“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” Psalm 126:5. Weeping times are suitable for sowing: we do not want the ground to be too dry. Seed steeped in the tears of earnest anxiety will come up all the sooner. The salt of prayerful tears will give the good seed a flavor which will…
Read MoreWhoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded. Proverbs 13:13. Holy awe of God’s Word is at a great discount. Men think themselves wiser than the Word of the Lord and sit in judgment upon it. “So did not I, because of the fear of God.” We accept the…
Read MoreBefore long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. John 14:19. Jesus has made the life of believers in Him as certain as His own. As sure as the Head lives the members live also. If Jesus has not risen from the dead,…
Read MoreJust as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. John 6:57. We live by virtue of our union with the Son of God. As God-man Mediator, the Lord Jesus lives by the self-existent Father who has sent Him,…
Read More“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32. Gracious promise! It is a great joy to me to confess my Lord. Whatever my faults may be, I am not ashamed of Jesus, nor do I fear to declare the doctrines of His…
Read More“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14. Called by the name of the Lord, we are nevertheless erring men…
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