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Grace, Mercy, and Peace
Grace, Mercy, and Peace To Timothy, my true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.—1 Timothy 1:2 How you pray for your family members and friends is important. There is no better way to pray for someone you love thanRead More …
Daily Help
“The Lord trieth the righteous.”—Psalm 11:5. All events are under the control of Providence; consequently all the trials of our outward life are traceable at once to the great First Cause. All providences are doors to trials. Even our mercies, like roses, have their thorns. Our mountains are not too high,Read More …
Streams in the Desert
“Likewise also the Spirit helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what to pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercessionRead More …
A Defeated Enemy
A Defeated Enemy He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him.—Colossians 2:15 Christians are not called to defeat Satan. God has already done that in Christ! Nor is it our mandate to “bind” Satan. Jesus has already set limits on the extentRead More …
Daily Help
If our Lord is so ready to heal the sick and bless the needy, then, my soul, be not thou slow to put thyself in his way, that he may smile on thee. Be not slack in asking, if he be so abundant in bestowing. Give earnest heed to hisRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“Let us run with patience.” (Heb. 12:1.) TO run with patience is a very difficult thing. Running is apt to suggest the absence of patience, the eagerness to reach the goal. We commonly associate patience with lying down. We think of it as the angel that guards the couch ofRead More …
Spiritual Enemies
Spiritual Enemies For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.—Ephesians 6:12 In a battle, it is imperative to identify your enemy. If you are not awareRead More …
Daily Help
If the most precious are tried in the fire, are we to escape the crucible? If the diamond must be vexed upon the wheel, are we to be made perfect without suffering? Who hath commanded the wind to cease from blowing because our bark is on the deep? Why andRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” (Mal. 3:3.) OUR Father, who seeks to perfect His saints in holiness, knows the value of the refiner’s fire. It is with the most precious metals that the assayer takes the most pains, and subjects them to the hot fire,Read More …
The Lord Hears
The Lord Hears At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who feared Yahweh and had high regard for His name.—Malachi 3:16 God has designed His kingdom so thatRead More …
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