Month: January 2024

Faith always sees the bow of covenant promise whenever sense sees the cloud of affliction.

It will be far more profitable for me to become unselfish, and out of love to my Lord Jesus begin to care for the souls of those around me.

“The liberal soul shall be made fat.” Proverbs 11:25. (KJV) “A generous person will be enriched…” (CSB) IF I desire to flourish in soul, I must not hoard up my stores, but must distribute to the poor. To be close and niggardly is the world’s way to prosperity, but it is not God’s way, for … Read more

“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”—Matthew 5:8. (KJV) “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (CSB) PURITY, even purity of heart, is the main thing to be aimed at. We need to be made clean within through the Spirit and the Word, and then we shall … Read more

Those who are willing to see shall see: it is because we shut our eyes that we become so sadly blind.

“Yea, I will help thee.” Isaiah 41:10. (KJV) “I will help you;” (CSB) YESTERDAY’S promise secured us strength for what we have to do, but this guarantees us aid in cases where we cannot act alone. The Lord says, “I will help thee.” Strength within is supplemented by help without. God can raise us up … Read more

“I will strengthen thee” Isaiah 41:10. (KJV) “I will strengthen you;” (CSB) WHEN called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our strength, and we find it to be less than we thought, and less than we need. But let not our heart sink within us while we have such a word as … Read more

“It is safer for a believer to lie down in peace than to sit up and worry.”

“The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it.”—Genesis 28:13. (KJV)“I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.” (CSB) NO promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint, but to all believers. If, my brother, thou canst in faith lie down upon a promise, … Read more

“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.”—Romans 16:20. (KJV)“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” (CSB) THIS promise follows well upon that of yesterday. We are evidently to be conformed to our covenant Head, not only in his being bruised in his heel, but in his … Read more