Precious Things

About Joseph he said: “May the Lord bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;” Deuteronomy 33:13. We may be rich in such things as Joseph obtained, and we may have them in a higher sense. Oh, for “the precious things of heaven”! Power with…

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Immediately Present

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1. A help that is not present when we need it is of small value. The anchor which is left at home is of no use to the seaman in the hour of storm; the money which he used to have is…

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From Anger to Love

“You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:19. God never turns from His love, but He soon turns from His wrath. His love to His chosen is according to His nature; His anger is only according to…

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Men as Men; God as God

“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass, that you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and who lays the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror every day because of the wrath of…

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Afflictions, But No Broken Bones

“He protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.” Psalm 34:20. This promise by the context is referred to the much afflicted righteous man: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” He may suffer skin wounds and flesh wounds, but no great harm…

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