What to do under the conditions
Cast thy burden upon the Lord. Psalm 55:22. We must distinguish between the burden-bearing that is right and the burden-bearing that is wrong. We ought never to bear the burden of sin or of doubt, but there are burdens placed…
Moral dominion
Death hath no more dominion over Him . . . in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God. Romans 6:9-11. Co-Eternal Life. Eternal life was…
Moral divinity
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection. Romans 6:5. Co-Resurrection. The proof that I have been through crucifixion with Jesus is that I have…
Moral decision about sin
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Romans 6:6. Co-Crucifixion. Have I made this decision about sin—that it must be killed right…
Have I seen Him?
After that He appeared in another form unto two of them. Mark 16:12. Being saved and seeing Jesus are not the same thing. Many are partakers of God’s grace who have never seen Jesus. When once you have seen Jesus,…
His resurrection destiny
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory? Luke 24:26. Our Lord’s Cross is the gateway into His life: His Resurrection means that He has power now to convey His life to me. When…
Why are we not told plainly?
He charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. Mark 9:9. Say nothing until the Son of man is risen in you—until the life of…
The collision of God and sin
Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree. 1 Peter 2:24. The Cross of Jesus is the revelation of God’s judgment on sin. Never tolerate the idea of martyrdom about the Cross of Jesus…
His agony and our fellowship
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, . . . tarry ye here, and watch with Me. Matthew 26:36, 38. We can never fathom the agony in Gethsemane, but at least we…
Those borders of distrust
Behold, the hour cometh, . . . that ye shall be scattered. John 16:32. Jesus is not rebuking the disciples, their faith was real, but it was disturbed; it was not at work in actual things. The disciples were scattered…