The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. Deuteronomy 7:22. We are not to expect to win victories for the Lord Jesus by a single blow. Evil principles and practices die hard. In some…
Read More“In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord,“search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare”. Jeremiah 50:20. A glorious word indeed! What a perfect pardon is here promised to the sinful nations of Israel and Judah! Sin is to be so…
Read MoreTurn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah 45:22. This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual I life. Salvation comes through a look at Him who is “a just God and a Saviour.” How simple is the…
Read MoreFor he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9. It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul-longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long, for God will greatly give. We are never in a right state of mind…
Read MoreFrom this day will I bless you. Haggai 2:19. Future things are hidden from us. Yet here is a glass in which we may see the unborn years. The Lord says, “From this day will I bless you.” It is worthwhile to note the day which is referred to in this promise. There had been…
Read MoreOn that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them. Zechariah 12:8. One of the best methods of the Lord’s defending His people is to make them strong in inward might. Men are better…
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