Putting your faith to work
“The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.”—Exodus 7:5 (KJV).“The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD” (CSB) THE ungodly world is hard to teach. Egypt does not know Jehovah, and therefore dares to set up his idols, and even ventures to ask — ”Who is the Lord?” Yet the Lord means to … Read more
“To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”—Revelation 2:7 (KJV) “To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” (CSB) NO man may turn … Read more
“If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart r, that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”—Romans 10:9. (KJV)“If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” … Read more
“When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed.” Isaiah 53:10. (KJV)“When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed” (CSB) OUR Lord Jesus has not died in vain. His death was sacrificial: he died as our substitute, because death was the penalty of our sins; … Read more
“And he said, Certainly I will be with thee.”—Exodus 3:12 (KJV)“He answered, “I will certainly be with you”” (CSB) OF course, if the Lord sent Moses on an errand, he would not let him go alone. The tremendous risk which it would involve, and the great power it would require, would render it ridiculous for … Read more
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.”—Joel 2:32. (KJV)“Then everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved” (CSB) WHY do I not call on his name? Why do I run to this neighbour and that, when God is so … Read more
“For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.”—Psalm 9:18. (KJV)“For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.” (CSB) POVERTY is a hard heritage; but those who trust in the Lord are made rich by faith. They … Read more
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. (KJV) “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (CSB) WE who are saved find rest in Jesus. Those who are not saved will receive rest if … Read more
We come diseased, polluted, worn out, and worthless; but he doth in no wise cast us out. Let us come again to-day to him who never casts us out.
Some talk of our being in grace and out of it, as if we were like rabbits that run in and out of their burrows: but, indeed, it is not so. The Lord’s love is a far more serious and abiding matter than this.