When 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…
Read MoreBut he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 Humble hearts seek grace, and therefore they get it. Humble hearts yield to the sweet influences of grace, and so it is bestowed on them more and more largely. Humble hearts lie in the valleys where…
Read MoreThen you will walk on your way securely,and your foot will not stumble. Proverbs 3:23 That is to say, if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we shall be preserved in them. He who travels by daylight along the highway is under some protection. There is a way for every man, namely, his own…
Read MoreBut if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Matthew 6:30 Clothes are expensive, and poor believers may be led into anxiety as to where their next suit will come from. The…
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