Divine Cultivation

I, the Lord, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it. Isaiah 27:3. When the Lord Himself speaks in His own proper person rather than through a prophet, the word has a peculiar weight to believing minds. It is Jehovah Himself who is the keeper of His own vineyard; He does…

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Dwelling Safely Apart

So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew. Deuteronomy 33:28. The more we dwell alone, the more safe shall we be. God would have His people separate from sinners, His call to them is, “Come ye out from among them.”…A worldly Christian is spiritually diseased.…

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No Cause to Blush

Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Isaiah 54.4. We shall not be ashamed of our faith. Carping critics may assail the Scriptures upon which we ground our belief, but every year the Lord will make it more and more clear that in His Book there is no error, no excess, and no…

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A Shepherd Secures Them

They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid. Zephaniah 3:13. Yesterday we thought of the afflicted and poor people whom the Lord left to be a living seed in a dead…

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A Trustworthy Name

But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the Lord. Zephaniah 3:12. When true religion is ready to die out among the wealthy it finds a home among the poor of this world, rich in faith. The Lord has even now His faithful remnant. Am I one of them? Perhaps…

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Wisdom for the Asking

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5. If any of you lack wisdom. There is no “if” in the matter, for I am sure I lack it. What do I know? How can I guide my own…

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