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Mercy to the Undeserving Scripture: “He that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about”(Psalm 32:10). O fair reward of trust! My LORD, grant it me to the full! The truster above all men feels himself to be a sinner; and lo, mercy is prepared for him: he knows himself to have […] Blessed in the Field Scripture: “Blessed shalt thou be in the field”(Deuteronomy 28:3). So was Isaac blessed when he walked therein at eventide to meditate. How often has the LORD met us when we have been alone! The hedges and the trees can bear witness to our joy. We look for such blessedness […] God Delights to Give Scripture: “And the LORD said unto Abraham, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward, for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy […] Are the Children In? Scripture: “I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring”(Isaiah 44:3). Our dear children have not the Spirit of God by nature, as we plainly see. We see much in them which makes us fear as to their future, and this drives us to […] A Constant Witness Scripture: “For thou shalt be His witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard”(Acts 22:15). Paul was chosen to see and hear the LORD speaking to him out of heaven. This divine election was a high privilege for himself; but it was not intended to end with […] |
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