“For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the 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…
Read MoreIf you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7.
Read More“He will not let your foot slip — he who watches over you will not slumber;” Psalm 121:3. If the Lord will not suffer it, neither men nor devils can do it. How greatly would they rejoice if they could give us a disgraceful fall, drive us from our position, and bury us out of…
Read More“Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.” Ezekiel 34:30. To be the Lord’s own people is a choice blessing, but to know that we are such is a comfortable blessing. It is one thing to hope that…
Read MoreIn those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.” 2 Kings 20:1.
Read MoreBut he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9. Our weakness should be prized as making room for divine strength. We might never…
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