So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28. This is our hope. He to whom we have already looked as coming once to bear the sins of many will have another manifestation to the sons…
Read MoreYour bars shall be iron and bronze, and as your days, so shall your strength be. Deuteronomy 33:25. Here are two things provided for the pilgrim: shoes and strength. As for the shoes: they are very needful for traveling along rough ways and for trampling upon deadly foes. We shall not go barefoot — this would not…
Read More“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. Hosea 2:14. The goodness of God sees us allured by sin, and it resolves to try upon us the more powerful allurements of love. Do we not remember when the Lover of our souls first cast a spell upon us and charmed us…
Read More“The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” Daniel 11:32. “The Lord is a man of war, Jehovah is his name.” Those who enlist under His banner shall have a Commander who will train them for the conflict and give them both vigor and valor. The times of which Daniel…
Read MoreBehold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. Zephaniah 3:19. There are plenty of these lame ones, both male and female. You may meet “her that halteth” twenty times in an hour. They are in the right road…
Read More“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4. By the valley of weeping we come to Zion. One would have thought mourning and being blessed were in opposition, but the infinitely wise Savior puts them together in this Beatitude. What He has joined together let no man put asunder. Mourning for…
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