“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Heb. 11:6.) THE faith for desperate days. The Bible is full of such days. Its record is madeRead More …

“And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: Deliver me, I pray thee.” (Gen. 32:9, 11.) THERE are many healthy symptoms inRead More …

“Out of the spoils won in battle did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.” (1 Chron. 26:27.) PHYSICAL force is stored in the bowels of the earth, in the coal mines, which came from the fiery heat that burned up great forests in ancient ages; and soRead More …

“And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush… saying… I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and amRead More …

“According to your faith be it unto you.” (Matt. 9:29.) “PRAYING through” might be defined as praying one’s way into full faith, emerging while yet praying into the assurance that one has been accepted and heard, so that one becomes actually aware of receiving, by firmest anticipation and in advanceRead More …

“As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.” (2 Cor. 6:10.) THE stoic scorns to shed a tear; the Christian is not forbidden to weep. The soul may be dumb with excessive grief, as the shearer’s scissors pass over the quivering flesh; or, when the heart is on the point of breaking beneathRead More …

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you… you are sharing what Christ suffered; so rejoice in it.” (1 Peter 4:12.) MANY a waiting hour was needful to enrich the harp of David, and many a waiting hour in the wilderness will gather forRead More …

“He answered nothing.” (Mark 15:3.) THERE is no spectacle in all the Bible so sublime as the silent Savior answering not a word to the men who were maligning Him, and whom He could have laid prostrate at His feet by one look of Divine power, or one word ofRead More …

“Be thou there till I bring thee word.” (Matt. 2:13.)   “I’ll stay where You’ve put me; I will, dear Lord, Though I wanted so badly to go; I was eager to march with the ‘rank and file,’ Yes, I wanted to lead them, You know. I planned to keepRead More …

“For our profit.” (Heb. 12:10.) IN one of Ralph Connor’s books he tells a story of Gwen. Gwen was a wild, wilful lassie and one who had always been accustomed to haying her own way. Then one day she met with a terrible accident which crippled her for life. SheRead More …