“Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” John 13:1. This fact is essentially a promise; for what our Lord was He is, and what He was to those with whom He lived on earth, He will be to all His beloved so long as the moon endureth.…
Read MoreBecause God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5. Several times in the Scriptures the Lord hath said this. He has often repeated it to make our assurance doubly sure. Let us never harbor a doubt about it. In itself the promise is specially emphatic. In the Greek…
Read More“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10. One of the most delightful qualities of divine love is its abiding character. The pillars of the earth…
Read MorePeter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.” Matthew 26:33. “Why,” cries one, “this is no promise of God.” Just so, but it was a promise of man, and therefore it came to nothing. Peter thought that he was saying what he should assuredly carry out; but a promise…
Read More“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11. Many are celebrating our Lord’s first coming this day; let us turn our thoughts…
Read More“Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.” Deuteronomy 33:29. That archenemy, the devil, is a liar from the beginning; but he is so very plausible…
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