Guardian of the Fatherless

“In you the fatherless find compassion.” Hosea 14:3. This is an excellent reason for casting away all other confidences and relying upon the Lord alone. When a child is left without its natural protector, our God steps in and becomes his guardian: so also when a man has lost every object of dependence, he may…

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Home Blessings

“The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.” Proverbs 3:33. He fears the Lord, and therefore he comes under the divine protection even as to the roof which covers himself and his family. His home is an abode of love, a school of holy training,…

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Honor God

“Them that honor me I will honor.” 1 Samuel 2:30. Do I make the honor of God the great object of my life and the rule of my conduct? If so, He will honor me. I may for a while receive no honor from man, but God will Himself put honor upon me in the…

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Not Left to Perish

“Because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.” Psalm 16:10. This word has it proper fulfillment in the Lord Jesus; but it applies also, with a variation, to all who are in Him. Our soul shall not be left in the separate…

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Battling sin

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13.

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