The saints---children of God--- are never lucky. We are blessed, whether in good times or adversity. And since we depend on God and not “luck” we are never “unlucky,” so Friday the 13th, which is supposed to be an “unlucky” day for some, has no meaning for us. You...
13. Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of thy wings. Psalm 17:8. DIVINE ANSWER. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Psalm 91:4. There is none, O Lord, that...
12. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Col. 1:14. Having forgiven you all trespasses. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his...
11. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son ,that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that...
10. I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. Gen. 49:18 Many have received comfort from these words in death, and waited in faith for their salvation. The thoughtless and impenitent wait only for temporal prosperity in their lives, and therefore cannot expect...
9. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord; I will keep thy statutes. Great peace have they which love thy law; and nothing shall offend them. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies for all my ways are before thee. I have gone astray like a lost sheep:...
8. They, being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Rom. 10:3, 11. The same mistake which proved so fatal...
"The Sabbath was made for man" DEAR FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN,-As a servant of God in this dark and cloudy day, I feel constrained to lift up my voice in behalf of the entire sanctification of the Lord's day. The daring attack that is now made by some of the directors of the...
7. Christ is all, and in all. Col. 3:11 For a believer to receive and know Christ as his all, is the only means to live truly a life of faith; and when he has done this, it will not be hard to resign all other things. To talk much of Christ, and make frequent use...