“The prayer of the upright is his delight.” Proverbs 15:8. This is as good as a promise, for it declares a present fact, which will be the same throughout all ages. God takes great pleasure in the prayers of upright men; He even calls them His delight. Our first concern is to be upright. Neither…
Read More“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 1:8. Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling into sin. Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice. “Dare to be a Daniel.” Our great Captain should be…
Read MoreAll these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: “You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.” Deuteronomy 28:2-3. The city is full of care, and he who has to go there from day to day finds it to be a place of…
Read More“When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” Exodus 12:13. My own sight of the precious blood is for my comfort; but it is the Lord’s sight of it which secures my safety. Even when I am unable to behold it, the Lord looks at it and passes over me because of it.…
Read More“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” John 14:18. He left us, and yet we are not left orphans. He is our comfort, and He is gone; but we are not comfortless. Our comfort is that He will come to us, and this is consolation enough to sustain us through His…
Read More“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32. If this is not a promise in form, it is in fact. Indeed, it is more than one promise, it is a conglomerate of promises. It is…
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