Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” John 1:50. This is spoken to a childlike believer, who was ready to accept Jesus as the Son of God, the King of Israel, upon one convincing piece of argument. Those who are…
Read More“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10. Yesterday’s promise secured us strength for what we have to do, but this guarantees us aid in cases where…
Read More“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10. When called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our strength, and we find it to be…
Read More“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my…
Read More“I will make them to lie down safely.” Hosea 2:18. Yes, the saints are to have peace. The passage from which this gracious word is taken speaks of peace “with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground.” This is peace with earthly enemies,…
Read MoreThere above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.” Genesis 28:13. No promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint but to all…
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