A Sure Guide

“I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not.” 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 us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor 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…

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Avoid That Slip

“Then you will go on your way in safety, 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,…

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Avoid That Slip

“Then you will go on your way in safety, 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,…

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Going Out with Joy

About Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and you, Issachar, in your tents.” Deuteronomy 33:18. The blessings of the tribes are ours; for we are the true Israel who worship God in the spirit and have no confidence in the flesh. Zebulun is to rejoice because Jehovah will bless his “going out”;…

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Becoming Fit for Glory

“The Lord will give grace and glory.” Psalm 84:11. Grace is what we need just now, and it is to be had freely. What can be freer than a gift? Today we shall receive sustaining, strengthening, sanctifying, satisfying grace. He has given daily grace until now, and as for the future, that grace is still…

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