“Believe ye that I am able to do this?” (Matt. 9:28.) GOD deals with impossibilities. It is never too late for Him to do so, when the impossible is brought to Him, in full faith, by the one in whose life and circumstances the impossible must be accomplished if GodRead More …

“Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.” (Luke 18:6, 7.) GOD’S seasons are not at your beck. If the first strokeRead More …

“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb… and they loved not their lives unto the death.” (Rev. 12:11.) WHEN James and John came to Christ with their mother, asking Him to give them the best place in the kingdom, He did not refuse their request, but told themRead More …

“Under hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed.” (Rom. 4:18.) (Weymouth.) ABRAHAM’S faith seemed to be in a thorough correspondence with the power and constant faithfulness of Jehovah. In the outward circumstances in which he was placed, he had not the greatest cause to expect the fulfillment of the promise. Yet heRead More …

“They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn and grow as the vine.” (Hosea 14:7.) THE day closed with heavy showers. The plants in my garden, were beaten down before the pelting storm, and I saw one flower that I had admired for itsRead More …

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.” (Phil. 3:7.) WHEN they buried the blind preacher, George Matheson, they lined his grave with red roses in memory of his love-life of sacrifice. And it was this man, so beautifully and significantly honored, who wrote,  Read More …

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.” (Phil. 3:7.) WHEN they buried the blind preacher, George Matheson, they lined his grave with red roses in memory of his love-life of sacrifice. And it was this man, so beautifully and significantly honored, who wrote,  Read More …

“As many as I love I rebuke and chasten.” (Rev. 3:19.) GOD takes the most eminent and choicest of His servants for the choicest and most eminent afflictions. They who have received most grace from God are able to bear most afflictions from God. Affliction does not hit the saintRead More …

“Is there anything too hard for Jehovah?” (Gen. 18:14.) HERE is God’s loving challenge to you and to me today. He wants us to think of the deepest, highest, worthiest desire and longing of our hearts, something which perhaps was our desire for ourselves or for someone dear to us,Read More …

“As I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God… and the hand of the Lord was there upon me.” (Ezek. 1:1, 3.) THERE is no commentator of the Scriptures half so valuable as a captivity. The old PsalmsRead More …