“The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing.” Psalm 41:3. Remember that this is a promise to the man who considers the poor. Are you one of these? Then take home the text. See how in the hour of sickness the God of the poor will bless the man who cares for the…
Read More“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” Proverbs 3:24. Is the reader likely to be confined for a while to the bed by sickness! Let him go upstairs without distress with this promise upon his heart “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be…
Read More“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3. Men are often as devoid of reason as of faith. There are with us still “unreasonable and wicked men.” There is no use in arguing with them or trying to be at peace with them: they are false…
Read MoreBut he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9.
Read More“I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not.” Isaiah 42:16. Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless condescension does this imply! A blind man cannot find a way which he does not know. Even when he knows the road, it is hard for…
Read MoreBut he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” James 4:6. Humble hearts seek grace, and therefore they get it. Humble hearts yield to the sweet influences of grace, and so it is bestowed on them more and more largely. Humble hearts lie…
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