Mountains Turned to Plains

“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’” Zechariah 4:7. At this hour a mountain of difficulty, distress, or necessity may be in our way, and natural reason sees no path over it, or through…

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Pardon and Forgiveness

“He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.” Psalm 103:9. He will chide sometimes, or He would not be a wise Father for such poor, erring children as we are. His chiding is very painful to those who are true, because they feel how sadly they deserve it and how…

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Acquiring Perseverance

The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. Deuteronomy 7:22. We are not to expect to win victories for the Lord Jesus by a single blow. Evil principles and practices…

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No Condemnation

“In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.” Jeremiah 50:20. A glorious word indeed! What a perfect pardon is here promised to the sinful…

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The Outward, Upward Look

“Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22. This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual I life. Salvation comes through a look at Him who is “a just God and a Saviour.” How…

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Hunger Satisfied

For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9. It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul-longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long, for God will greatly give. We are never in a right…

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