“Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.” Proverbs 3:23. That is to say, if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we shall be preserved in them. He who travels by daylight along the highway is under some protection. There is a way for every man,…
Read More“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” Matthew 6:30. Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into anxiety as to where their next suit will come from. The…
Read More“The Lord will give grace and glory.” Psalm 84:11. Grace is what we need just now, and it is to be had freely. What can be freer than a gift? Today we shall receive sustaining, strengthening, sanctifying, satisfying grace. He has given daily grace until now, and as for the future, that grace is still…
Read More“The prayer of the upright is his delight.” Proverbs 15:8. This is as good as a promise, for it declares a present fact, which will be the same throughout all ages. God takes great pleasure in the prayers of upright men; He even calls them His delight. Our first concern is to be upright. Neither…
Read More“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 1:8. Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling into sin. Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice. “Dare to be a Daniel.” Our great Captain should be…
Read More“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:9. It is well when a man can with advantage be so minutely copied as Paul might have been. Oh, for grace to imitate him this day and…
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