“But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” Mark 16:7. Where He appointed to meet His disciples, there He would be in due time. Jesus keeps His trust. If He promises to meet us at the mercy seat,…
Read More“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” John 16:13. Truth is like a vast cavern into which we desire to enter, but…
Read More“The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.” Micah 5:7. If this be true of the literal Israel, much more is it true of the spiritual Israel, the believing people of…
Read More“And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15. This is a promise indeed! Here is an urgent occasion?”the day of trouble.” It is dark at noon on such a day, and every hour seems blacker than the one which came before it. Then…
Read More“I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice.” John 16:22. Surely He will come a second time, and then, when He sees us and we see Him, there will be rejoicings indeed. Oh, for that joyous return! But this promise is being daily fulfilled in another sense. Our gracious Lord has many “agains”…
Read More“The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.” Zephaniah 3:15. What a casting out was that! Satan has lost his throne in our nature even as he lost his seat in heaven.…
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