“The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.” Psalm 37:31. Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In…
Read MoreThe Lord bless you and keep you; Numbers 6:24. This first clause of the high priest’s benediction is substantially a promise. That blessing which our great High Priest pronounces upon us is sure to come, for He speaks the mind of God. What a joy to abide under the divine blessing! This puts a gracious…
Read More“But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.” Leviticus 22:11. Strangers, sojourners, and servants upon hire were not to eat of holy things. It is so in spiritual matters still. But two classes were…
Read More“Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” Exodus 4:12. Many a true servant of the Lord is slow of speech, and when called upon to plead for his Lord, he is in great confusion lest he should spoil a good cause by his bad advocacy. In such a…
Read MoreI will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. Genesis 17:7. O Lord, Thou hast made a covenant with me, Thy servant, in Christ Jesus my Lord; and now,…
Read More“And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15. This is a promise indeed! Here is an urgent occasion — “the day of trouble.” It is dark at noon on such a day, and every hour seems blacker than the one which came before…
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