Behold

The test of discipleship is the test of unselfish love to God and people. The loveliness of Christ's character will be seen in His followers.  We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19.   All that humankind can do without Christ is polluted with selfishness and sin.  Therefore, the love of influence and the desire for the esteem of others may produce a well-ordered life, avoiding the appearance of evil and performing generous actions. Nevertheless, it is the grace of Christ alone through faith, that can make us holy. Moreover, it is the work of the Spirit of God upon the human heart.  The Holy Spirit begets a new life in the soul and creates a new being in the image of God. We will render the service of love and obedience and it will not be a mere outward compliance.  Thus the new covenant promise is fulfilled - I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them. Hebrews 10:16. And if the law of God is written in the hear...

God creates through the power of His Word. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.  Psalm 33:6. He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.  Psalm 33:9. His creative power is as incomprehensible to us as His existence. Though there is a constant effort made by many to explain God's work of creation as the result of natural causes, Scriptures testify of His power and greatness: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.  Psalm 19:1. The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever. Deuteronomy 29:29. How does God sustain His creation? God's energy is still exerted in upholding the objects of His creation. The operations of nature are conducted in harmony with His laws with which He can interfere. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all the...