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| 1. | Abide in Me |
| On that touching occasion when the Lord was alone with His disciples, communicating His farewell words of comfort, and imparting to them His last instructions, again and again He presses the deep necessity, as well as the blessedness, of abiding in Him. We hear Him say: |
| 2. | An Open Fountain and an Empty Bucket |
| Have you counted on God as an opened fountain in which your empty bucket can be let down to be filled? In the midst of the wreck and ruin of the creature, can you say, notwithstanding it all, "I have found a spring in Thee, O God! and can count |
| 3. | Ancient Institution, An: Marriage |
| Marriage was instituted in the garden of Eden, and it vividly displays the nearness of relationship into which believers are to be brought, as the Church and bride of Christ, to Himself. Moreover, the familiarity of our minds with the relationship makes us understand better the place to which we |
| 4. | At God's Right Hand |
| It is most blessed to see that in the cross the moral nature of God, outraged by man's sin, has been perfectly glorified. Christ would rather die than let sin subsist unatoned for. He has wrought atonement, and sin has been perfectly judged according to God's estimate of its sinfulness |
| 5. | Bigotry and Faithfulness, The Difference Between |
| These are days when things are breaking up. Infidelity is rising like a surging flood on every hand, and that which is affecting the world is affecting the Church. Old landmarks are being rapidly swept away, and those of yesterday are not those of today. The plenary inspiration of Scripture, |
| 6. | Blessed Hope, The |
| I rejoice in the thought that every setting sun is bringing us nearer and nearer to a world where suns will never set—where we shall walk together forever in an atmosphere of light and glory—where all the desire, longing, and hopes of our hearts shall be fully met. How blessed |
| 7. | Christian and His Livelihood, The |
| Unquestionably many a Christian is called to pass through this world earning bread for himself and his family. And it is well that it should be so. Few of us can bear not to be occupied thus. Nor is there any reason why our blessed Lord should not be served |
| 8. | Christian Motto, The |
| "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3:30). |
| 9. | Christ's Last Words |
| As the years roll over us, it is well to ponder our blessed Lord's last utterance to His Church. It seems to have been left last on record that, whatever else might be forgotten through lapse of time, the blessed promise then given might linger on the heart and ear |
| 10. | Christ's Sympathy |
| It is well to bear in mind that this is not the day of Christ's power, but it is the day of His sympathy. When passing through the deep waters of affliction, the heart may at times feel disposed to ask, Why does not the Lord put forth His power |
| 11. | Clear Confession, A |
| "Whose I am," says Paul, right in the teeth of the heathen sailors, right in the teeth of the stoical, skeptical centurion, right in the teeth of all men—I belong to God—Paul takes pride in that. |
| 12. | Color of Our Hope, The |
| It has been said that men are known by the ends they are pursuing. If this is so, our conduct in the present life will have the impress and bearing of that futurity we are expecting. Our life here will be colored by the foretaste of a life there. 'Those |
| 13. | Consider One Another |
| It is essential to family peace, harmony, and comfort that all members should "consider one another." We are responsible to seek the good and happiness of those around us, and not our own. If all would but remember this, what different households we would have, and what a different tale |
| 14. | Consider the Lilies |
| The monkishness that would condemn everything is not the denial of sin but the denial of nature. God never denies it because He made it. In His own blessed grace, in all the ruin sin has wrought, the Lord can take notice of His own works: "Consider the lilies" ({vi |
| 15. | Counsel to Young Christians |
| Cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart. Depend on Him. Some are allowed a long season of joy on first believing. But God knows our hearts, and how soon we begin to depend on our joy, and not on Christ. He is our Object—not the joy. Sin no longer |
| 16. | Danger of Compromise, The |
| The unbelieving world can no longer see Christ, but it does see those who bear His name—Christians. What does the world see when it looks at us? Does it see Christ in us, or do we fail in our testimony for Him because of compromise in our personal lives? |
| 17. | Discerning the Lord's Mind |
| As to discerning the Lord's mind, it is largely a question of the state of soul. "The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him" (Psalm 25:14 14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant. (Psalm 25:14)). Is the eye single? Do I desire only His will? Am I not blinded through self-interest or self-will in some |
| 18. | First Years of Christianity, The: Rebecca |
| Part 15 |
| 19. | First Years of Christianity, The: Ruth |
| Part 16
Ruth |
| 20. | For Nervous Prostration |
| Some years ago, a lady who tells the story herself, went to consult a famous physician about her health. She was a woman of nervous temperament, whose troubles-and she had many-had worried and excited her to such a pitch, that the strain threatened her physical strength, and even her reason. |
| 21. | Giver, The |
