These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Acts 17:11.
Read More“I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: Lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.” Isaiah 27:3. When the Lord Himself speaks in His own proper person rather than through a prophet, the word has a peculiar weight to believing minds. It is Jehovah Himself who is…
Read More“Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew,” Deuteronomy 33:28. The more we dwell alone, the more safe shall we be. God would have His people separate from sinners, His call to them is, “Come ye…
Read More“Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.” Isaiah 54.4. We shall not be ashamed of our faith. Carping critics may assail the Scriptures…
Read More“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.” Isaiah 1:16,17.
Read More“They shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.” Zephaniah 3:13. Yesterday we thought of the afflicted and poor people whom the Lord left to be a living seed in a dead world. The prophet says of such that they shall not work iniquity nor speak lies. So that while they had…
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