The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17. What a word is this! Jehovah God in the center of His people in all the majesty of His power! This presence alone suffices to inspire…
Read MoreAbout Benjamin he said:“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12. Yes, there is no safety like that which comes of dwelling near to God. For His best beloved the Lord can find no surer or safer place. O Lord, let me always…
Read MoreThe righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; Psalm 92:12. These trees are not trained and pruned by man: palms and cedars are “trees of the Lord,” and it is by His care that they flourish. Even so it is with the saints of the Lord: they are His own…
Read More“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” Matthew 10:42. Well, I can do as much as that. I can do a kind act toward the Lord’s servant. The Lord knows l…
Read MoreEach one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. Isaiah 32:2. Who this Man is we all know. Who could He be but the Second Man, the Lord from heaven, the man of sorrows, the…
Read MoreBlessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:12. Yes, he is blessed while he is enduring the trial. No eye can see this till he has been anointed with heavenly eye salve. But…
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