“He set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.” Deuteronomy "32":8 In the centuries when China was strong, there was no opportunity for the progress of the gospel. Then came a period of a hundred years when she was at her weakest. God, in wisdom, ordained this for […]
“And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.” John "17":19 As the sinless Son of God, Jesus enjoyed a freedom far exceeding any we have on earth. There is much that we may not do or say because we are so full of defects and defilement, but
“Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.” Acts "6":3 The occasion was a contingency which led the Church to institute relief for the poorer saints. That urgent institution of social service was clearly blessed of
“Ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.” 2 Corinthians "7":3 Paul was one whose whole being could be involved in the words he wrote. In a moral crisis such as the one he had to deal with at Corinth, he could not just dash off a letter. What he wrote was
“The anointing which ye received of him abideth in you . . . his anointing teacheth you concerning all things.” 1 John "2":27 The anointing of the Spirit is God’s gift to every babe in Christ. When we received Christ as Head, we received the anointing—indeed, the absence of it would be serious evidence that
“And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.” Exodus "2":10 Had Moses not been drawn out of the water, Israel might have remained in bondage. It was his exodus from death in the Nile which made possible Israel’s exodus from Egypt. Triumphant over Egypt because never in
“The seven golden lampstands [margin] are seven churches.” Revelation "1":20 In Revelation 2 and 3, we are shown the Son of Man moving among the lampstands and affirming the individual responsibility of each to Himself. Our eyes, following His, readily detect the many failures in the churches; but has it occurred to us that John
“One that ruleth over men righteously, that ruleth in the fear of God . . .” 2 Samuel "23":3 David is so often called in Scripture “King David” because he was a true king in spirit as well as in title. He was a king at heart. When a giant threatened Israel, Saul trembled, and
“There is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.” Isaiah "39":4 Hezekiah was the prosperous king of a historic little country. The king of Babylon was the ruler of a growing powerful one. His congratulations to Hezekiah on the occasion of the latter’s miraculous recovery from illness seemed thus genuinely flattering. Hezekiah
“And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise.” Luke "23":43 Suppose that this malefactor who was crucified with Christ had lived on after he had believed in the Lord. Suppose he had come down from the cross and lived for several decades more. Let us
