Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent 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…
Read MoreAmaziah asked the man of God, “But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?” The man of God replied, “The Lord can give you much more than that. ” 2 Chronicles 25:9. If you have made a mistake, bear the loss of it; but do not act contrary to the will…
Read MoreTherefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city, declares the…
Read MoreSo she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless there will be no glory for you in the journey you are taking, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. Judges 4:9. Rather an unusual text, but there may be souls…
Read More“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4. Sweet are these words in describing a deathbed assurance. How many have repeated them in their last hours with intense delight! But the…
Read More“Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.” Psalm 119:80. We may regard this inspired prayer as containing within itself the assurance that those who keep close to the Word of God shall never have cause to be ashamed of doing so. See, the prayer is for soundness of…
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