True Heart-Energy

“Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.” 1 Timothy 4:15. This is, practically, a promise that, by diligent meditation and the giving up of our whole mind to our work for the Lord we shall make a progress which all can see. Not by hasty…

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From Fetters Free

“He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,” Psalm 146:7. He has done it. Remember Joseph, Israel in Egypt, Manasseh, Jeremiah, Peter, and many others. He can do it still. He breaks the bars of brass with a word and snaps the fetters of iron…

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The Dross Purged

“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.” Zechariah 13:9.…

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Joyful Security

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10. Fear of falling is wholesome. To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom. Times come to us when we…

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Return from Backsliding

“If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent” Job 22:23. Eliphaz, in this utterance, spoke a great truth, which is the summary of many an inspired Scripture. Reader, has sin pulled you down? Have you become like a ruin? Has the hand of the Lord…

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Blessing in the City

“All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.” Deuteronomy 28:2-3. The city is full of care, and he who has to go there from day to day finds it to be a place of…

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