“And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people.” Ezekiel 37:13. Indeed it must be so: those who receive life from the dead are sure to recognize the hand of the Lord in such a resurrection. This is the greatest and…
Read More“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.” Hosea 6:3. Not all at once, but by degrees shall we attain to holy knowledge, and our business is to persevere and learn by little and little. We need not despair, though our progress may be slow, for we shall yet know. The…
Read More“If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.” John 15:10. These things cannot be parted?abiding in obedience and abiding in the love of Jesus. A life under the rule of Christ can alone prove that we are the objects…
Read More“You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.” 2 Samuel 22:29. Am I in the light? Then Thou, O Lord, art my lamp. Take Thee away and my joy would be gone; but as long as Thou art with me, I can do without the torches of time and the candles…
Read More“I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.” Hosea 2:14. The goodness of God sees us allured by sin, and it resolves to try upon us the more powerful allurements of love. Do we not remember when the Lover of our souls first cast a spell upon us…
Read More“The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” Daniel 11:32. “The Lord is a man of war, Jehovah is his name.” Those who enlist under His banner shall have a Commander who will train them for the conflict and give them both vigor and valor. The times of which Daniel…
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