“And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” Isaiah 46:4. The year is very old, and here is a promise for our aged friends; yes, and for us all, as…
Read MoreKeep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5. Several times in the Scriptures the Lord hath said this. He has often repeated it to make our assurance doubly sure. Let us never harbor a doubt about…
Read MoreThough the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10. One of the most delightful qualities of divine love is its abiding character. The pillars of the earth may be moved out of their places, but the kindness…
Read MorePeter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.” Matthew 26:33. “Why,” cries one, “this is no promise of God.” Just so, but it was a promise of man, and therefore it came to nothing. Peter thought that he was saying what he should assuredly carry out; but a promise which…
Read More“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11. Many are celebrating our Lord’s first coming this day; let us turn our thoughts to the promise…
Read MoreBlessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights. Deuteronomy 33:29. That archenemy, the devil, is a liar from the beginning; but he is so very plausible that, like mother Eve, we are led to…
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