Abram would not even take a string. What a nice state he is in! He has done with the world. He will get on. If you, too, break with the world, you will get on with the Lord! What is the result of this refusal of reward from the world? Let us see: “After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not Abram: I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward” (Genesis 15:1). What a wonderful word to encourage a man! The Lord draws near to you. You have had a great tem...

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Simon Peter’s history is deeply instructive and portrays a view of every Christian, from the first step in acquaintance with Christ to the state in which the Holy Spirit can, without hindrance, show forth His power. During this interval, the full energy of grace is unfolded, bringing the soul into the knowledge of Christ and of Christian privileges. We see also the breaking down of soul necessary to enable the believer, after having lost confidence in self, to realize his privileges and follo...

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Ezekiel’s Pattern and Law Ezekiel was the prophet of the captivity; he was speaking to the people of Israel when they were held in captivity because of their iniquities. There are two things the prophet was told to do. First, he was to show them the pattern “of the house.” Then he goes on to say in substance a second thing: “If these people are ashamed of the way they have departed from the pattern, you may go on and show them the law of the house.” There are then these two things: (1) the pa...

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The case of the thief on the cross who believed is a remarkably beautiful illustration of God’s mighty work in a soul—the total change in the man. And besides this, we have in this scene the mighty work of Christ for him, which enabled him to take his place with Christ that very day. The case of the other thief, too, is truly and deeply solemn—a soul passing away from this world into another, approaching the portals of an eternity from which there is no return with a scoff on his lip and the...

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In Mark 4:26-29, we find a similitude of the kingdom not mentioned by the other evangelists. It follows the parable of the sower and the Lord’s explanation of it to His disciples. We should bear in mind that this gospel presents our Lord Jesus Christ as the Servant-Prophet, the Minister of the Word. Then the chapter concludes with their entering the boat and crossing the lake. Sleep and Rise We have first, in the parable of the Sower, the new place the Lord takes consequent upon His rejection...

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“According to His pleasure Which He purposed in Himself”... Inheritance and blessings — Unfathomable wealth! But A life lived for His glory Must be lived outside of self. I wish for some direction; Does my pathway seem a maze? An upward glance connects me With His knowing, loving gaze; His purpose for my life’s plan, My moments and my days. A life that’s truly blended With His vast, eternal plan Will never lack in purpose Or make a discouraged man; I’ll see it all from God’s side... Wondrous...

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A young man was speeding fast on a very curvy road in his jeep with his friend next to him. Suddenly he lost control, then the squeal of brakes, and the grinding impact of metal and flesh. Next, the sound of the ambulance. Despite the skill of the doctors and nurses, Alex, only 20 years old, was pronounced dead. His friend Isaac, who was next to him, was traumatized with the horror of what he saw, though miraculously he had only a few scratches. If you were to have asked this young man the n...

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Questions Who constructed the first altar? What did Elisha do to make an ax head float to the surface of the water? Who bribed the guards at the Lord Jesus’ tomb?

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