“The upright shall have good things in possession.” Proverbs 28:10. The book of Proverbs is also a book of promises. Promises ought to be proverbs among the people of God. This is a very remarkable one. We are accustomed to think of our good things as in reversion, but here we are told that we…
Read More“Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7. It is not meet that the man who will not forgive should be forgiven, nor shall he who will not give to the poor have his own wants relieved. God will measure to us with our own bushels, and those who have been hard…
Read More“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.” Psalm 91:14. Does the Lord say this to me? Yes, if I have known His name. Blessed be the Lord, I am no stranger to Him. I have tried Him,…
Read More“Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.” Hosea 6:1. It is the Lord’s way to tear before He heals. This is the honest love of His heart and the sure surgery of His hand. He also…
Read More“And I will give him the morning star.” Revelation 2:28. Until the day break and the shadows flee away, what a blessing it is to see in Jesus “the morning star”! I remember when we read in the newspapers the idle tale that the star of Bethlehem had again appeared. On inquiry we found that…
Read More“Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.” Proverbs 27:18. He who tends the fig tree has figs for his pains, and he who waits on a good master has honor as his reward. Truly the Lord Jesus is the very best of masters,…
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