“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.” Joel 2:32. Why do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and…
Read More“For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.” Psalm 9:18. Poverty is a hard heritage; but those who trust in the Lord are made rich by faith. They know that they are not forgotten of God, and though it may seem that they are overlooked…
Read More“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. We who are saved find rest in Jesus. Those who are not saved will receive rest if they come to Him, for here He promises to “give” it. Nothing can be freer than a gift; let us…
Read More“All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.” John 6:37. Is there any instance of our Lord’s casting out a coming one? If there be so, we would like to know of it; but there has been none, and there never will be.…
Read More“For the Lord will not cast off forever.” Lamentations 3:31. He may cast away for a season but not forever. A woman may leave off her ornaments for a few days, but she will not forget them or throw them upon the dunghill. It is not like the Lord to cast off those whom He…
Read More“And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud.” Genesis 9:14. Just now clouds are plentiful enough, but we are not afraid that the world will be destroyed by a deluge. We see the rainbow often enough to pre- vent our…
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