And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you who also will do it.” (1 Thess. 5:23, 24.) MANY years since IRead More …

And there was Anna, a prophetess… which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.” (Luke 2:36, 37.) NO doubt by praying we learn to pray, and the more we pray the oftener we can pray, and the better we can pray. HeRead More …

“His disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray… and he said unto them, When ye pray, say,… Thy kingdom come.” (Luke 11:1, 2.) WHEN they said, “Teach us to pray,” the Master lifted His eyes and swept the far horizon of God. He gathered up the ultimate dreamRead More …

“His disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray… and he said unto them, When ye pray, say,… Thy kingdom come.” (Luke 11:1, 2.) WHEN they said, “Teach us to pray,” the Master lifted His eyes and swept the far horizon of God. He gathered up the ultimate dreamRead More …

“I will give thee the treasures of darkness.” (Isa. 45:3.) IN the famous lace shops of Brussels, there are certain rooms devoted to the spinning of the finest and most delicate patterns. These rooms are altogether darkened, save for a light from one very small window, which falls directly uponRead More …

“The last drops of my sacrifice are falling; my time to go has come. I have fought in the good fight; I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim. 4:6, 7.) AS soldiers show their scars and talk of battles when they come at last to spend their old age inRead More …

“Ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.” (Psalm 134:1, 3.) STRANGE time for adoration, you say, to stand in God’s house by night, to worship in the depth of sorrow—itRead More …

“If I am in distress, it is in the interests of your comfort, which is effective as it nerves you to endure the same sufferings as I suffered myself. Hence my hope for you is well-founded, since I know that as you share the sufferings you share the comfort also.”Read More …

“For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a weight of glory.” (2 Cor. 4:17.) (Weymouth.) IS achieving for us,” mark. The question is repeatedly asked—Why is the life of man drenched with so much blood, and blistered with so many tears? The answer isRead More …

“Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also intoRead More …