“There the Lord will be our Mighty One. It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams. No galley with oars will ride them, no mighty ship will sail them.” Isaiah 33:21. The Lord will be to us the greatest good without any of the drawbacks which seem necessarily to attend the best…
Read MoreLooking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2.
Read More“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;” Romans 5:3. This is a promise in essence if not in form. We have need of patience, and here we see the way of getting it. It is only by enduring that we learn to endure, even as…
Read More“Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.” Psalm 110:3. Blessed be the God of grace that it is so! He has a people whom He has chosen from of old to be His…
Read More“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17. What a word is this! Jehovah God in the center of His people in all the majesty of…
Read More“And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12. Yes, there is no safety like that which comes of dwelling near to God. For His best beloved the Lord…
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