| A person whom an emperor was about to bestow a valuable present, declined the gift on the ground that it was too costly for his acceptance. "But not too costly for an emperor to give," was the reply. None of us are really worthy of the gifts of God—especially of |
| 22. | God's King: Messianic Psalms |
| Chapter 8-Psalm 72 |
| 23. | God's View |
| It is not said, When YOU see the blood, but "When I see the blood, I will pass over you" (Exod. 12:13 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. (Exodus 12:13)). The soul of an awakened person often rests not on its own righteousness, but on the way in which it sees the blood. Now, precious as it |
| 24. | Good Fight of Faith, The |
| People often say, "Let us not do so and so, because if we do, we shall be sorry for it afterward." But if they said, "This is not worthy of the coming, not worthy of the kingdom," there would not be the finding of sorrow but the strength of joy |
| 25. | Gospel of the Kingdom, The: Contrasted With the Gospel of Salvation |
| The preaching of Jesus announced the kingdom, showed that the time was fulfilled, that the kingdom of God was at hand, that the people must repent and believe the gospel. We should distinguish between the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of our salvation. Christ is the center |
| 26. | Gospel Preaching: How Should it be Done? |
| How needful it is not only to preach the glad tidings of a present and eternal salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, but to preach it in the Savior's style-in the bowels of Jesus Christ-to have such a divine sense in our hearts of the realities of eternal damnation and |
| 27. | Have We a Heart for Christ? |
| It is of the utmost importance in the study of Scripture to distinguish between God's moral government of the world, and the specific hope of the Church. The entire body of the Old Testament prophecy, and much of the New, treats of the former, and in so doing presents, I |
| 28. | Have You Come as You Are? An Example of a Gospel Appeal |
| HAVE YOU COME AS YOU ARE? |
| 29. | Healthy Exercise, The |
| To me the memorizing of Scripture has been an unfailing help in doubt, anxiety, sorrow, and all countless vicissitudes and problems of life. I believe in it enough to have devoted many, many hours to stowing away passages where I can never leave them behind me nor be unable to |
| 30. | Hearts Knit Together |
| There is not a single thing in which we have served Christ which shall be forgotten. Lazy, alas! we all are in service, but all shall come out that is real; and what is real is Christ in us, and that only. The appearance now may be very little-not much |
| 31. | Hearty Wish, A |
| "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever." Heb. 13:8 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8). |
| 32. | Helps: Who Are They and What Do They Do? |
| "HELPS" |
| 33. | Hope of His Calling, The |
| Eph. 1:18; 2:10 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (Ephesians 1:18)
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10) |
| 34. | Hope of the Christian, The |
| The personal return of the Lord-His coming as the Son of God, into the air, to awake His sleeping saints, to change the living, and to gather both around Himself in resurrection glory-is the hope of the individual believer, and of the Church. This is the great event for which |
| 35. | How to Read the Scriptures |
| Christians who make their own blessing their object in studying the Word of God, and are only interested in it as far as it concerns them and their own welfare, necessarily lose much of its fullness, and their times of meditation are in consequence often barren and profitless. Let us |
| 36. | I Love Thee Still |
| That there is a growing tendency to looseness and laxity must be apparent to any who are taking account of things, and especially does this take the form of worldliness in 'amusements, dress, furnishing of our homes, our affiliations a n d companionships. |
| 37. | Indifference, Neutrality, Self-Assertion |
| Revelation 3 |
| 38. | It Is Written |
| The words of our Lord Jesus as found in Matt. 9:8 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. (Matthew 9:8) have come forcibly to mind since the Roman Catholic Church announced the dogma of the Assumption. Our Lord, quoting from Isaiah, said to the Jewish leaders, "In vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of |
| 39. | Jesus Christ the Same Today |
| "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Heb. 13:8 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8). |
| 40. | Jesus: Prophet, Priest, King |
| In Luke 10:39 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. (Luke 10:39), Mary sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word, owning Him as the Prophet-the One who had come from the Father's bosom to reveal the Father. |
| 41. | Joy in Suffering |
| Of all my past life, the sweetest, choicest portion has beyond degree been the two past years. Oh, what a time of mercy it has been to me!-a time of humbling, and a time of love. I believe that more joy has flowed through my heart in these two years |
| 42. | Judgment Seat of God and of Christ |
| I am not aware that this expression, "The judgment seat of God" (J.N.D. Trans.), or "The judgment seat of Christ," is found anywhere else than in Romans 14 and 2 Corinthians 5; in the first of these two passages, with a view to present individual judgments; in the |
| 43. | Knowing God's Will |
| The knowledge of God's will is based on the spiritual state of the soul—wisdom and spiritual understanding. "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in |
| 44. | Look Up! |
