“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.” Hosea 6:3. Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for we shall yet know. The…
Read More“If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.” John 15:10. These things cannot be parted?abiding in obedience and abiding in the love of Jesus. A life under the rule of Christ can alone prove that we are the objects…
Read More“You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.” 2 Samuel 22:29. Am I in the light? Then Thou, O Lord, art my lamp. Take Thee away and my joy would be gone; but as long as Thou art with me, I can do without the torches of time and the candles…
Read MoreHe does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. Psalm 103:10.
Read More“I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.” Hosea 2:14. The goodness of God sees us allured by sin, and it resolves to try upon us the more powerful allurements of love. Do we not remember when the Lover of our souls first cast a spell upon us…
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