‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’” Matthew 20:7. Yes, there is work in Christ’s vineyard for old bodies. It is the eleventh hour, and yet He will let us work. What grace is this! Surely every old man ought to jump…
Read More“And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.” Zechariah 14:9. Blessed prospect! This is no dream of an enthusiast but the declaration of the infallible Word. Jehovah shall be known among all people, and His gracious sway shall be acknowledged by…
Read More“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…
Read More“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…
Read More“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.…
Read More“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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