Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Matthew 26:64. Ah, Lord, Thou wast in Thy lowest state when before Thy persecutors Thou wast made to…
Read MoreThen Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Mark 1:17. Only by coming after Jesus can we obtain our heart’s desire and be really useful to our fellow men. Oh, how we long to be successful fishers for Jesus! We would sacrifice our lives to win souls.…
Read MoreFor You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ Genesis 32:12. This is the sure way of prevailing with the Lord in prayer. We may humbly remind Him of what He has said. Our faithful God will never run…
Read More“For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:8. If we desire to glorify our Lord by fruitfulness, we must have certain things within us; for nothing can come out of us which is not first of all…
Read More“You shall serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.” Exodus 23:25. What a promise is this! To serve God is in itself a high delight. But what an added privilege to have the blessing of the Lord resting upon…
Read More“The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.” Deuteronomy 28:12. This refers first to the rain. The Lord will give this…
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