The Care of the Poor

The 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…

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Refreshing Sleep

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…

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Established and Kept

But 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…

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A Sure Guide

And 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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Grace for the Humble

But 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…

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Avoid That Slip

Then 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…

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