“He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,” Psalm 146:7. He has done it. Remember Joseph, Israel in Egypt, Manasseh, Jeremiah, Peter, and many others. He can do it still. He breaks the bars of brass with a word and snaps the fetters of iron…
Read More“In you the fatherless find compassion.” Hosea 14:3. This is an excellent reason for casting away all other confidences and relying upon the Lord alone. When a child is left without its natural protector, our God steps in and becomes his guardian: so also when a man has lost every object of dependence, he may…
Read More“The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.” Proverbs 3:33. He fears the Lord, and therefore he comes under the divine protection even as to the roof which covers himself and his family. His home is an abode of love, a school of holy training,…
Read More“For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.” Psalm 16:10. This word has it proper fulfillment in the Lord Jesus; but it applies also, with a variation, to all who are in Him. Our soul shall not be left in the separate state, and our body, though…
Read More“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:3-4. No promise is made to those who give to the poor to…
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