I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 2 Tim. 1: 12. The apostle [Paul] was looking into the great beyond, not with uncertainty or dread, but with joyous hope and longing expectation. As he stands at the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
INVINCIBLE
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Prov. 10: 22. When in his distress, Jacob laid hold of the Angel, and made supplication with tears, the heavenly Messenger, in order to try his faith, also reminded him of his sin, and endeavored to escape from him. But […]
POWER TO SHAKE THE WORLD
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left. 2 Cor. 6: 7. The commission that Christ gave to the disciples, they fulfilled. As these messengers of the cross went forth to proclaim the gospel, there was such a revelation of […]
FOR THE HUMBLE
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5: 6. To be clothed with humility does not mean that we are to be dwarfs in intellect, deficient in aspiration, and cowardly in our lives, shunning burdens lest we fail to carry them successfully. Real […]
THE YOUTH NEED IT
Thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth. Ps. 71: 5. There are among us many young men and women who are not ignorant of our faith, yet whose hearts have never been touched by the power of divine grace. How can we who claim to be the servants […]
POWER IN PROMISES
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. Heb. 6: 12. The Scriptures are to be received as God’s word to us, not written merely, but spoken. When the afflicted ones came to Christ, He beheld not only those who asked for help, but all who […]
FOR HIM WHO BELIEVES
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace. Rom. 4: 16. Without the grace of Christ, the sinner is in a hopeless condition; nothing can be done for him; but through divine grace, supernatural power is imparted. . . . It is through the impartation of the grace of Christ that sin […]
THE CURE FOR SHORT SIGHT
“If these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle or unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near.”– 2Pe_1:8-9 (R.V.). THE CHRISTIAN graces which we have to supply present themselves to the Apostle s mind as […]
SHINING LIGHTS
“That ye may be blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life.”– Phi_2:15-16 (R.V.). THE SPIRIT of man, says the wise man, is the candle of the Lord (Pro_20:27). By […]
THE FOLLY OF BEING UNPREPARED
“While they went to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with Him to the marriage: and the door was shut.” — Mat_25:10. THE FOOLISH virgins made five great mistakes. (1)They made no provision for the continuance of their light. It is not enough merely to have the lamp; it must […]