“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.” Genesis 49:19 Some of us have been like the tribe of Gad. Our adversaries for a while were too many for us; they came upon us like a troop. Yes, and for the moment they overcame us; and they exulted greatly because …
“So that we may boldy say, The LORD is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me” (Hebrews 13:6). Because God will never leave nor forsake us, we may well be content with such things as we have. Since the LORD is ours, we cannot be left without a friend, …
“For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His Holy Name” (Psalm 33:21). The root of faith produces the flower of heart-joy. We may not at the first rejoice, but it comes in due time. We trust the LORD when we are sad, and in due season He so answers our …
“Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive” (Matthew 20:7). Yes, there is work in Christ’s vineyard for old bodies. It is the eleventh hour, and yet He will let us work. What grace is this! Surely every old man ought to jump at this invitation! After men are …
“And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of His anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers” (Deuteronomy 13:17). Israel must conquer idolatrous cities and destroy all the spoil, regarding …
“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cast off” (Proverbs 23:17-18). When we see the wicked prosper we are apt to envy them. When we hear the noise of their mirth …
“The LORD thy God will turn thy captivity” (Deuteronomy 30:3). God’s own people may sell themselves into captivity by sin. A very bitter fruit is this, of an exceeding bitter root. What a bondage it is when the child of God is sold under sin, held in chains by Satan, deprived of his liberty, robbed …
“Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me” (Micah 7:8). This may express the feelings of a man or woman downtrodden and oppressed. Our enemy may put out our light for a season. There is sure hope …
“And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines” (2 Samuel 5:24). There are signs of the LORD’s moving which should move us. …
“He that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap Life Everlasting” (Galatians 6:8). Sowing looks like a losing business, for we put good corn into the ground never to see it anymore. Sowing to the Spirit seems a very fanciful, dreamy business; for we deny ourselves and apparently get nothing for it. Yet …