“Them that honour me I will honour.” 1 Samuel 2:30. Do I make the honor of God the great object of my life and the rule of my conduct? If so, He will honor me. I may for a while receive no honor from man, but God will Himself put honor upon me in the…
Read More“Because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.” Psalm 16:10. This word has its proper fulfillment in the Lord Jesus; but it applies also, with a variation, to all who are in Him. Our soul shall not be left in the separate…
Read More“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,” Matthew 6:3. No promise is made to those who give to the poor to be seen of men. They have their reward at once and cannot expect to be paid twice. Let us hide away…
Read MoreHear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!’ Yet they will be put to shame.” Isaiah 66:5. Possibly this text may not apply to one…
Read More“Be careful to obey all these regulations I am giving you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 12:28. Though salvation is not by the works of the law,…
Read More“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.” Revelation 21:4. Yes, we shall come to this if we are believers. Sorrow shall cease, and tears shall be wiped away. This is the world of weeping, but it passes away. There shall be a new heaven and a new earth, so says the first…
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