“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.” Jeremiah 1:6-7. Jeremiah was young and felt a natural shrinking when…
Read More“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” John 12:46. Whosoever is a very wide term: it means you and me. If we trust in Jesus we shall no more sit in the dark shadow of death but shall enter into the…
Read More“You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.” Hebrews 10:34. This is well. Our substance here is very unsubstantial; there is no substance in it. But God has given us a promise of real estate in the…
Read More“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.” Psalm 112:7. Suspense is dreadful. When we have no news from home, we are apt to grow anxious, and we cannot be persuaded that “no news is good news.” Faith is the cure for this condition of sadness; the…
Read More“The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” Proverbs 12:19. Truth wears well. Time tests it, but it right well endures the trial. R; then, I have spoken the truth and have for the present to suffer for it, I must be content to wait.…
Read More“And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.” Isaiah 61:6. This literal promise to Israel belongs spiritually to the seed after the Spirit, namely, to all believers. If we live up…
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