“Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.” (John 4:50.) “When ye pray, believe.” (Mark 11:24.) WHEN there is a matter that requires definite prayer, pray till you believe God, untilRead More …

“I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure.” (Gen. 33:14) WHAT a beautiful picture of Jacob’s thoughtfulness for the cattle and the children! He would not allow them to be overdriven even for one day. He would notRead More …

“And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by theRead More …

“The land whither ye go to possess it is a land of hills and valleys and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: a land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto theRead More …

“Launch out into the deep.” (Luke 5:4.) HOW deep He does not say. The depth into which we launch will depend upon how perfectly we have given up the shore, and the greatness of our need, and the apprehension of our possibilities. The fish were to be found in theRead More …

“And there arose a great storm.” (Mark 4:37.) SOME of the storms of life come suddenly, a great sorrow, a bitter disappointment, a crushing defeat. Some come slowly. They appear upon the ragged edges of the horizon no larger than a man’s hand, but, trouble that seems so insignificant spreadsRead More …

“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” (1 Samuel 7:12.) THE word “hitherto” seems like a hand pointing in the direction of the past. Twenty years or seventy, and yet “hitherto hath the Lord helped us!” Through poverty, through wealth, through sickness, through health; at home, abroad, on the land, onRead More …

“Peter was kept in prison: but prayer (instant and earnest prayer) was made for him.” (Acts 12:5, margin.) PETER was in prison awaiting his execution. The Church had neither human power nor influence to save him. There was no earthly help, but there was help to be obtained by theRead More …

Arise… for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good; and are ye still? Be not slothful to go, and enter to possess the land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.”Read More …

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.” (Phil. 4:4.)   “Sing a little song of trust, O my heart! Sing it just because you must, As leaves start; As flowers push their way through dust; Sing, my heart, because you must.   “Wait not for an eagerRead More …