Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.” Hosea 1:10. Sovereign grace can make strangers into sons, and the Lord here declares His purpose…
Read MoreWait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14. Wait! Wait! Let your waiting be on the Lord! He is worth waiting for. He never disappoints the waiting soul. While waiting keep up your spirits, Expect a great deliverance, and be ready to praise God for it. The promise which should…
Read MoreThe Lord will be with you. 2 Chronicles 20:17. This was a great mercy for Jehoshaphat, for a great multitude had come out against him; and it will be a great mercy for me, for I have great need, and I have no might or wisdom. If the Lord be with me, it matters little…
Read MoreBut I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen. Hosea 1:7. Precious word. Jehovah Himself will deliver His people in the greatness of His mercy, but He will not do…
Read MoreAnd you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. Ezekiel 37:13. Indeed it must be so: those who receive life from the dead are sure to recognize the hand of the Lord in such a resurrection. This is the greatest and most remarkable of…
Read MoreThen shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord. Hosea 6:3. Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for we shall yet know. The…
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