| There is not a single thing in which we have served Christ, which shall be forgotten. Lazy, alas! we all are in service, but all shall come out that's real; and what's real is Christ in us, and that only. The appearance now may be very little—not much even in |
| 45. | Lord is Coming, The: When — Why — How — Where — Whither? |
| WHEN? It may be today! The Word of God does not tell us; but we read that "the coming of the Lord draweth NIGH" (Jas. 5:8 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. (James 5:8)), and again, "Surely I come QUICKLY" (Rev. 22:2020 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20)). |
| 46. | Lord Thy Keeper, The |
| In this beautiful Psalm we have the experiences of a believer who, in the midst of trials, finds in the LORD his help and unfailing resource. The first verse is really a question. It should read, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my |
| 47. | Love and Service |
| Love begets love. It is the fire I sit at, that warms me. The nearer the fire, the warmer I am. The nearer I am to the heart of Christ, the warmer will be my own, and the more intense the flame of love to Him. As well might I |
| 48. | Love Directs Itself to Its Object |
| The disciples indeed had their joy in Christ while as yet He was down here; but when they saw Him ascend, He drew their spirit after Him—as the needle always points to the north, so love directs itself to its object. We set our minds on things above, where Christ |
| 49. | Made for God |
| How strange it is that the things for which men make their greatest play—the bounties of this life—so quickly lose their glitter, their enchantment. Yet it is really no mystery. Man was made for God! There is no real fulfillment short of a harmonious relationship with his Creator. And in |
| 50. | Man's Sad History |
| It is striking to observe in man's history, that whatever good thing God set up, the first thing that man ever did was to ruin it. Man's first act was an act of disobedience; he fell into sin, and broke all relation between himself and God; he was afraid of |
| 51. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 102 |
| Chapter 4—Psalm 102 |
| 52. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 110 |
| Chapter 6-Psalm 110 |
| 53. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 16 |
| Chapter 2—Psalm 16 |
| 54. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 2 |
| There are two great lines of truth in the sacred writings, which, for distinction's sake, may be called Church truth and Kingdom truth. The first is only met with in the New Testament; the second is found throughout the Bible. The former tells us of God's counsels about |
| 55. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 22 |
| "Because of Thine indignation and Thy wrath" are words uttered by the Lord in Psalm 102, with reference to the reason of His death. How they can be reconciled with what He deserved, as His walk and His ministry show, Psalm 22 clears up. On the cross He |
| 56. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 40 |
| Written, as the Psalms were, for the instruction of others, and not simply to record the experience of the one whose thoughts they express, we find at times in the construction of these sacred songs a methodical arrangement very different from what might have been expected. Of this the Psalm |
| 57. | Messianic Psalms: God's King: Psalm 45 |
| Chapter 7- Psalm 45 |
| 58. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 1 - the Ineffable Name |
| Part 1 |
| 59. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 10 - a Name Written-Word of God |
| Part 10 |
| 60. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 11 - Name in Their Foreheads |
| PART 11 |
| 61. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 12 - Thou Remainest |
| PART 12 |
| 62. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 2 - Call His Name Jesus |
| Part 2 |
| 63. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 3 - Call His Name Emmanuel |
| Part 3 |
| 64. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 4 - Name as Ointment Poured |
| Part 4 |
| 65. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 5 - Name Above Every Name |
| PART 5 |
| 66. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 6 - at the Name of Jesus |
| Part 6 |
| 67. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 7 - in His Name |
| Part 7 |
| 68. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 8 - for His Name's Sake |
| PART 8
"For His Name's Sake" |
| 69. | Name Above Every Name, The: Part 9 - Unto His Name |
| Part 9 |
| 70. | Nothing Too Hard |
| Ah Lord GOD! behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee." Jer. 32:17 17 Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: (Jeremiah 32:17). |
| 71. | Obedience and Dependence |
| In a recent issue we called the attention of our readers to the weighty fact, that our God has in His infinite mercy provided for His people, in this dark and evil world, both authority and power—the authority and power of His Spirit—for the path which they are called to |
| 72. | Object of Service, The |
| Let Christ be in deed, and not in name only, your "Lord and Master." Wait upon Him, therefore, habitually, to know what He would have you do. Seek not to be honored of men. Take the lowly place. Let your heart be earnestly set on the conversion of sinners; |
| 73. | on Earth and Heaven, Circumstances |
| It is before me at this time to speak of the Lord Jesus in some of His circumstances on earth, and some of His circumstances in heaven. The first are past, and those we are about to speak of are future. |
| 74. | Only One Altar: Two Thrones but Only One Altar |
