‘There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God’ Hebrews 4:9. God has provided a Sabbath, and some must enter into it. Those to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief; therefore, that Sabbath remains for the people of God. David sang of...
‘And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders’ Deuteronomy 33:12 Yes, there is no safety like that which comes of dwelling near to God. For his...
‘Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else’ Isaiah 45:22 This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual life. Salvation comes through a look at him who is ‘a just God and a Saviour.’ How...
‘For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness’ Psalm 107:9 It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul-longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long,...
‘Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart’ Psalm 37:4 Delight in God has a transforming power, and lifts a man above the gross desires of our fallen nature. Delight in Jehovah is not only sweet in itself, but it sweetens the...
‘For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name’ Psalm 33:21 The root of faith produces the flower of heart-joy. We may not at the first rejoice, but it comes in due time. We trust the Lord when we are sad, and in due season he so answers...