“And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere.., as the garden of the Lord. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan… and they separated themselves the one from the other.”– Gen_13:10-11. THE SOUL that has taken God as its portion can afford […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
THE PILGRIM OF THE UNSEEN
“The Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee …. And I will bless thee, and make thy name great.” Gen_12:1-2. THE CLUE to the beginning of this chapter is given in various parts of the Bible. From Act_7:2-5, […]
LIFE IS WORTH WHILE
“Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”— Col_3:17. NOTHING IS more disastrous than aimless drift! God endows each soul for a distinct purpose. Probably in every life there is a lucid moment, when we take our bearings, and there flashes before us a glimpse of the […]
THE COMING KINGDOM
“Yet I have set My King upon my holy hill of Zion. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him.”– Psa_2:6-12 (R.V. marg.). THE BASIS of this magnificent Psalm is the Reign of Christ. No king of David s line realized its sublime ideal, but the mind of the singer is borne forward to […]
NUMBERING OUR DAYS
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. O satisfy us early with Thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psa_90:12-14. THIS PSALM was evidently composed towards the end of the wilderness wanderings, and records some of the sadness which must have oppressed the […]
UNDERSTANDING GOD’S LOVINGKINDNESS
“Whoso is wise and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.”– Psa_107:43. THERE ARE many ways of understanding the lovingkindness or mercy of the Lord. We may know it as a matter of doctrine. The best way of increasing our knowledge of God’s infinite nature, is by the reverent […]
THE WISE USE OF MONEY
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”– 2Co_9:7-8. WE MUST not […]
THE WISE USE OF INFLUENCE
“Ye are the light of the world…. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”– Mat_5:14-16. INFLUENCE MAY be defined as the flowing in of our soul to enthuse and help, or to debase others. The law of action and recreation, […]
THE WISE USE OF TIME
“Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”– Eph_5:15-16 (R.V.). GOD DESIRES to give each life its full development. Of course, there are exceptions; for instance, in some cases the lessons and discipline of life are crowded into a very brief space of […]