Power to Raise

The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. Psalms 146:8. Am I bowed down? Then let me urge this word of grace before the Lord. It is His way, His custom, His promise, His delight, to raise up them that are bowed…

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God Repays

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. Proverbs 19:17. We are to give to the poor out of pity. Not to be seen and applauded, much less to get influence over them; but out of pure sympathy and compassion we must give…

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By Faith Not Feeling

“The just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17. I shall not die, I can, I do, believe in the Lord my God, and this faith will keep me alive. I would be numbered among those who in their lives are just; but even if I were perfect I would not try to live by my…

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