. If you have committed yourself to God and you’re going down a certain path, doing a certain thing, it’s amazing how everything else drops into place. Your whole body is full of light. Your whole life is full of light at that time. This is a rich book, is it not?
October 20, 2023
“Trust in Jehovah with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Now let’s take a look at that for just a moment. It’s, I think, a very solemn admonition, and yet it has such wonderful assurance, to be guided in a way of peace. And, you know, what a contrast this is—later on, over in the 28th chapter, verse 26, he says: “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool.” But it’s wonderful to trust in Jehovah with all your heart. Totally committed to Him. And this is something that’s, I think, so definitely needed today—is a total commitment to Him.
October 19, 2023
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Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.