Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 1 Peter 5:6. This is tantamount to a promise: if we will bow down, the Lord will lift us up. Humility leads to honor; submission is the way to exaltation. That same hand of God which presses…
Read MoreBe angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, Ephesians 4:26.
Read MoreAnd as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Acts 13:34. Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said “an…
Read More“And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. Hosea 2:16-17. That day has come. We view our God no more as Baal, our tyrant…
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