DISCIPLE

  by John W. Brahmall (1899-2001) This subject may not appeal to some folks, but for those who have reached the sunset days of life, a study of it will prove helpful and encouraging. For others, let me suggest that you try to enter into its message or save it until you find yourself in the classification of “Old Age.” It will come soon enough. There can be nothing more beautiful than the declining days of a believer in the Lord Jesus. The character of an aged believer should be more attractive than ever, and though the light of this earthly life may be fading and the shadows deepening, there should be an increasing mellowness, sweetness , and serenity of spirit. “We all do fade as a leaf,” writes Isaiah (Isa. 64:6); “yet,” another has written, “The leaf is never so beautiful as when it is faded. No artist ever painted a picture so beautiful as the panorama of woodlands transfigured with indescribable mingling of gold, crimson, and saffron, as if a flood of d...

“The Spirit and the Bride say – COME” – Rev. 22:17 Beloved of the Lord: A frequent question is heard from lips and hearts of many saints today; “WHEN will the Lord return?  WHEN shall we see His face?”  Perplexing and difficult circumstances may provoke this and problems that are domestic, social, political and ecclesiastical prevail.  A spiritual believer knows that the coming of the Lord is the only solution for them all.  Yet we who constitute His Bride, the Church, are we longing with bridal affection for the coming of our beloved Bridegroom?  Do bridal affections characterize us as we wait for Him to come? 1 – THE UNITED VOICES OF THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE – They both are to say – “COME” each expressing the longing desire for the Bridegroom's return.  The preceding Scripture of Rev. 22:16 should be noted as the basis of these words.  First, the royal relationship of Christ to Israel is declared – “I am the ROOT and OFFSPRING of David”. ...