“But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.” Hosea 1:7. Precious word. Jehovah Himself will deliver His people in the greatness of His mercy, but He…
Read MoreThen you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. Ezekiel 37:13. Indeed it must be so: those who receive life from the dead are sure to recognize the hand of the Lord in such a resurrection. This is the greatest and most…
Read More“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.” Hosea 6:3. Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for we shall yet know. The…
Read MoreIf you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. John 15:10. These things cannot be parted — abiding in obedience and abiding in the love of Jesus. A life under the rule of Christ can alone prove that we are…
Read More“But the word of the Lord endures forever. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.” 1 Peter 1:25. All human teaching and, indeed, all human beings shall pass away as the grass of the meadow; but we are here assured that the Word of the Lord is of a…
Read More“Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?” 2 Samuel 23:5. This is not so much one promise as an aggregate of promises —…
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