“The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.” Psalm 37:31. Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In…
Read More“And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15. This is a promise indeed! Here is an urgent occasion?”the day of trouble.” It is dark at noon on such a day, and every hour seems blacker than the one which came before it. Then…
Read More“I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice.” John 16:22. Surely He will come a second time, and then, when He sees us and we see Him, there will be rejoicings indeed. Oh, for that joyous return! But this promise is being daily fulfilled in another sense. Our gracious Lord has many “agains”…
Read More“The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.” Zephaniah 3:15. What a casting out was that! Satan has lost his throne in our nature even as he lost his seat in heaven.…
Read More“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” 1 Peter 5:6. This is tantamount to a promise: if we will bow down, the Lord will lift us up. Humility leads to honor; submission is the way to exaltation. That same hand of God which presses us…
Read MoreGod raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’” Acts 13:34. Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said “an everlasting…
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