“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Proverbs 19:17. We are to give to the poor out of pity. Not to be seen and applauded, much less to get influence over them; but out of pure sympathy and compassion we must give…
Read MoreFor in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17. I shall not die, I can, I do, believe in the Lord my God, and this faith will keep me alive. I would be numbered among those who in their…
Read More“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them.” Ezekiel 34:11. This He does at the first when His elect are like wandering sheep that know not the Shepherd or the fold. How wonderfully doth the Lord find out His chosen! Jesus is great as…
Read More“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:5. This word to Joshua is often quoted; it is the basis of that New Testament word “He hath said,…
Read More“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” Proverbs 16:7. I must see that my ways please the Lord. Even then I shall have enemies; and, perhaps, all the more certainly because I endeavor to do that which is right. But what a promise this…
Read More“In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, holiness unto the Lord;” Zechariah 14:20. Happy day when all things shall be consecrated, and the horses’ bells shall ring out holiness to the Lord! That day has come to me. Do I not make all things holy to God? These garments, when…
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