For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. Isaiah 44:3. Our dear children have not the Spirit of God by nature, as we plainly see. We see much in them which makes us fear as to their future, and this…
Read MoreYou will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard. Acts 22:15. Paul was chosen to see and hear the Lord speaking to him out of heaven. This divine election was a high privilege for himself; but it was not intended to end with him; it was meant to have an influence upon…
Read More“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.” Zechariah 13:9.…
Read MoreDo not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10. Fear of falling is wholesome. To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom. Times come to us when we feel that we must go down unless we have…
Read MoreIf you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent. Job 22:23. Eliphaz, in this utterance, spoke a great truth, which is the summary of many an inspired Scripture. Reader, has sin pulled you down? Have you become like a ruin? Has the hand of the Lord gone out against…
Read MoreAll these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. Deuteronomy 28:2-3. The city is full of care, and he who has to go there from day to day finds it to be a place of great wear and tear. It is…
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