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Daily Help
It was a divine song, which Habakkuk sang when in the night he said, “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from theRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“Ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.” (Psalm 134:1, 3.) STRANGE time for adoration, you say, to stand in God’s house by night, to worship in the depth of sorrow—itRead More …
Three Temptations
Three Temptations Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”—Matthew 4:3 Jesus was tempted in every way that we are, yet He never sinned (Heb. 4:15). Jesus began His public ministry with His baptism. As John the BaptistRead More …
Daily Help
There are times in our spiritual experience when human counsel or sympathy, or religious ordinances, fail to comfort or help us. Why does our gracious God permit this? Perhaps it is because we have been living too much without him, and he therefore takes away everything upon which we haveRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“If I am in distress, it is in the interests of your comfort, which is effective as it nerves you to endure the same sufferings as I suffered myself. Hence my hope for you is well-founded, since I know that as you share the sufferings you share the comfort also.”Read More …
All Things Pertaining to Life
All Things Pertaining to Life For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.—2 Peter 1:3 As a Christian, you have everything you need to live a holy and abundant life (2Read More …
Daily Help
Our good Shepherd has in his flock a variety of experiences; some are strong in the Lord, and others are weak in faith; but he is impartial in his care for all his sheep, and the weakest lamb is as dear to him as the most advanced in the flock.Read More …
Streams in the Desert
“For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a weight of glory.” (2 Cor. 4:17.) (Weymouth.) IS achieving for us,” mark. The question is repeatedly asked—Why is the life of man drenched with so much blood, and blistered with so many tears? The answer isRead More …
Not by Might
Not by Might So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.”—Zechariah 4:6 God’s word came to His people at a critical time. They were a despondent, disillusioned people who facedRead More …
Daily Help
“And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.“—Jer. 25:21 Note the glorious personality of the promise—I will, I will. The Lord Jehovah himself interposes to deliver and redeem his people. He pledges himself personallyRead More …
D5 Creation