“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” Matthew 6:30. Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into anxiety as to where their next suit will come from. The…
Read More“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 1:8. Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling into sin. Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice. “Dare to be a Daniel.” Our great Captain should be…
Read More“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:9. It is well when a man can with advantage be so minutely copied as Paul might have been. Oh, for grace to imitate him this day and…
Read More“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.” Jeremiah 1:6-7. Jeremiah was young and felt a natural shrinking when…
Read More“All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of 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…
Read More“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay 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…
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