The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Deuteronomy 28:13 If we obey the Lord, He will compel our adversaries to see that His blessing…
Read MoreCome near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 The nearer we come to God, the more graciously will He reveal Himself to us. When the prodigal comes to his father, his father runs to meet him. When the wandering dove returns to the…
Read MoreThe Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. Psalm 41:3 Remember that this is a promise to the man who considers the poor. Are you one of these? Then take home the text. See how in the hour of sickness the God of the poor will bless the man who cares for…
Read MoreWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Proverbs 3:24 Is the reader likely to be confined for a while to the bed by sickness! Let him go upstairs without distress with this promise upon his heart “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid.” When we…
Read MoreBut the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Men are often as devoid of reason as of faith. There are with us still “unreasonable and wicked men.” There is no use in arguing with them or trying to be at peace with them: they are…
Read MoreAnd I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know. Isaiah 42:16 Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless condescension does this imply! A blind man cannot find a way which he does not know. Even when he knows the road, it is hard for…
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