“The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.” Psalm 37:31. Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In…
Read More“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16. Of all the stars in the sky, the polestar is the most useful to the mariner. This text is a polestar, for it has guided more souls…
Read MoreJesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4. If God so willed it we could live without bread, even as Jesus did for forty days; but we could not live without His Word. By that Word we were…
Read More“Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.” Ezekiel 16:60. Notwithstanding our sins, the Lord is still faithful in His love to us. He looks back. See how He remembers those early days of ours when He took…
Read More“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3. God encourages us to pray. They tell us that prayer is a pious exercise which has no influence except upon the mind engaged in it. We know better. Our experience gives the lie a…
Read MoreHe Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” Judges 6:14. What a look was that which the Lord gave to Gideon! He looked him out of his discouragement into a holy bravery. If our look to the Lord…
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