THE GROWTH OF THE SOUL

“My soul followeth hard after Thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.”– Psa_63:8. THERE ARE three notes in this Psalm which betoken the stages of the soul’s growth: “My soul thirsteth for Thee”; “my soul shall be satisfied”; “my soul followeth hard after Thee.” We may be passing through a wilderness of spiritual drought, the dark […]

VICTORY OVER DEATH

“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.”– Isa_25:8. “O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory?”– 1Co_15:55. “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”– Rev_7:17. IN THIS marvellous chapter, Isaiah sings a Song of Hope, as he […]

PROPOSALS AND DISPOSALS

“Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” — Luk_12:15. MEN ARE often more eager to get God’s help in temporalities than in spiritualities. The man in the crowd, who appealed to Christ, was more anxious that He should interpose on his […]

THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE

“Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before His presence with singing.”– Psa_100:2. “Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, the fruit of lips which make confession to His Name.”– Heb_13:15 (R.V.). THE HUNDREDTH Psalm is rightly entitled “A Psalm of Thanksgiving” (R.V.). The Psalmist calls for a “joyful noise,” i.e. an audible […]

GOD OUR DEFENCE AND DELIVERER

“As birds flying, so will the Lord of Hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also He will deliver it, and passing over He will preserve it.”– Isa_31:5. WE HAVE in this chapter three beautiful synonyms for God. He is Wise (Isa_31:1-3). The politicians of that time were boasting of their wisdom-in having secured the Egyptian alliance, but […]

GOD’S RESPONSE TO OUR CRY

“He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when He shall hear it, He will answer thee.”– Isa_30:19. THIS IS one of the most exquisite chapters in Isaiah’s prophecy. Notice its profound teaching. God permitted the Assyrian to come because of the deep lessons it would teach the king and […]

THE PROVIDENCE OF THE TRIFLE

“O Lord, the God of my Master Abraham, send me, I pray Thee, good speed this day.., thereby shall I know that Thou hast shewed kindness to my master.”— Gen_24:12-14. FROM THIS beautiful incident we can learn much of God’s guidance of the soul. Evidently Eliezer, the faithful servant, had absorbed something of his master’s […]

THE SOUL’S VENTURE

“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark.”– Gen_8:1. IT IS very helpful to ponder these words, for it gives the assurance that not only will God take care of cattle, and birds, and every living thing, as we learn from Deu_25:4; Psa_104:11-22; Jon_4:11; […]

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

“I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.” — Mat_16:19. ALTHOUGH THESE words were spoken to the Apostle Peter, there is a profound sense in which every […]

GOD’S IN HIS HEAVEN

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork.”– Psa_19:1. GOD IN the Heavens (Psa_19:1-6). The Psalmist knew little or nothing of modern astronomical discovery, but his words can still be applied to the glorious march of suns and mighty planets toward their distant goal. Voices still speak to us from […]