Bow Down; Be Lifted Up

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” 1 Peter 5:6. This is tantamount to a promise: if we will bow down, the Lord will lift us up. Humility leads to honor; submission is the way to exaltation. That same hand of God which presses us…

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More than Mere Words

God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’” Acts 13:34. Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure mercies, even as David said “an everlasting…

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A Change of Name

““In that day,” declares the Lord, “you will call me ‘my husband’; you will no longer call me ‘my master.’ I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; no longer will their names be invoked.” Hosea 2:16-17. That day has come. We view our God no more as Baal, our tyrant lord…

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Nothing to Alarm Us

“As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.” Daniel 12:13. We cannot understand all the prophecies, but yet we regard them with pleasure and not with dismay. There can be nothing in the Father’s decree…

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Perfect Purity

“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” Revelation 3:5. Warrior of the cross, fight on! Never rest till thy victory is complete, for thine eternal reward will…

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Absolutely No Remembrance

“And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17. According to this gracious covenant the Lord treats His people as if they had never sinned. Practically, He forgets all their trespasses. Sins of all kinds He treats as if they had never been, as if they were quite erased from His memory.…

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