“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me”. Proverbs 8:17. Wisdom loves her lovers and seeks her seekers. He is already wise who seeks to be wise, and he has almost found wisdom who diligently seeks her. What is true of wisdom in general is specially true of…
Read MoreSurely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. Psalm 76:10. Wicked men will be wrathful. Their anger we must endure as the badge of our calling, the token of our separation from them: if we were of the world, the world would love its own. Our…
Read MoreFor His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5. A moment under our Father’s anger seems very long, and yet it is but a moment after all. If we grieve His Spirit, we cannot look for His…
Read MoreHe shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. Job 5:19. Eliphaz in this spoke the truth of God. We may have as many troubles as the workdays of the week, but the God who worked on those six days will work for us till our deliverance is complete.…
Read MoreSo that men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.” Psalm 58:11. God’s judgments in this life are not always clearly to be seen, for in many cases one event happeneth alike to all. This is the state of probation, not of punishment…
Read MoreIf you seek him, he will be found by you; 1 Chronicles 28:9. We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking, and He will not deny Himself to any one of us if we personally seek His face. It is not if thou deserve Him, or purchase His favor, but merely…
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