The Unfailing Watch

“Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:4. Jehovah is “the Keeper of Israel.” No form of unconsciousness ever steals over Him, neither the deeper slumber nor the slighter sleep. He never fails to watch the house and the heart of His people. This is a sufficient reason for our resting…

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Sanctified Souls Are Satisfied

“I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 31:14. Note the “my” which comes twice: “My people shall be satisfied with my goodness.” The kind of people who are satisfied with God are marked out as God’s own. He is…

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The Lord’s Free Men

“For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:14. Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place below the throne of the heart. We sometimes fear that it will conquer us, and then we cry unto the Lord, “Let not…

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