Going Oat with Joy

And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out. (Deuteronomy 33:18) The blessings of the tribes are ours; for we are the true Israel who worship God in the spirit and have no confidence in the flesh. Zebulun is to rejoice because Jehovah will bless his “going out”; we also see a promise…

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Whose Battle?

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saith not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands. (1 Samuel 17:47). Let this point be settled, that the battle is the Lord’s, and we may be quite sure of the victory, and of the…

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Walk in Light

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. John 12:46) This world is dark as midnight; Jesus has come that by faith we may have light and may no longer sit in the gloom which covers all the rest of mankind. Whosoever is a very…

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Prayer for Peace

And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pay unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. Jeremiah 29:7) The principle involved in this text would suggest to all of us who are the Lord’s strangers and foreigners that…

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Our Substance Blessed

Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. (Deuteronomy 28:5) Obedience brings a blessing on all the provisions which our industry earns for us. That which comes in and goes out at once, like fruit in the basket which is for immediate use, shall be blest; and that which is laid by with us for…

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