All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. John 6:37. Is there any instance of our Lord’s casting out a coming one? If there be so, we would like to know of it; but there has been none, and there never will be. Among the…
Read More” For the Lord will not cast off for ever. ” Lamentations 3:31. He may cast away for a season but not forever. A woman may leave off her ornaments for a few days, but she will not forget them or throw them upon the dunghill. It is not like the Lord to cast off…
Read MoreWhenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, Genesis 9:14. Just now clouds are plentiful enough, but we are not afraid that the world will be destroyed by a deluge. We see the rainbow often enough to pre- vent our having any such fears. The covenant which the Lord made with…
Read MoreA generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25. If I carefully consider others, God will consider me, and in some way or other He will recompense me. Let me consider the poor, and the Lord will consider me. Let me look after little children, and the Lord will treat me as His child.…
Read MoreThe liberal soul shall be made fat. Proverbs 11:25. If I desire to flourish in soul, I must not hoard up my stores but must distribute to the poor. To be close and niggardly is the world’s way to prosperity, but it is not God’s way, for He saith, “There is that scattereth, and yet…
Read MoreBlessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8. Purity, even purity of heart, is the main thing to be aimed at. We need to be made clean within through the Spirit and the Word, and then we shall be clean without by consecration and obedience. There is a close connection…
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