“The Lord God will help me.” Isaiah 50:7. These are in prophecy the words of Messiah in the day of His obedience unto death, when He gave His back to the smiters and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. He was confident in divine support and trusted in Jehovah. O my soul,…
Read More“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Joshua 1:7. Yes, the Lord will be with us in our holy war, but He demands of us that we strictly follow His…
Read MoreSee, the Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 1:21. There is a heritage of grace which we ought to be bold enough to win for our possession. All that one believer has gained…
Read MoreThe law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. Psalm 37:31. Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In…
Read MoreThe Lord bless you and keep you; Numbers 6:24. This first clause of the high priest’s benediction is substantially a promise. That blessing which our great High Priest pronounces upon us is sure to come, for He speaks the mind of God. What a joy to abide under the divine blessing! This puts a gracious flavor into all things.…
Read MoreBut if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food. Leviticus 22:11. Strangers, sojourners, and servants upon hire were not to eat of holy things. It is so in spiritual matters still. But two classes were free at the sacred table, those who were…
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