“Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.” Psalm 41:1. To think about the poor and let them lie on our hearts is a Christian man’s duty; for Jesus put them with us and near us when He said, “The poor ye have always with you.”…
Read More“The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” Exodus 7:5. The ungodly world is hard to teach. Egypt does not know Jehovah and therefore dares to set up its idols and even ventures to ask, “Who is the Lord?” Yet the Lord means to break proud hearts, whether they will or not. When His…
Read More“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9. There must be confession with the mouth. Have I made it? Have I openly avowed my faith in Jesus as the Savior whom God has raised from the…
Read More“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.” Joel 2:32. Why do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and…
Read More“For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.” Psalm 9:18. Poverty is a hard heritage; but those who trust in the Lord are made rich by faith. They know that they are not forgotten of God, and though it may seem that they are overlooked…
Read More“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. We who are saved find rest in Jesus. Those who are not saved will receive rest if they come to Him, for here He promises to “give” it. Nothing can be freer than a gift; let us…
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