“Fear not, thou worm Jacob… I will make thee a threshing instrument with teeth.” (Isa. 41:14, 15.) COULD any two things be in greater contrast than a worm and an instrument with teeth? The worm is delicate, bruised by a stone, crushed beneath the passing wheel; an instrument with teethRead More …

“Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.” (Exod. 20:21.) GOD has still His hidden secrets, hidden from the wise and prudent. Do not fear them; be content to accept things that you cannot understand; wait patiently. Presently He will reveal to you the treasures of darkness, theRead More …

“Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.” (Rev. 15:3.) THE following incident is related by Mrs. Charles Spurgeon, who was a great sufferer for more than a quarter of a century: “At the close of a dark and gloomy day, I lay resting on my couch asRead More …

“The Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts…. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste…. And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts,Read More …

“Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now, therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people.” (Joshua 1:1, 2.) SORROW cameRead More …

“The just shall live by faith.” (Heb. 10:38.) SEEMINGS and feelings are often substituted for faith. Pleasurable emotions and deep satisfying experiences are part of the Christian life, but they are not all of it. Trials, conflicts, battles and testings lie along the way, and are not to be countedRead More …

“Look from the top.” (Song of Solomon 4:8.) CRUSHING weights give the Christian wings. It seems like a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth. David out of some bitter experience cried: “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be atRead More …

“Do as thou hast said, that thy name may be magnified forever.” (1 Chron. 17:23, 24.) THIS is a most blessed phase of true prayer. Many a time we ask for things which are not absolutely promised. We are not sure therefore until we have persevered for some time whetherRead More …

“We are troubled on every side.” (2 Cor. 7:5.) WHY should God have to lead us thus, and allow the pressure to be so hard and constant? Well, in the first place, it shows His all-sufficient strength and grace much better than if we were exempt from pressure and trial.Read More …

“We trusted.” (Luke 24:21.) I HAVE always felt so sorry that in that walk to Emmaus the disciples had not said to Jesus, “We still trust”; instead of “We trusted.” That is so sad—something that is all over. If they had only said, “Everything is against our hope; it looksRead More …