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Streams in the Desert
“As I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God… and the hand of the Lord was there upon me.” (Ezek. 1:1, 3.) THERE is no commentator of the Scriptures half so valuable as a captivity. The old PsalmsRead More …
Let No One Look down on You
Let No One Look down on You No one should despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.—1 Timothy 4:12 Timothy was a sincere young man who earnestly desired to serve the Lord. Yet certain weaknessesRead More …
Daily Help
“If we walk in the light, as he is in the light.“—1 John 1. 7 As he is in the light! Can we ever attain to this? Shall we ever be able to walk as clearly in the light as he is whom we call “Our Father,” of whom itRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“On all bare heights shall be their pasture.” (Isa. 49:9, R. V.) TOYS and trinkets are easily won, but the greatest things are greatly bought. The topmost place of power is always bought with blood. You may have the pinnacles if you have enough blood to pay. That is theRead More …
Counted Faithful
Counted Faithful I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry. . . —1 Timothy 1:12 From a human perspective, the apostle Paul’s record as a zealous persecutor of Christians should have precluded him from being used in God’s service.Read More …
Daily Help
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.” For this also the godly praise the name of the Lord, saying, “He healeth all our diseases.” What a transcendent comfort it is that in the person of Jesus “dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily!” My soul, whatever thyRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“But prayer…” (Acts 12:5.) BUT prayer is the link that connects us with God. This is the bridge that spans every gulf and bears us over every abyss of danger or of need. How significant the picture of the Apostolic Church: Peter in prison, the Jews triumphant, Herod supreme, theRead More …
Have You Done What You Know to Do?
Have You Done What You Know to Do? So, for the person who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, it is a sin.—James 4:17 It is never a minor thing to know God’s will and not do it. God calls this sin. We can make excuses for ourRead More …
Daily Help
Let me command to you a life of trust in God in temporal things. Walk in your path of integrity with steadfast steps, and show that you are invincibly strong in the strength which confidence in God alone can confer. Thus you will be delivered from carking care, you willRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“When the cloud tarried… then the children of Israel… journeyed not.” (Num. 9:19.) THIS was the supreme test of obedience. It was comparatively easy to strike tents, when the fleecy folds of the cloud were slowly gathering from off the Tabernacle, and it floated majestically before the host. Change isRead More …
D5 Creation