“I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: Lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.” Isaiah 27:3. When the Lord Himself speaks in His own proper person rather than through a prophet, the word has a peculiar weight to believing minds. It is Jehovah Himself who is…
Read More“So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.” Deuteronomy 33:28. The more we dwell alone, the more safe shall we be. God would have His people separate from sinners, His call to them is, “Come ye out from among them.”…A…
Read More“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.” Isaiah 54.4. We shall not be ashamed of our faith. Carping critics may assail the Scriptures upon which…
Read More“They shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.” Zephaniah 3:13. Yesterday we thought of the afflicted and poor people whom the Lord left to be a living seed in a dead world. The prophet says of such that they shall not work iniquity nor speak lies. So that while they had…
Read More“I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.” Zephaniah 3:12. When true religion is ready to die out among the wealthy it finds a home among the poor of this world, rich in faith. The Lord has even now…
Read More“So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Hebrews 13:6. Because God will never leave nor forsake us, we may well be content with such things as we have. Since the Lord is ours, we cannot be left without a friend,…
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