“I have prayed that your own faith may not fail.” (Luke 22:32.) CHRISTIAN, take good care of thy faith, for recollect that faith is the only means whereby thou canst obtain blessings. Prayer cannot draw down answers from God’s throne except it be the earnest prayer of the man whoRead More …

“My own peace I give to you.” (John 14:27.) (Weymouth.) TWO painters each painted a picture to illustrate his conception of rest. The first chose for his scene a still, lone lake among the far-off mountains. The second threw on his canvas a thundering waterfall, with a fragile birch treeRead More …

“In everything ye are enriched by him.” (1 Cor. 1:5.) HAVE you ever seen men and women whom some disaster drove to a great act of prayer, and by and by the disaster was forgotten, but the sweetness of religion remained and warmed their souls? So have I seen aRead More …

“The servant of the Lord must be gentle.” (2 Tim. 2:24.) WHEN God conquers us and takes all the flint out of our nature, and we get deep visions into the Spirit of Jesus, we then see as never before the great rarity of gentleness of spirit in this darkRead More …

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God.” (Rom. 8:28.) HOW wide is this assertion of the Apostle Paul! He does not say, “We know that some things,” or “most things,” or “joyous things,” but “ALL things.” From the minutest to the mostRead More …

“For every child of God overcomes the world: and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith.” (1 John 5:4.) (Weymouth.) AT every turn in the road one can find something that will rob him of his victory and peace of mind, if he permits it. SatanRead More …

“Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night.” (Job 35:10.) DO you have sleepless nights, tossing on the hot pillow, and watching for the first glint of dawn? Ask the Divine Spirit to enable you to fix your thoughts on God your Maker, and believe that HeRead More …

“Watch unto prayer.” (1 Peter 4:7.) GO not, my friend, into the dangerous world without prayer. You kneel down at night to pray, drowsiness weighs down your eyelids; a hard day’s work is a kind of excuse, and you shorten your prayer, and resign yourself softly to repose. The morningRead More …

“Make thy petition deep.” (Isa. 7:11, margin.) Make thy petition deep, O heart of mine, Thy God can do much more Than thou canst ask; Launch out on the Divine, Draw from His love-filled store. Trust Him with everything; Begin today, And find the joy that comes When Jesus hasRead More …

“The Lord caused the sea to go back… all that night.” (Exod. 14:21.) IN this verse there is a comforting message showing how God works in the dark. The real work of God for the children of Israel, was not when they awakened and found that they could get overRead More …