The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters – Psalm 23:1-2 Psalm 23 is perhaps one of the best loved passages in the entire Bible, and yet it’s important for the post-Calvary reader to recognize that the green pastures and […]
Psalm 139:16, “…all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Revelation 21:4, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” What a comfort to cast ourselves on the Sovereignty of Overcoming Love.
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Ephesians 1:4, “…He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him…”
John 20:9, “…He must rise from the dead.” A Happy Ending–for Christ and for His people–is an invincible necessity.
Isaiah 64:8,”…we are the clay, and you are our potter…” We can trust these hands, no matter how painful the process.
John 10:18, “No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down of my own accord” Sovereign choice highlights love’s depth
Ezekiel 14:23, “…and you shall know that I have not done without cause” No matter what happens, Christian, it is true.
John 6:65, “…no one can come to me unless it is granted to them by the Father.” And anyone who desires can come.
Romans 9:16, “…it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy” And if we call on Him, we will be saved
Ephesians 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith…it is the gift of God.” God’s grace enables our faith.
Luke 1:32,”And the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David” One with David’s blood is on the throne.
Psalm 63:8,”My soul clings to you, your right hand upholds me.” We must cling, but can only because He upholds
Romans 8:31-39 In verses 31-34, Paul asks three questions that extol the benefits of God’s love for His people in Christ. First, “Who can be against us?” The answer: no one, since God is for us and has shown just how “for us” He is by giving His own Son. Second, “Who shall bring any
This picture was drawn for a supporter of the ministry who asked for an illustration based on the hymn “Will Your Anchor Hold.” The idea of Christ as our anchor in this song was almost certainly drawn from Hebrews 6:19-20, so I incorporated that passage into the picture. A stanza from hymn, the text
“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” – Revelation 1:8 The Passage Explained Not only does Revelation 1:8 function as the climax to John’s trinitarian greeting, but it also works as something of a thematic foundation for the
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28 With this picture I wanted to show that, because of the sovereignty of God, both the “good” and the “bad” events in life are the servants of
At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another
“When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, ‘Alas, my master! What shall we do?’ He said, ‘Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those
