"O taste and see that The LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him." [Psa 34:8] We can all attest to the pleasure that comes from experiencing good food. Not only does it taste good in the moment, but after having eaten some good food, there is an additional pleasure of expectation …
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Attracted to The Lord
"Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto The Lord." [Acts 11:23] There is an interesting aspect of magnets, where if you hold two of them against each other in one way, they cling tightly together; but, …
Rewarded According to His Merit
"In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, The LORD Our Righteousness." [Jer 23:6] In Jeremiah, by inspiration of The Spirit, the prophet reveals another name/title of The Messiah: “The LORD Our Righteousness.” [Jer 23:6; 33:16] This reveals one major function …
Night and Day
"And He said unto them, what man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do …
The Lord’s Invitation
"And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." [Lk 14:23] In a certain place, where Jesus “marked how they [which were bidden to a certain event] chose out the chief rooms,” [Lk 14:7] He said to them, …
Christ’s Power & A Lad’s Lunch
"One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" [Jn 6:8-9] When a difficult, perhaps even impossible task, was set before Jonathan, Saul’s son, in faith toward God he said, “it may …
Salvation Has Come
From the beginning of time, God has promised man a Savior. The LORD has not left us without witness, for “surely The Lord GOD will do nothing, but He reveals His secret unto His servants the prophets;” [Amo 3:7] and from the beginning of creation, The Messiah was promised when God said to Satan, “And …
Drawing Near Without Fear
"And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?" [2 Sam 6:9] In Numbers, The LORD instructed the Israelites to “put in the staves” of the Ark “when[ever] the camp setteth forward” in order to transport it. [Num 4:5-12] This was no accident; …
A Third Prayer to God
I pray to God for a fire in my soul which burns eternallike the blessed burning of that grandest ball of celestialand everlasting flame, exalted and lifted up likethe one who upholds its very atoms, upon whose willits energy depends and who has found fit to makeit as a strong man running a race;And I …
Elohim
God of strength, all sovereign and powerful;God of truth, straight and without error;God of sufficiency, completer and sustainer;God of eternity, holder of all life, I AM:to Thy great name belongeth all glory!may every living thing ascribe to Thee, whattrue depth of mercy is Thine and Thine alone,what true strength lies within Thy Sanctuary;what delicate rest …