| We want the reader to turn aside with us for a few moments and look at two thrones which are presented on the page of inspiration, one in the 6th of Isaiah, and the other in the 20th of Revelation. We shall do little more than introduce them to his |
| 75. | Our Hope |
| It is a "good hope" (2 Thess. 2:16 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (2 Thessalonians 2:16)). |
| 76. | Our Power for Service |
| True service begins with Christ who is the Head; and when Christ is forgotten, then the service is defective. It has lost connection with the spring and fountain of all service, because it is from the Head that all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered increaseth. |
| 77. | Our Safety |
| God for us is the first thing to get hold of. God is for His people all along the journey, and He is for each one of us. The weak, the young, the suffering, and the perplexed can say, God is for me. Weakness, ignorance, suffering, and every state in |
| 78. | Path of Loving Obedience, The |
| "And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, to keep |
| 79. | Paul in Prison at Philippi |
| In this day of difficulty and declension, it is of vast importance for the believer to be in dependence upon God, and in obedience to His Word. We know that the blessed Lord is the only One who ever trod this path in perfection. The Apostle Paul knew what it |
| 80. | Peace and Trust |
| "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever." Isa. 26:3, 4 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: (Isaiah 26:3-4). |
| 81. | Peace: What Is It? |
| Have you found peace? is a question frequently put to people, and it may be there are many who do not exactly understand the question, or know how to answer it. They look upon "peace" as a certain feeling of calm repose in their own minds; and inasmuch as they |
| 82. | Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, The |
| The daring speculations of Gnosticism caused much trouble in the early Church. They perverted the pure gospel, and sought to undermine the blessed truth of the Trinity, especially attacking the deity of the Son. Numerous other evils followed, including the Manichean heresy in the third century; but it remained for |
| 83. | Political Parties |
| I need hardly assure your readers that I have no desire that they should meddle in politics; I do not do so myself, nor do I think that a Christian ought. He believes that God governs, and governs with a view to the glory of Christ, and that He will |
| 84. | Pounds, The |
| The context of this parable tells us why our Lord spoke this parable. It was "because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear." Christ is the nobleman, and He is still away, waiting till the time arrives to |
| 85. | Poverty and Riches: Twin Dangers |
| "Give me neither poverty nor riches" (Pro. 30:8 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: (Proverbs 30:8)) was a wise request, and "Be content with such things as ye have," is often a needed injunction; for we are not always mindful that He has said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." None perhaps know the trials |
| 86. | Prayer |
| The more spiritual a soul is, the more prayerful it will be, because it is then most occupied in heart and desire about, the things of God. |
| 87. | Purpose of Heart for Christ: Two Beautiful Instances |
| John 12 and 20 |
| 88. | Race, The |
| After all has been said for great deeds, dear Christian reader, patient continuance in well doing deserves the greatest praise. Bright occasions of self-denial or victory are worthy of our high admiration and thanksgiving, but a Christian life lived in patient continuance in well doing, how excellent it is! Hundreds |
| 89. | Riches of His Grace, The |
| The precious name of Jesus is, thank God, being sounded far and wide; and the truth of the forgiveness of sins and escape from judgment, through Him, is widely proclaimed; but we need to apprehend better the manner in which God blesses, and the fullness of His grace. |
| 90. | Righteousness of the Law, The |
| This expression, as many of our readers know, has been more exactly given as "the righteous requirement of the law." Taking it so, it has occasioned considerable difficulty from the place in which it is found. The connection shows that it is what is wrought out in the delivered soul-in |
| 91. | Satisfied |
| There are few things more eminently desirable for a saint of God than the being able to say, I am satisfied. It is the gist of the psalmist's word, "My cup runneth over." Yet how few in this day of Christianity are abreast with the psalmist in this; how few |
| 92. | Scripture Note: Colossians 3:2 |
| "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth." Col. 3:2 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (Colossians 3:2). |
| 93. | Scripture Note: Hebrews 3:1 |
| According to the truth of this epistle, believers are seen as a company of pilgrims-Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of their profession (confession), being on high—journeying on through the wilderness to the rest-God's rest—which had been promised, and which remained for the people of God. (4:9.) It is to |
| 94. | Scripture Notes: Hebrews 3:6; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 4:5-7 |
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Heb. 3:66 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. (Hebrews 3:6) |
| 95. | Scripture Notes: Psalm 69:8-9; Luke 23:31 |
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Psalm 69:8, 98 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. (Psalm 69:8-9) |
| 96. | Self-Occupation |
| "All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these |
