When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Proverbs 3:24. Is the reader likely to be confined for a while to the bed by sickness! Let him go upstairs without distress with this promise upon his heart “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid.” When we go…
Read More“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3. Men are often as devoid of reason as of faith. There are with us still “unreasonable and wicked men.” There is no use in arguing with them or trying to be at peace with them: they are false…
Read MoreI will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16. Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless condescension does this…
Read MoreBut he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” James 4:6. Humble hearts seek grace, and therefore they get it. Humble hearts yield to the sweet influences of grace, and so it is bestowed on them more and more largely. Humble hearts lie in the valleys…
Read MoreThen you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. Proverbs 3:23. That is to say, if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we shall be preserved in them. He who travels by daylight along the highway is under some protection. There is a way for every man, namely, his…
Read MoreIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you — you of little faith? Matthew 6:30. Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into anxiety as to where their next suit will come from.…
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