The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. Proverbs 3:33. He fears the Lord, and therefore he comes under the divine protection even as to the roof which covers himself and his family. His home is an abode of love, a school of holy training, and a place of…
Read MoreBecause you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. Psalm 16:10. This word has its proper fulfillment in the Lord Jesus; but it applies also, with a variation, to all who are in Him. Our soul shall not be left in the separate state, and our body,…
Read MoreBut when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, Matthew 6:3. No promise is made to those who give to the poor to be seen of men. They have their reward at once and cannot expect to be paid twice. Let us hide away our…
Read MoreHear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said,‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!’ Yet they will be put to shame. Isaiah 66:5. Possibly this text may not apply to one in a thousand of the readers of this little book (Spurgeon’s…
Read MoreYou suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. Hebrews 10:34. This is well. Our substance here is very unsubstantial; there is no substance in it. But God has given us a promise of real estate in the gloryland, and…
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