For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. -1 Corinthians 10:1-2.
Read More“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.” Psalm 112:7. Suspense is dreadful. When we have no news from home, we are apt to grow anxious, and we cannot be persuaded that “no news is good news.” Faith is the cure for this condition of sadness; the…
Read More“The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” Proverbs 12:19. Truth wears well. Time tests it, but it right well endures the trial. R; then, I have spoken the truth and have for the present to suffer for it, I must be content to wait.…
Read MoreBut he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. -Job 23:10.
Read More“And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.” Isaiah 61:6. This literal promise to Israel belongs spiritually to the seed after the Spirit, namely, to all believers. If we live up…
Read MoreNow the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. -Genesis 21:1-2.
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