“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” Jeremiah 31:34. When we know the Lord, we receive the forgiveness of sins. We know Him as the God of grace, passing by our transgressions. What a joyful discovery is this! But how divinely is this promise worded: the Lord promises…
Read MoreAnd no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” Jeremiah 31:34. Truly, whatever else we do not know, we know the Lord. This…
Read MoreAnd the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” Numbers 21:8. This is a glorious gospel type. Jesus, numbered with the transgressors, hangs before us on the cross. A look to Him will heal us of the serpent-bite of sin;…
Read MoreGreat peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 119:165. Yes, a true love for the great Book will bring us great peace from the great God and be a great protection to us. Let us live constantly in the society of the law of the Lord, and it will breed in our…
Read MoreThe following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.” Acts 23:11. Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just now in danger? Then remember that you are immortal till your work is done. If the…
Read MoreAnd all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. Deuteronomy 28:10. Then we can have no reason to be afraid of them. This would show a mean spirit and be a token of unbelief rather than of faith. God can make us so…
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