“We know that to them that love God all things work together for good.” Romans "8":28 Hangchow is a city of silk-weavers. Come with me into one of their sheds. Look at the reverse side of the brocade that is on the loom. To the untaught, the many-colored warp and woof seem only chaotic, a […]
“Behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward.” Ezekiel "47":1 The question is not whether the tide of the Spirit will flow on in our generation, but whether you and I will be caught up into that tide. We have a glorious heritage from the past, but we also have the
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins.” 1 John "1":9 If a child of God should sin and should continue in that sin without confession, he yet remains God’s child. God is still his Father, but there is now a weakness in that believer’s "conscience": he is
“He ever liveth to make intercession for them.” Hebrews "7":25 How could the Lord ever have borne the burdens of others if He had been all the time thinking about His own great sufferings? But He did not. Instead, He spent His days as though he had no burdens of His own and gave Himself
“As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” Romans "8":14 A Christian once appealed to his fellows, “Please ask God to show you what He wants me to do, and when He does, tell me what it is.” We can understand his request, but all unintentionally, it was
“Therefore will Jehovah wait that he may be gracious unto you.” Isaiah "30":18 God is a marvelous speaker. But a more arresting fact is "this": God is a marvelous listener. In the book of Job, thirty-five of the forty-two chapters record nothing but the discourses of several men. Throughout twenty-nine whole chapters, Job and his
“Shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?” Matthew "18":33 We can find many things in the Bible which God does not like. One that He most dislikes is unwillingness to forgive on the part of his children. It is exceedingly ugly in the sight of
“When the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.” Matthew "13":6 The real trouble was not the sun but the lack of roots. In the spiritual life, roots represent that part of the life which has a secret history with the Lord. Those who live their lives
“Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.” Song of Songs "2":15 What are these “little foxes” which are so destructive? Every small appearance of the old life—a habit, a bit of selfishness, uncrucified pride, a tendency to dwell on past grievances—all these and much more
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem.” Isaiah "40":1-2 The previous chapter tells how all the values of Isaiah’s preaching and praying had been thrown away by the foolish conceit of Hezekiah. As a result of the king’s display of all his treasures to the Babylonian ambassadors, Isaiah
