The Discipline Of Dejection “But we trusted . . . and beside all this, to-day is the third day . . .” Luke 24:21 Every fact that the disciples stated was right; but the inferences they drew from those facts were wrong. Anything that savours of dejection spiritually is always wrong. If depression and oppression…
A Refuge From The Avenger Of Blood . . . A Refuge From The Avenger Of Blood. — JOSHUA 20 : 3 It is said that in the land of Canaan, cities of refuge were so arranged that any man might reach one of them within half a day at the most. In the same…
None of these things move me “None of these things move me” (Acts 20 vs 24). The best evidence of God’s presence is the devil’s growl. So wrote good Mr. Spurgeon once in “The Sword and the Trowel,” and that little sentence has helped many a tried and tired child Of God to stand fast…
. . . Even as the lord loves. HOSEA 3 : 1 Believer, look back through all your experience, and think of the way in which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness, and how He has fed and clothed you every day—how He has suffered your poor behavior how He has…
The Discipline Of Heeding “What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.” Matthew 10:27 At times God puts us through the discipline of darkness to teach us to heed Him. Song birds are taught to sing in the dark,…
Jesus Amidst Of The Storm “And suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping” Matt 8:24 As men, we are often apt to think when God permit us to go through some crucible, it is because He is not happy with…
So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. Genesis 32:24 Left alone!” What different emotions these words bring to mind for each of us! To some they mean loneliness and grief, but to others they may mean rest and quiet. To be left alone without God would be too horrible…
So then, brothers, we are debtors. Romans 8 : 12 As God’s creatures, we are all debtors to Him: to obey Him with all our body and soul and strength. Having broken His commandments, as we all have, we are debtors to His justice, and we owe to Him a vast amount that we are…
My grace is sufficient for you. Text: 2 Corinthians 12:9 The other day I was riding home after a hard day’s work. I was very tired and deeply depressed, when quickly, and as suddenly as a lightning bolt, the verse came to me: “My grace is sufficient for you.” When I arrived home I looked…
