“Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.” (2 Kings 6:17.) THIS is the prayer we need to pray for ourselves and for one another, “Lord, open our eyes that we may see”; for the world all around us, as well as aroundRead More …

“Glorify ye the Lord in the fires.” (Isa. 24:15.) MARK the little word “in”! We are to honor Him in the trial—in that which is an affliction indeed and though there have been cases where God did not let His saints feel the fire, yet, ordinarily, fire hurts. But justRead More …

“They looked… and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.” (Exod. 16:20.) GET into the habit of looking for the silver lining of the cloud and when you have found it, continue to look at it, rather than at the leaden gray in the middle. Do notRead More …

“Though he slay me, yet will I trust him.” (Job 13:15.) “For I know whom I have believed.” (2 Tim. 1:12.)   “I will not doubt, though all my ships at sea Come drifting home with broken masts and sails; I will believe the Hand which never fails, From seemingRead More …

“‘The wind was contrary.” (Matt. 14:24.) RUDE and blustering the winds of March often are. Do they not typify the tempestuous seasons of my life? But, indeed, I ought to be glad that I make acquaintance with these seasons. Better it is that the rains descend and the floods comeRead More …

“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.” (Isa. 50:11.) WHAT a solemn warning to those whoRead More …

“Consider the lilies, how they grow.” (Matt. 6:28.) “I NEED oil,” said an ancient monk; so he planted an olive sapling. “Lord,” he prayed, “it needs rain that its tender roots may drink and swell. Send gentle showers.” And the Lord sent gentle showers. “Lord,” prayed the monk, “my treeRead More …

“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters thatRead More …

“I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us.” (Rom. 8:18.) (20th Century Trans.) A REMARKABLE incident occurred recently at a wedding in England. A young man of large wealth and highRead More …

“Look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it.” (Gen. 13:14, 15.) NO instinct can be put in you by the Holy Ghost but He purposes to fulfill. Let your faith thenRead More …