| 97. | Service |
| We have to learn that we are not agents to act for the Lord, so much as instruments by which He acts—pipes through which He waters. We must learn our nothingness in order that we may be simple, in no way occupied with ourselves, whether in success or failure. Our |
| 98. | Seven Exhortations |
| The first nine verses of the fourth chapter of the epistle to the Philippians bring before us the seven closing exhortations of the epistle. These exhortations were never more important and comforting than in these last difficult days. |
| 99. | Signs of the Times |
| In these days, when there is considerable talk about corruption and bribery in certain governmental positions, both in the United States and in other countries, and certain analogies are being made to the decadence of the old Roman Empire, it is well that we should keep our own bearings as |
| 100. | Spiritual Growth |
| "Wherefore laying aside all malice... as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby." Such is the exhortation in 1 Pet. 2:1, 2 1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: (1 Peter 2:1-2). But before there can be any true growth, we must be brought into relationship with God as His children, and |
| 101. | Spiritual Propriety: Understanding of the Times |
| There is such a thing as divine propriety, and the action that would suit one time will not do for another. We must know that time, and let our action be in harmony with what the Lord is either doing or permitting if we are to observe the suited proprieties |
| 102. | Supreme Requisite, The |
| One thing stands preeminently above all others in our relation with God, and that is obedience. He attaches the utmost importance to His will alone being done, whether in heaven or on earth (Matt. 6:10 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)). Implicit obedience on the part of His creatures is demanded, and never will He |
| 103. | Testimony in Life and Speech |
| "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matt. 5:16 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16). |
| 104. | To Him That Overcometh |
| "To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it." Rev. 2:17 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Revelation 2:17). |
| 105. | to See Him, Oh |
| It is wonderful to consider that the first object which met the opened eyes of Bartimaeus was the Savior, the very One who had performed the great miracle. As the sinner's eyes are opened, by faith he too sees the Savior. And some day all of His own will see |
| 106. | Two Reactions |
| Just as there are multiplied thousands who would give their very lives in support of the Bible's teachings, so there are others who would pay any price to see it discredited and destroyed. This dual reaction reflects the Bible's supernatural qualities. No ordinary book would be so widely loved and |
| 107. | Unsearchable Riches |
| We are constantly reminded of the inspired Apostle's words to his beloved Philippians, "To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe." The poor, restless, fickle, vagrant heart might long for some new theme; but the faithful Apostle Paul found |
| 108. | Waiting for the Son From Heaven: Signs of the Times |
| In the calculations of men, events unfold themselves as the effects of causes which are known to be operating. But while this has its truth, to faith it is God who in His supremacy holds a seal in His hand to stamp each day with its character or sign. |
| 109. | We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight |
| We wish briefly to show the contrast between the path of Abram and the path of Lot, as furnished in the Book of Genesis, but chiefly for the help of young believers who are called to face the terribly increasing evil and alluring influences of these last difficult times. |
| 110. | Woman, The |
| The influence for good of a virtuous woman is beyond calculation. A modest woman is the greatest help and blessing to a man; whereas an indiscreet woman has quite the reverse effect. The training of each generation is more in the mother's hands than the father's; for she, naturally, has |
| 111. | Word Made Flesh, The |
| "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the |
| 112. | Word of God in the Home, The |
| "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest |
| 113. | Word of the Lord, The |
| "And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD |
| 114. | Worldiness |
| Worldliness, so rampant, calls for renewed separation from all that is not according to the Word of God. Departure from the plain paths of Scripture is on the increase, and we are in danger of being overcome by the plausible reasons and fair speeches of those who advocate toleration of |
| 115. | Year of Jubilee, The: The Time of Godly Order Upon Earth |
| Lev. 25:8-16 8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 12 For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. 13 In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession. 14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbor, or buyest ought of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: 15 According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbor, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: 16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. (Leviticus 25:8-16) |
| 116. | Zechariah 13:6-9 |
| The following verse tells of Christ's rejection: "And one shall say unto Him, What are these wounds in Thine hands? Then He shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends." v. 6. He had in love become the servant of man; and for His |